tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27579595903548393562024-02-01T23:45:25.321-08:00the studioAll children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. - Pablo Picassothe artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-79074393598141020032010-01-03T20:30:00.000-08:002010-01-03T20:37:10.101-08:00picture dayI think these kids are so awesome. I really love my job a lot.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5422737950089550625%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCKWViIbw3vDBlwE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="288" width="432"></embed>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-26710407198157341932010-01-03T20:14:00.000-08:002010-01-03T20:27:50.188-08:00Celebration Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFnlXfFA46fWdEiB404JD9JJBS0TQxp95YWqSuwuEWjRLQgNuPH0_XR2VpagusE3LrQVP6qMcNkf_nQkTllayucPj4ekeb6RQZ71e67wlzfwnQ_kUBqG5tJTwja4Wf8oXhDMpJ9dgwq8/s1600-h/7571.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFnlXfFA46fWdEiB404JD9JJBS0TQxp95YWqSuwuEWjRLQgNuPH0_XR2VpagusE3LrQVP6qMcNkf_nQkTllayucPj4ekeb6RQZ71e67wlzfwnQ_kUBqG5tJTwja4Wf8oXhDMpJ9dgwq8/s400/7571.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422734666512556130" border="0" /></a>Today we got to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >celebrate</span> this <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >adorable</span> child! We learned that all things <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >pink</span> are <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" >wonderful</span> and <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >beautiful,</span> and if she could be a <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >pink flamingo</span>, that would take the cake! She <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:180%;" >loves</span> her <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:180%;" >mama</span> so much! She loves to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >read</span> with her and <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 102);font-size:180%;" >help</span> her every day. She would <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >love</span> to visit <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:180%;" >Disneyland,</span> and probably knows more <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >games</span> than anyone! We are so <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >happy</span> to have this <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >wonderful girl</span> at our Studio.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrFvtY3Dapeg8SuU7T7hY6aUtwyBPrkOcG6G0z8EendSA1sVYQhgDFISWAAFIsShWasMII7JbwYPG62phHAAcpyuwFv6wQXVPqUqzF2lwc5tRoNSqFM4sP5mlqKCjUth_N3HyrWI_vRA/s1600-h/7568.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrFvtY3Dapeg8SuU7T7hY6aUtwyBPrkOcG6G0z8EendSA1sVYQhgDFISWAAFIsShWasMII7JbwYPG62phHAAcpyuwFv6wQXVPqUqzF2lwc5tRoNSqFM4sP5mlqKCjUth_N3HyrWI_vRA/s400/7568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422734662148985426" border="0" /></a>Here is one of the Celebration Day portraits of our Celebration Day Girl!<br /></div>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-12884739050929145762009-11-14T21:11:00.001-08:002009-11-14T21:19:04.767-08:00Celebration Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jYyd3sIAVBmW8azjkgl7rnAGa_BAuYcylprM91FPkRwNVtcOd3mMCeOUZXK6xsmyUydecP0Jc4ElNjTrmkAjfYa1Xqof3X4yBUtfZEySo0mRy2MJ5sg71HpMkIDBYjGGr2AywEDj0XU/s1600-h/7075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jYyd3sIAVBmW8azjkgl7rnAGa_BAuYcylprM91FPkRwNVtcOd3mMCeOUZXK6xsmyUydecP0Jc4ElNjTrmkAjfYa1Xqof3X4yBUtfZEySo0mRy2MJ5sg71HpMkIDBYjGGr2AywEDj0XU/s400/7075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404193663493878322" border="0" /></a>Today we got to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >celebrate</span> this <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >fabulous</span> guy! He <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >loves</span> his <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >cousin,</span> and the color <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:180%;" >purple,</span> and he has really <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:180%;" >special</span> clothes! Lucky! He would <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" >love</span> to be a <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >tiger</span> in the <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >jungle,</span> because it would be soooo <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" >cool</span> to do that. He's a pretty <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >amazing dancer</span> and <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);font-size:180%;" >jumper</span> on the trampoline. He is such a <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >nice</span> guy, and we <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >love</span> hanging out with him every week at The Studio.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyVUWHMKqdfPVQq8y1EmijhqTXpZP85cpFxU-pEvf5wIfotVsRSDGoYLz4JTZSFUdhveOns0Jrn3Y5KR1C-GnwSCm00rgDVNiwphQlPvBc6_FWVYdvTfCswsfO2-sLMUVg4lC67Qzf4c/s1600-h/7076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyVUWHMKqdfPVQq8y1EmijhqTXpZP85cpFxU-pEvf5wIfotVsRSDGoYLz4JTZSFUdhveOns0Jrn3Y5KR1C-GnwSCm00rgDVNiwphQlPvBc6_FWVYdvTfCswsfO2-sLMUVg4lC67Qzf4c/s400/7076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404193670552808690" border="0" /></a>One of our amazing student portraits of our celebration day student. Notice the perfectly spiky hair.the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-37950956389078762242009-11-14T21:05:00.000-08:002009-11-14T21:10:31.662-08:00Pp Pirate and Princess Puppets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxJr5-jJlGZDRalXc0a7_W_QvTFC7YePp5P09zcYS7fss4cxAoh8_-PFwYilEp6Y8QMqT62-xO0AjMKwcZakC-JYLDAuqH_-PZ85rxmo1fzhD7qaA9ALQFB2epmmeIlfRCszNLZe0LXg/s1600-h/7073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxJr5-jJlGZDRalXc0a7_W_QvTFC7YePp5P09zcYS7fss4cxAoh8_-PFwYilEp6Y8QMqT62-xO0AjMKwcZakC-JYLDAuqH_-PZ85rxmo1fzhD7qaA9ALQFB2epmmeIlfRCszNLZe0LXg/s400/7073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404193202521383394" border="0" /></a><br />I love this day and these puppets. They were fun to make, and I love hearing the stuff that comes out of the kids' mouths in the name of their puppets. So, one side of the puppet is a pirate and the other side is a princess, and as per the story, we also made a pink and purple parrot puppet on a stick. One little guy said to me as I was giving them instructions:<br />"There is no way I'm going to draw a princess on anything! I don't care about the story, I'm making two pirates and there's no way I'm coloring my parrot pink!"<br />So, the project wasn't for everyone apparently, but it was way fun!the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-11676345473463337542009-11-14T20:46:00.000-08:002009-11-14T21:04:56.068-08:00Pp perfectly cool letterI love this week in school! There are so many awesome projects to do with the letter Pp. We started off the week talking about an impressionist method of painting called Pointillism in which the paint is applied to the surface in small dots of color that are joined together by the eye to create the image as a whole.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcP9XpiyMeT77OxG-Czu5fXX1lWnkv44x-mJbvnIuzBfuKx9ITUyQI9NO-HFEQK6ump4sDqNKa-5vnz9Fu68P-NiFNdtea5lelZdkdU_WzuCr26Z5e-P_VL4S64XSJfT7zAgKdwEgdx0/s1600-h/seurat-la_parade_detail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcP9XpiyMeT77OxG-Czu5fXX1lWnkv44x-mJbvnIuzBfuKx9ITUyQI9NO-HFEQK6ump4sDqNKa-5vnz9Fu68P-NiFNdtea5lelZdkdU_WzuCr26Z5e-P_VL4S64XSJfT7zAgKdwEgdx0/s400/seurat-la_parade_detail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404188909453194610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">George Seurat (1859-1891)</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We experimented with Pointillism and the kids made some great pieces.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5404180836311635073%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCOTfrtL11ezLtAE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="288" width="432"></embed><br />I was going to use them in the art show, but the show is getting a bit too large, and so I sent them home the next day.<br />Next up for the letter Pp was of course Pablo Picasso(1881-1973).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7iMpwEvcLNNkkZHIZpMggOrPCgj2TvgvH664EgEkIHlTGP7Y1-jaiD0ourzD9gBRTg-kRehj94UppUFd2xklKP-CbS4pRxm8S1TpEJ_WNzilZ89788ow7kVemJv6QjHZCxOPtL7LXpE/s1600-h/10497.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7iMpwEvcLNNkkZHIZpMggOrPCgj2TvgvH664EgEkIHlTGP7Y1-jaiD0ourzD9gBRTg-kRehj94UppUFd2xklKP-CbS4pRxm8S1TpEJ_WNzilZ89788ow7kVemJv6QjHZCxOPtL7LXpE/s400/10497.