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• How to Draw a Ship

  

  Here’s a breakdown of how to draw a ship with masts. If you draw the masts from the bottom up, it’s easier to make sure all they are all connected at the corner... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• “Follow the Directions” Art Exercise

  

  I believe this idea has been passed around before, but I have decided to make an art version of this “Follow the Directions” exercise. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• “My Hand” Collage

  

  I’m experimenting with different ways for students to start the school year off with an expressive project. Aside from drawing their faces, tracing their hands... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Monotone Self Portrait Drawing

  

  I like using grids to help students set up their drawings, and often that can be done by just folding the paper to make creases. But with heavier card stock,... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• A Moment from My HOPE Art Haiti Trip

  

  Last week, while working with the orphans in the front courtyard of our hotel, a pretty amazing little moment happened. A food delivery truck arrived,... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Paperbag Travel Journal, Sample Page

  

  This is my opening page in my homemade Haiti Travel Journal, which I am sharing just because it’s the kind of format that I am always trying to encourage my... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Goodbye To My Little Artist Friends in Haiti

  Yesterday was Project HOPE Art's last day with the kids we'd been with all week, and so it was time to hang their art, share a meal together and then, sadly, sa... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2011 SCHOOLING

• Making Rainbows with Nadine's Kids

  

  Today was the last day to play and make art with Nadine's kids from the orphanage down the street. After some yoga with Mimi, Jenni and I showed them how to dra... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Painting Poissons with Nadine's Orphans

  Today our group was back with some of our favorite kids we've met so far, those at Nadine's Orphanage in Port-au-Prince. The amazing woman who runs this home fo... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Art at Parc Binochat

  

  Parc Binochat is a school in Jacmel that is close to one of the roughest tent cities around. Yesterday we worked with many amazing volunteers there as the kids... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING, TRAVEL

• Art at Bassin Blue

  Yesterday our group went up into the mountains of Jacmel, and worked with about 50 young kids that are part of a church run by Father Baba, a well known and... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• A Day in Jacmel

  

  Tropical storm Emily delayed our plans by a day, but this morning we were off to visit Creation Foundation, a school that cares for 90 kids in the city of... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Traveling from Pot-au-Prince to Jacmel

  

  Traveling from Port-au-Prince to the northern city of Jacmel is no small feat. It took about four hours of winding up and down the most hairpin road I have... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2011 SCHOOLING

• When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Art

  Today was a traveling day as we needed to visit a couple of different places that Hope Art connected with during their last trip to Haiti. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weaving Art with Haiti Kids

  

  Today our HOPE Art team went back to Nadine's Orphanage, down the street from our hotel. We got permission to work with the kids in our own courtyard, so we... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Art in Haiti, Burlap Weaving

  

  Today our HOPE Art team went back to Nadine's Orphanage, down the street from our hotel. We got permission to work with the kids in our own courtyard, so we... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Paperbag Travel Journal for Haiti

  

  In just a few days I will be traveling to Haiti with Project HOPE Art, an amazing group of women I met and joined up with earlier this year. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING, TRAVEL

• PDF Comic Book Guide and Templates

  

  I was recently gathering information about homemade comic books and found some good advice online, but certainly not all in one place. Sites either had just ver... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Popsicle Stick Signage

  

  I’ve been experimenting with craft sticks and found they are pretty easy to cut with scissors and glue together to make your own signage. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Beans in a CD Case Experiment - Day #2

  

  A friend suggested this idea of growing beans in a CD case, and I loved it immediately! My experiment is to see how long the plant can grow in this narrow... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING