tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34437434225304751342024-03-12T22:22:45.251-04:00Barbara's Thought of the DayBarbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-2046070980854539262017-07-15T16:13:00.000-04:002017-07-15T16:13:07.067-04:00Inspiration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It feels great to be back to blogging after being away from it so long. I never intended to take such a long break, but one thing lead to another, and I found myself in the midst of some interesting life changes. Not only did I face some intense challenges to my health, but I also moved on from a very difficult relationship.<br />
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You may notice some changes in the blog as I feel motivated to share more of my own work. I hope you'll stick around and see where the journey goes and add your two cents to the mix.<br />
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What will you do this summer to be creative? Where do you find inspiration for your own work?</div>
Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-69793134134363936302017-07-09T19:08:00.001-04:002019-12-18T20:36:39.422-05:00Summertime is Pottery Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-12885235989337210392017-07-05T20:28:00.002-04:002017-07-15T16:36:38.678-04:00Happy Fourth of July<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-87935580372065934452016-11-27T11:49:00.002-05:002016-11-27T11:54:20.062-05:00Glass Artists<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rsg01bGHdA">Dale Chilhuly</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.brattleboromuseum.org/pdfs/glasstastic-form-web.pdf">http://www.brattleboromuseum.org/pdfs/glasstastic-form-web.pdf</a></div>
Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-38564248918204112752016-11-03T21:20:00.000-04:002016-11-03T21:20:23.603-04:00Romare Bearden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-35549763408263824412016-10-23T19:12:00.000-04:002016-10-24T11:57:26.934-04:00Day of the Dead<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://edsitement.neh.gov/october-2010-history-and-origins-halloween-and-day-dead-celebrations">https://edsitement.neh.gov/october-2010-history-and-origins-halloween-and-day-dead-celebrations</a><br />
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-37078494224844117862016-10-21T10:26:00.001-04:002016-10-21T10:27:28.633-04:00Evirnomental Art Links<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://ecosalon.com/20_unforgettable_works_of_environmental_art/">http://ecosalon.com/20_unforgettable_works_of_environmental_art/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/photos/14-artists-with-a-green-message/art-for-the-planet">http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/photos/14-artists-with-a-green-message/art-for-the-planet</a><br />
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-16883774116742457992015-11-22T08:27:00.000-05:002015-11-22T08:41:34.271-05:00Preparing the Thanksgiving Turkey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Preparing the turkey means something a little different in the art room than it does in the kitchen.<br />
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Each year we do it a little differently. Here's what we came up with this year. A quick and easy lesson. These could be made in one day. We took our time and spent the first day thinking about gratitude and generating a thankful list, we then outlined our turkey. We wanted big, fat turkeys and used a paper plate for the big, fat body. You can choose a big plate for the big turkey or a small plate for the little kid version.<br />
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On day two we used crayons to pattern our birds and to add color. We also added our thankful words using markers. <br />
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Day three was finish-up day, a day to tie up any lose ends, and then on to outlining the birds with a brush and black paint. <br />
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I loved he opportunity this lesson provided for us to focus on gratitude, which is sometimes so lacking in the world, yet does so much to enhance our lives. </div>
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As for me, this year I'm thankful for butterflies and rainbows, family, friends, kittens, clouds and sunshine, starry nights and moonbeams, for all the big things and all the little things that made my year so wonderful, even for the struggles that helped me grow, and especially for another day to enjoy it all, </div>
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-44984447317347459722015-11-08T00:27:00.000-05:002015-11-08T00:27:08.030-05:00Haunted Landscapes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-22683835368160647922015-04-02T19:45:00.003-04:002015-04-02T19:45:55.374-04:00Puffy Paint Wabbits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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How about some cute Kindergarten Rabbits!</div>
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First we read "LET'S MAKE RABBITS" by Leo Leoni and then we let the rabbit making begin.</div>
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They painted them with home made puffy paint.</div>
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So simple to make...just mix shaving cream and tempera paint.</div>
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-18002934302505693822015-03-29T18:53:00.002-04:002015-03-29T18:53:50.058-04:00Tropical Themes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Isn't she a beauty? Fourth graders are looking at Henri Rousseau...I love his work, don't you? We noticed how he loved visiting the botanical gardens and drawing from observation, so we tried it ourselves using houseplants we found around the school. Then we used our imaginations to create something tropical.<br />
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These are self-explanatory, aren't they? But the children loved making them and every one is enjoying the beautiful spring colors after this long, cold winter.</div>
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Finished up our clay Valentines last Thursday just in time for the big day. Kids were thrilled to have a token to take home to give to a special some one.</div>
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I have a couple bottles of glitter watercolor that added a little sparkle to the art though you can't really see it in the photos.</div>
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The paint dried very quickly and students finished them up with two coats of watered down glue to seal and add a little shine.</div>
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Finishing touch was to add a bit of ribbon for hanging. There you have it...clay valentine.</div>
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Fun project for older artists and part of a painting unit exploring color relationships and color families.</div>
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Students began by cutting an irregular wavy line across a long sheet of paper. This they used as a mask to block off the lower portion of their landscape. Tape in place.</div>
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Begin in the sky area by placing a dot anywhere on the page. Begin adding rings of warm colors around the dot. Paint right up onto the paper mask to create a crisp line.</div>