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404191155831146418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycHiVl2FbfrlHOmyEY3YxcW8t_vL2oJ6vELApfIhrFRsnlXPp1Lk5R9CU00IzTS39MYtbk3uvEd0BTyoB14eLt5nf7O-lcHNgQtxiqi2DIlj_BNYKg5gU6hL_YLoj2iv8IWMx-c-rLdA/s1600-h/oil-painting-Tete-De-Femme-by-Spanish-Painter-Pablo-Picasso-743314.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycHiVl2FbfrlHOmyEY3YxcW8t_vL2oJ6vELApfIhrFRsnlXPp1Lk5R9CU00IzTS39MYtbk3uvEd0BTyoB14eLt5nf7O-lcHNgQtxiqi2DIlj_BNYKg5gU6hL_YLoj2iv8IWMx-c-rLdA/s400/oil-painting-Tete-De-Femme-by-Spanish-Painter-Pablo-Picasso-743314.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404191162484018114" border="0" /></a>We looked at a few pieces of his work, and then set out to make our own Picasso-esque portraits. They turned out so awesome!<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5404188048179328577%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCLact6P5layFJQ%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /></div></div>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-19842127106070359002009-11-14T20:39:00.000-08:002009-11-14T20:46:12.229-08:00Celebration Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2XmdbzCAVsCpoMN6ly0crtE-h7ZYEevnx5iM3Hr-Vqfu4ro57OhRqupc1hiUhYatL15HzeO5HNwax2Wkg4-jl9H4i7RTchGH6oWvLGOTBllUvIH1TRiQCa91IRNuQ5Im3NiTu3kt8Ps/s1600-h/7035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2XmdbzCAVsCpoMN6ly0crtE-h7ZYEevnx5iM3Hr-Vqfu4ro57OhRqupc1hiUhYatL15HzeO5HNwax2Wkg4-jl9H4i7RTchGH6oWvLGOTBllUvIH1TRiQCa91IRNuQ5Im3NiTu3kt8Ps/s400/7035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404185842009199954" border="0" /></a><br />Today we got to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >celebrate</span> this <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">darling</span></span> little girl. We learned about her that she <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" >LOVES</span> her <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >sister!</span> She also loves her <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">friends</span></span> and the color <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">yellow.</span></span> She would like to be a <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:180%;" >giraffe</span> so that she could have a <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >long neck</span> (wouldn't we all?). She is very <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:180%;" >obedient</span> and rather <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >amazing</span> on the <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 153);font-size:180%;" >trampoline.</span> She is moving away and won't be in school anymore after this month. We're sure going to miss her! We have all very much enjoyed spending time with her at The Studio.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpRlAowa0VYXiXf9Uapn9-HVTp9Z7gjNJPztaMaiZv4evAdpZTMgi00deQihb5JxrYksCVZCi1TFQvLrWtskdsT3kEGQi-SGdcJySmBYUQioj8I6c-2H-9Gz-rHSReo1IkI2zYEneoiE/s1600-h/7036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpRlAowa0VYXiXf9Uapn9-HVTp9Z7gjNJPztaMaiZv4evAdpZTMgi00deQihb5JxrYksCVZCi1TFQvLrWtskdsT3kEGQi-SGdcJySmBYUQioj8I6c-2H-9Gz-rHSReo1IkI2zYEneoiE/s400/7036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404185852365196946" border="0" /></a><br />Here is one of the fantastic student portraits of our celebration girl.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">I had a little help with this photo.</span><br /></div>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-4555973353872043312009-11-14T20:08:00.000-08:002009-11-14T20:38:26.484-08:00Ii Impasto and Indian CornWe had a fun week with the letter Ii. We talked about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impasto">Impasto</a>. This was a super fun day! The kids think it's so fun to make gunk, and stick it down.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5404179866635350321%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCM635Zma58_tUw%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />Our finished Impasto pieces promise to impress. They will be shown at our Winter Showcase.<br />We also learned a little bit about Indian Corn, and made our own. The hardest part about this project was making sure the kids didn't eat too many of the marshmallows before they could finish their projects.