My Chalkboard Art

My Chalkboard drawing (on black paper) for my schooling.

Felted Slippers, dying with Koolaid 7th

 In handwork we were able to use the 3rd grade's stove while they were away on a field trip to dye the students felted slippers that didn't get to put color on originally.  I have dye from Dharma but decided since I only have 50 minutes (less really) to get them dyed and out of the class to use Kool-aid.  It worked great and you don't have to add anything.  I used a packet per 2 cups of water.  For each pair of slippers I suggest at least 4 packets.  On a different day we tried to dye this students slippers at the end of another dye bath that was pretty exhausted.  She wanted them darker so we dyed them again.  Grape - Koolaid

They  came out a great dark purple color. 

We then went for the blue raspberry dye (beware - tropical punch is not blue though the package is blue).
This student had also dipped hers into the end of an exhausted grape dye bath and were really light.  So we tried them again but this time in blue.  

 Here you can see the dye is getting exhausted.  All the color is going into the felt and leaving clear water.

 They came out more baby blue. She needs to felt and shape them a bit more but she is pretty happy with them. Another student did this color and they are bright blue!

Appollonian and Dionysian

Nietzsche
I've been learning a lot about Appollonian and Dionysian and where I fall as a teacher and how to balance.  I realize that I'm way over on the Appollonian scale with all my over-preparing and when I become more Dionysian I have a lot more FUN in the class - and that is what teaching should be about!

Training Eurythmy extra lesson special needs

Special needs -Extra Lesson trainings
I can't decide when I graduate this summer if I want to continue on and learn more about working with special needs or Eurythmy. 
Eurythmy

String games

Great tutorials by this girl on a variety of string games.  Our second grade is LOVING the ones I've been bringing into handwork class.

Zoo exercises

Important zoo exercises for children - 2nd gradehttp://www.movementforchildhood.com/zoorobics.pdf

So important to bring these in 2nd - they begin to not want to do them in 3rd.
 

Third grade crocheted hat

 A finished third grade crochet hat.  I love the added earflaps and pom-pom.

Working on the felted slippers

handwork room

My new handwork room is shaping up.  I can fit half of the 8th grade in for sewing on the machines and 1/2 the 7th grade for hand sewing their dolls. 

Opening days of 2nd grade

                2nd grade Form Drawing -  

 My little boy in the 2nd grade reading corner

I unexpectedly taught the 2nd grade for a few days at the opening of school, so I whipped out a quick, cute blackboard drawing the night before.

Jean Paul Gaultier, exhibit, San Francisco

 The Gaultier Exhibit at the De Young museum in San Francisco was awesome.  He had faces projected onto all the manikins.  Some where speaking or singing.  Many where looking around.  It was really a treat.  Just a few of my favorites.

 He was the designer for many of Madonna's costumes, this was from that time.

 This was made entirely of tiny, tiny beads.  I didn't know it till I went around a second time and got up close.  AMAZING.

Knitted Wedding dress- drool drool

This is totally my style.  I need to replicate for my next climb up Everest. 

Little Ones

I made 42 little ones - Jeez Louise - that was a lot of time, effort and love!!

Applesauce making day on the Ranch

Apple-Sauce making day on the ranch, and little ones hiding in the corn.