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One 88 cent box of spaghetti, One $1.49 bag of mini-marshmallows. Twelve kids. Two hours of after school fun! These children seriously could not get enough of this activity.</div>
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The structures were a little "touch and go" getting started as the marshmallows were soft and unstable.</div>
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But once they got going we noticed the marshmallows firmed up a bit and building proceeded more quickly.</div>
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Art room clean-up prompted this colorful torn paper collage for kinders. I don't know about you, but things around the art room seem to get messy this time of year while we're elbow deep in all kinds of creative endeavor.</div>
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Time to reorganize and start afresh...including new place mats for the tables. But those old painted ones were just too colorful to toss out.</div>
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So I tore them into strips and let the Kindergarten have at it.</div>
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Oh, the joy of color on a cold winter day!</div>
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Finished them off with a variety of interesting lines.</div>
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Little clay Valentines were a big hit with after schoolers of all ages. They're quick and easy to make and can be completed in one class. To start I had students roll out five long snakes of clay about the thickness of a pencil. We covered the coils with a damp paper towel to keep them from drying out and then I gave the demonstration on building. We built our hearts on a piece of cellophane that was scrap from our laminator...you can see it in the photo below. Underneath the heart students placed a paper heart that they previously cut from a folded paper. The paper heart serves as a guide for laying out their design. Fill the heart shape with coils and smear everything together with your thumb. Place a hole for hanging if you like. Flip over and add textures to your heart. Let dry and fire.</div>
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Fifth Grade looked at a variety of winter cardinals then chose a reference form which they created their drawings. Love the variety and spontaneity of their work </div>
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-32863496792877643732015-01-01T20:35:00.001-05:002015-01-01T20:36:48.100-05:00Gelli Prints<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Gelli Prints...something I'd wanted to try, but hadn't gotten around to until today and I'm so glad I did. Made a small plate by whisking 3 pouches of gelatin into a cup of boiling water which I then poured into the plastic lid of a take-out container. I was surprised how fast the plate set up...it was firm within 45 minutes but we let it set out overnight and printed the next morning. </div>
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After running around the house and collecting our texture items: string, mesh onion bag, combs, paper stencils, buttons, coins, leaves, we rolled block printing ink onto the plate and started printing. We started with block printing inks but soon got bored with the limited colors and broke out the bin of acrylic paints which worked a lot better. </div>
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I have to say the process was addictive. We put on some music and printed all day long. What a fun day. Really relaxing and there's really no wrong way of doing this. Every print offers a new and surprising result. Just fabulous.</div>
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-80677281626443294882014-12-20T19:40:00.000-05:002014-12-22T21:47:53.992-05:00Holiday Wishes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Holidays! Wishing you an abundance of joy, happiness, prosperity, and good health throughout the holidays and all year long!</div>
Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-39771113497993735462014-12-09T20:45:00.000-05:002014-12-09T20:49:17.973-05:00Reindeer for Kinders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Are you looking for an easy lesson you can do today? I L-O-V-E these kindergarten interpretations of a guided drawing lesson found at <a href="http://artventurous.blogspot.com/2012/12/reindeer-portraits.html?showComment=1354997122650">Artventerous</a> and the kiddies loved it two. <br />
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-41837007346508211482014-03-25T17:41:00.000-04:002014-03-25T17:41:39.466-04:00Flags<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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U.S. Silver Medalist, Devin Logan visited our school this week and we wanted to welcome her in grand style. Devin is a local girl. Not only local to Vermont, but right here in Vermont. She's a friend and a neighbor to many of our students and an inspiration to all. We really wanted to acknowledge her accomplishment in slope style skiing and help her celebrate her win. Her visit came together rather quickly and I had only one day to pull together something fun and festive. We made a pile of welcome posters...and these flags which stole the show. Strung together the look adorable festooning the hall. </div>
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Here's a cute video to watch if you are feeling especially patriotic.<br />
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-72648273789638888132014-03-21T08:35:00.003-04:002014-03-21T08:47:42.705-04:00Welcome Spring<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy first day of spring everyone. Don't you love the fleeting days of springtime when the world bursts back into bud and bloom? Well worth the wait, I think and a magical time to be in Vermont. I'm celebrating by planting seeds and tending the seedlings that will become our summer garden. Here's The Green Man that lived in the yard for a little while last summer. White clay and buttercups, he lived on the trunk of the tree that gave us a bounty of sour cherries last year. We made those cherries into that sensational Cherry Brandy that we shared last Christmas Eve. If you want the recipe leave a comment and I'll hunt it down.</div>
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How about you? What are your favorite photoshop tricks or tips?</div>
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Barbara's Thought of the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830012824003854839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443743422530475134.post-27186157993462498392014-02-25T15:15:00.000-05:002014-02-25T20:05:49.097-05:00Sub-Kit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This might take a while to complete (I rarely take a sick day), but I found my newest and best (I think) ever sub plan. Are you like me? I rarely plan for those days when I have to be out and end up dashing around madly pulling things together last minute and being hectic when least want to. </div>
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This image inspired me to put a sub kit together that includes a lesson plan, markers and pre-cut papers. Now I'm always prepared with a grab and go lesson. The entire project stays in the box until 500 (or thereabouts) papers are collected and a final design is made. </div>
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The hands look fabulous, but I think we'll change it up a bit. Peace Sign? Dove? Butterfly? What would you do?</div>
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