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5404180300034940993%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCMSGrcTbv-_t4QE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />It was a fun week with the letter Ii.the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-38118016108408487722009-11-03T12:17:00.000-08:002009-11-03T12:22:52.148-08:00OverheardThese kids say the best stuff. I laugh quite a bit each day. Here are a couple-<br /><br />We had show and tell, and one boy brought in an NYPD play set. This cute little guy said in the gruffest voice a 4 year old can conjure up-<br />"That's cool, but I wouldn't play with it. I only play with <span style="font-style: italic;">manly</span> toys."<br /><br />I asked the kids how trick or treating went for them and one little girl said-<br />"I just got tons of money from people, so today we're going shopping and I guess I'll be able to buy whatever I want because now I have tons of money!"<br /><br />I need to start trick or treating over there!the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-70450115032043776252009-11-03T11:55:00.000-08:002009-11-03T12:05:56.618-08:00Cc Alexander Calder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUTUHKbUgIV9zkfLUPe3PiNUxT5r39H4DrhJ8wo5L32Tcr5Xgkwp1ZilU_UMbssk_fYkdHmewd-I5uKFFq3aWrv0J2MXPjztSG8oukrXILdrShcN01Hu6QQmgDp73R0GuZIi8opZlSKw/s1600-h/43984-004-B1BDB2D4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUTUHKbUgIV9zkfLUPe3PiNUxT5r39H4DrhJ8wo5L32Tcr5Xgkwp1ZilU_UMbssk_fYkdHmewd-I5uKFFq3aWrv0J2MXPjztSG8oukrXILdrShcN01Hu6QQmgDp73R0GuZIi8opZlSKw/s400/43984-004-B1BDB2D4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399968764412751074" border="0" /></a><br />For the letter Cc we talked about Alexander Calder (1898-1976). Calder is known best for the mobiles he created. It is said that he is the inventor of the mobile as art.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCADMMJyjEN0Y8_6AZO1M9UgMXfLWNaROJDEyLD9ps9RnXDO68-EMXyp7nRuUufcA2Vv7OgH9d3mUTBoQYwP02FHTEGAEIq3Bg3hQtE4x96eq3Qs94Zsc-BO1gqH_mPJ1iqd-5SI0UCQ/s1600-h/Alexander_Calder_Enseign_de_Lunettes_238_65.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCADMMJyjEN0Y8_6AZO1M9UgMXfLWNaROJDEyLD9ps9RnXDO68-EMXyp7nRuUufcA2Vv7OgH9d3mUTBoQYwP02FHTEGAEIq3Bg3hQtE4x96eq3Qs94Zsc-BO1gqH_mPJ1iqd-5SI0UCQ/s400/Alexander_Calder_Enseign_de_Lunettes_238_65.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399968771857670242" border="0" /></a>We made our own Halloween mobiles using our hands and feet to create some great spooky subjects for our mobiles.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5399967791345383857%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCMfEvbLb5dfnlgE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="288" width="432"></embed><br />We also worked on <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">c</span>ollages on <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">c</span>anvas, and talked about <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">c</span>olor and <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">c</span>reativity. So much wonderfulness with the letter <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Cc<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></span>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-25776661136931329132009-11-03T11:45:00.000-08:002009-11-03T11:50:11.219-08:00Halloween Week<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5399965637885054161%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCMjai5fUzeHo1gE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />We had a fun week doing Halloween projects. We made clowns with cotton candy, spooky spiders and a few other fun projects. <br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5399965430485197505%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCPzY4pKGqPbaCw%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />We ended the week with a costume party, popcorn, and games. It was a fun week!the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-18270815431968724372009-10-18T20:43:00.000-07:002009-10-18T20:56:27.357-07:00Xx AleX Darais, EXprssionist painter<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOC50ErGo5ue4fTxUYONlWF8v227x1TL7QLkh0ZSPbFkhNytjxGjb3nPe3QTKHs8-GaZnTaqlF0tzCcXvra3EjylyNjPY05iEMSj4LapL_3btR4TK74oIK5FJzfziCSlSEeeVz27q56M/s1600-h/AlexBDarais_2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOC50ErGo5ue4fTxUYONlWF8v227x1TL7QLkh0ZSPbFkhNytjxGjb3nPe3QTKHs8-GaZnTaqlF0tzCcXvra3EjylyNjPY05iEMSj4LapL_3btR4TK74oIK5FJzfziCSlSEeeVz27q56M/s400/AlexBDarais_2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394152047377234370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Alex