tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228656108960147265.post276082359640690980..comments2024-03-13T11:44:36.387-04:00Comments on Art Project Girl: How Teaching Art is Like Shopping ORAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05782513928143522368noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228656108960147265.post-56242402147367467282014-08-24T16:09:10.207-04:002014-08-24T16:09:10.207-04:00Great post! Thanks for blogging!Great post! Thanks for blogging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228656108960147265.post-47656316155293984172014-08-24T14:29:53.409-04:002014-08-24T14:29:53.409-04:00Mary love love that Art Experiment Lab stuff. I th...Mary love love that Art Experiment Lab stuff. I think I'm going to translate the idea with the book the Best Artist in the Ocean. . . First with a guided lesson that unfolds into a large group work with lots of freedom and experimentation. Trying to do both worlds this year:) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782513928143522368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228656108960147265.post-85033553672425347262014-08-23T21:48:13.200-04:002014-08-23T21:48:13.200-04:00Yes, I agree, letting go of pre-conceived ideas ha...Yes, I agree, letting go of pre-conceived ideas has always led me to my best personal art. My most popular art class this summer was process focused rather than product (Art Experiment Lab). There was a special freedom and joy the children had that was wonderful to watch. And I found the art they created was loose, unique and beautiful. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01659049026365545639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228656108960147265.post-47772468497225728432014-08-23T15:44:30.856-04:002014-08-23T15:44:30.856-04:00Phyl that sounds like the start to something amazi...Phyl that sounds like the start to something amazing. Especially the way they were disposed of and probably weathered by the tides. . . <br /><br />I can't wait!<br /><br />I sadly couldn't buy the mermaid tail because her costumes are for rent only! But I might rent it one day for a glamorous 50's photo shoot. .. the kind of shoot that a girl would send off to her Marine. Or maybe I'll just keep that a vision in my head:) Sounds like a lot of work with wedding season here. <br /><br />Hope you can take some pictures of your work in progress with your wonderful photography.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782513928143522368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228656108960147265.post-70000719074244976482014-08-23T15:40:51.704-04:002014-08-23T15:40:51.704-04:00Yes creativity is everywhere! Mrs. C I'm feeli...Yes creativity is everywhere! Mrs. C I'm feeling a bulletin board idea coming on with this statement on it:)<br /><br />I'm so glad you had the summer to really get inspired! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782513928143522368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228656108960147265.post-77207783749710572512014-08-23T15:36:02.295-04:002014-08-23T15:36:02.295-04:00So well said, Erica! (And by the way, I love thos...So well said, Erica! (And by the way, I love those fruity beads on the purse, and especially the vision of it wrapped on the hobo stick! Fabulous! (But wait, you didn't buy the mermaid tail?!?)<br /><br />I had an event like that this past week - an unexpected inspiration. I was poking through tide pools on a Maine beach, looking for sea glass for no particular use or reason, (which, I think had already been found by jewelry makers anyways) when I started seeing bright spots of color - first, a Lego. Then, a bunch of heavy rubber bands (we think were perhaps for lobster claws). Then, my husband saw a tiny plastic rocking horse. And suddenly, I was no longer collecting sea glass, but instead was having a major artisitc inspiration, that hopefully you'll get to see come to fruition down the road. (By the way, I brought home a bagful of this colorful beach refuse.)Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6228656108960147265.post-63777671445969027332014-08-23T12:10:14.895-04:002014-08-23T12:10:14.895-04:00Here Here!!! Well said!!! :) :) :) I have spent ...Here Here!!! Well said!!! :) :) :) I have spent this summer on a quest to re-discover my creativity... true creativity ... I was feeling lost, stagnant... I tried some new things, learned some exciting things and found a way to get out of my rut. Had I not been open to those new ideas I think I would still be in that rut... I plan on taking this new found feeling and using it to inspire my lessons and my students. I have to have all the boring paperwork stuff, objectives, assessments, etc...for school, but I am determined to teach/show my students how to keep/regain their true creativity regardless of all the paperwork... have an awesome, creative year! ( love the new bag! and love how the shop keeper wrapped it up for you! Creativity is everywhere we just have to look and be open to seeing it... :)Mrs. Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01750438627381465213noreply@blogger.com