Darais </span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For the letter <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Xx</span>, we looked at the E<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">x</span>pressionist style of Utah artist Ale<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">x</span> Basil Darais (1918-2007). We talked about E<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">x</span>pressionism and how some of the elements of thesubject are there, they are just depicted in your own way.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpldWt4e7TsheeS0qXVePRHd1EZw9hHI38QV9r_IGNL1yB_vYdI8YYkUMk4lAEoLrfvyIVvvZ1IxSQlYpoIu06gOQREh8f6f4_njuHOkWzAPmMcfEHllmw2LW_J7EoiDUWCQ0tyJhj-8/s1600-h/Alex_Darais-self_portrait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWpldWt4e7TsheeS0qXVePRHd1EZw9hHI38QV9r_IGNL1yB_vYdI8YYkUMk4lAEoLrfvyIVvvZ1IxSQlYpoIu06gOQREh8f6f4_njuHOkWzAPmMcfEHllmw2LW_J7EoiDUWCQ0tyJhj-8/s400/Alex_Darais-self_portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394152057438501186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Self Portrait</span><br /></div>We looked at the tree in this particular piece, and proceeded to paint our own Ale<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">x</span> Darais E<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">x</span>pressionistic fall tree.<br /><br /></div></div><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5394151086457352865%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCJqOir2wzO2zzwE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="288" width="432"></embed>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-23742074243872866132009-10-14T22:01:00.000-07:002009-10-18T20:43:41.923-07:00Overheard#1 Your just jealous! (Clearly not understanding what jealous even means)<div>#2 (Also not understanding the word) No I'm not!</div><div>#1 Yes you are! Girls are <i>always</i> jealous!</div><div>#2 If girls were always jealous, then --- and ---- would be jealous, and they're not!</div><div>#1 Yes they are, cause' girls are <i>always</i> jealous! Even when they're <i>not</i> jealous, they're jealous.</div><div>#2 Well, <i>I'm</i> not jealous!</div><div>#1 (under his breath) Uh, ya you are.</div>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-64924374923168903372009-10-13T12:05:00.000-07:002009-10-13T12:13:57.916-07:00Celebration Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvnzp9LX5Jqkmbb2wn5y_oQuV8yqU7VfqPqs9Ksr10ZyBexcpZZe8qV2R6ZxfKZfEa5t4yqgGq3b-ukAVi7Dl1ALbu0tMlXglu3TGCce3iHrZfrR9QWxXP6VbNSHnVFFsOSn3reiFBDA/s1600-h/6446.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvnzp9LX5Jqkmbb2wn5y_oQuV8yqU7VfqPqs9Ksr10ZyBexcpZZe8qV2R6ZxfKZfEa5t4yqgGq3b-ukAVi7Dl1ALbu0tMlXglu3TGCce3iHrZfrR9QWxXP6VbNSHnVFFsOSn3reiFBDA/s400/6446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392164791568144866" border="0" /></a><br />Today we got to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >celebrate</span> this <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">darling</span></span> little girl! The <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 51);font-size:180%;" >best</span> part about being her is that she gets her <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >nails painted</span>. She loves the color <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">blue,</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">strawberries</span></span> and her <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 255);">cousin.</span></span> She would <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" >love</span> to be a <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >baby pig</span> so that she could be sooooo small. She can do <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >back bends</span> better than anyone else, and she is so <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" >amazing</span> because she gets to go to gymnastics. We are <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >lucky</span> to have her as a <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >friend,</span> and love spending time with <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" >her</span> at The Studio.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS6bmYIF0nwNhtku9S1544yv4qh5tXiQsFvmbpzfhiV2UyiN8lhKYvuVAn83U0oettaEOx_vWxzuNSIcOyGmZ3-yZRS-tM44PG26r1Qxu5LLRtzJDRMuBko0OV3wA6FuMK_ESXSD1DfI/s1600-h/6447.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS6bmYIF0nwNhtku9S1544yv4qh5tXiQsFvmbpzfhiV2UyiN8lhKYvuVAn83U0oettaEOx_vWxzuNSIcOyGmZ3-yZRS-tM44PG26r1Qxu5LLRtzJDRMuBko0OV3wA6FuMK_ESXSD1DfI/s400/6447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392164797417319426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Portrait of our Celebration Day Girl!</span><br /></div>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-84875058843443162912009-10-13T11:39:00.000-07:002009-10-13T12:05:10.912-07:00Nn noodles, nests, noses, and Emil NoldeWe did so much this week with the letter Nn. First we dyed noodles (and our fingers) with alcohol and food coloring. We got some great colors!<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5392156619183824273%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCMLJrujl_fjPjAE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="288" width="432"></embed><br />We talked a lot this week about natural art, art found in nature. We looked at nests and their symmetry and the beautiful colors that can be found in eggs. Then we made our own nests, complete with eggs. I am told that a few of those eggs actually hatched. Way to go guys!<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5392157005266016865%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCL67zuPq9p-gKw%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />We also talked about a German artist named Emil Nolde (1867-1956). He was told by Hitler that he couldn't paint, draw, or create any art whatsoever, by penalty of death. The art was inside of him though, and he saw "pure color and shape in nature all around him" and he had to paint it.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRHaYDUJIVpm6xHkG1vh6IxI99BeWbr_OHRgyl3uyZLUcHLDniHoRaV947o3UJESrgbpOD1GZhpeL8UryJoshIpTO-8A2KBOw37zyhJnD2uFckCHBlZeaApcsS3T3IUW4jqpH3Eo0Tbw/s1600-h/Nolde.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRHaYDUJIVpm6xHkG1vh6IxI99BeWbr_OHRgyl3uyZLUcHLDniHoRaV947o3UJESrgbpOD1GZhpeL8UryJoshIpTO-8A2KBOw37zyhJnD2uFckCHBlZeaApcsS3T3IUW4jqpH3Eo0Tbw/s400/Nolde.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392161251328373090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Emil Nolde</span><br /></div>We made our version of pure shape and color from a photograph of nature. Those pieces are being saved for the art show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuWN13rVhMkJk4mMOL1cgCuqdC_3hicrAybkl-UY4meQWBpR-zAzKFXm8_8T1HVV5_w0ujH3-CvGX6JPH_1fTTbusfhvGRo8IxX38C98ddOfxGX1LloKH82YYYhPBIpjNjuTqyXMzo9E/s1600-h/6442.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuWN13rVhMkJk4mMOL1cgCuqdC_3hicrAybkl-UY4meQWBpR-zAzKFXm8_8T1HVV5_w0ujH3-CvGX6JPH_1fTTbusfhvGRo8IxX38C98ddOfxGX1LloKH82YYYhPBIpjNjuTqyXMzo9E/s400/6442.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392160220383721266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKK2i1WeuAuFM9kA_lOcfnUMvk3Y7U9zrpCLveIeGKXLYirdzjiARh6tNMqdneRvz2WzGW8XL_UEmVKYk4tZWCWiZYmzyAK_L6wjt-zqkyai1eOgZDdlHronkQUfTnOv7mHkeauudLIU/s1600-h/6443.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKK2i1WeuAuFM9kA_lOcfnUMvk3Y7U9zrpCLveIeGKXLYirdzjiARh6tNMqdneRvz2WzGW8XL_UEmVKYk4tZWCWiZYmzyAK_L6wjt-zqkyai1eOgZDdlHronkQUfTnOv7mHkeauudLIU/s400/6443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392160211396162562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyOVPbrhUrpfTmcpPCyjCWUEPiAGFUefhOR_8zZpDPzr8QLzgHLAHBn_9LCr_EVyu4DacaP_Op2bTvzqHf4nJ7ro7vw_thF7-03VH2zO17MvzusBQk1AqbwSXZqoy2DGqdC4I0hVaQCk/s1600-h/6444.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyOVPbrhUrpfTmcpPCyjCWUEPiAGFUefhOR_8zZpDPzr8QLzgHLAHBn_9LCr_EVyu4DacaP_Op2bTvzqHf4nJ7ro7vw_thF7-03VH2zO17MvzusBQk1AqbwSXZqoy2DGqdC4I0hVaQCk/s400/6444.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392160200052523730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDdpF6vPFQ6L_qpaknkfYVMUDvPOazmK35nE3a5Zw3xdxwmAsR-movKSaV3MPC-LiiN6u7rB9aILMKpjOkoAqkZjZGUOJRhmTaPT-lfIS8MFmd0yJnRl9wp_RiKc_LvI-co-auQwjsWU/s1600-h/6445.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDdpF6vPFQ6L_qpaknkfYVMUDvPOazmK35nE3a5Zw3xdxwmAsR-movKSaV3MPC-LiiN6u7rB9aILMKpjOkoAqkZjZGUOJRhmTaPT-lfIS8MFmd0yJnRl9wp_RiKc_LvI-co-auQwjsWU/s400/6445.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392160191615465938" border="0" /></a><br />We had a great week with the letter Nn.the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-48451449214402304732009-10-04T20:49:00.000-07:002009-10-04T21:03:07.620-07:00Fabulous letter F<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5388948874571884897%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCNKvgoHe8bnWzQE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="288" width="432"></embed><br />We had a<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" > f</span>antastic week with the letter F! We made some <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span>un<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" > f</span>ish aquariums, we tye-dyed <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">f</span></span>abric and turned them into pumpkin pillows. We talked about the super-<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span>ancy (rococco) painting style of Jean-Honore <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >F</span>ragonard (1732-1806).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwi62znJrjnvnI97bpxClo0EG2fPVC2_GXKToPejkjrOIJ1aGe6qgq0_cUkL5QcWZnb1vJQkeC60Auh0gCCGh7hotk3hDpR2UaQRvxlmMoFuFvhpvK-BGE8N_BQF-b58Q13DAawvzi3A/s1600-h/fragonard-the-swing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwi62znJrjnvnI97bpxClo0EG2fPVC2_GXKToPejkjrOIJ1aGe6qgq0_cUkL5QcWZnb1vJQkeC60Auh0gCCGh7hotk3hDpR2UaQRvxlmMoFuFvhpvK-BGE8N_BQF-b58Q13DAawvzi3A/s400/fragonard-the-swing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388960227012480098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >The Swing</span><br /></div>We then <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span>inger-painted our own <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">f</span></span>ancy version of <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span>ish with glitter paint! Top that off with <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span>ishies, <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span>ruit snacks, and <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span>rench <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >f</span>ries for snacks, it was a great week.the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-60673546675404737512009-09-30T20:50:00.000-07:002009-09-30T21:01:36.839-07:00OverheardI hear the funniest stuff sometimes. I need to write them down so that I can blog the cute stuff that comes out of these little mouths. I always think I'll remember, and I never do. This one I jotted down. These two cute kids were talking about their last year preschool experiences.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(I might note that neither child was in <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> preschool last year.)</span><br /><br />#1 Well, my teacher was mad at me EVERY DAY!!<br />#2 MY teacher was mad at me every day AND I got suspended even!<br />#1 Well, I was in time out and that is even badder.<br />#2 Nuh, uh, suspended is badder because my mom and dad got so mad at me, and I went in time out all the time at preschool, and they didn't get mad at me for that.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(Satisfied that kicked out probably was badder, the conversation went on to the teachers.)</span><br /><br />#1 Well my teacher was so mad all the time.<br />#2 My teacher was mad too, at everyone, not just me.<br />#1 My teacher was mad AND mean.<br /><br />............................................ and so it goes. Don't even ask, I won't tell you. he he he he hethe artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-1653113666402073012009-09-25T20:30:00.000-07:002009-09-25T20:36:46.851-07:00Celebration Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTffajYbXCf7CXxjb42F8nccHwzxNAvcsrsW06LVTylrhBUd2LwmUh1SMYzTtEf60szdT8Gtb7BtcuhVwg3JFhSpCr1dmh4kPiuZDP5bW0WX2I-thtNKPx_wwUyMfw4FDYsik6RKf_v3c/s1600-h/6364.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTffajYbXCf7CXxjb42F8nccHwzxNAvcsrsW06LVTylrhBUd2LwmUh1SMYzTtEf60szdT8Gtb7BtcuhVwg3JFhSpCr1dmh4kPiuZDP5bW0WX2I-thtNKPx_wwUyMfw4FDYsik6RKf_v3c/s400/6364.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385614000800988082" border="0" /></a>Today we got to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" >celebrate</span> this <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);font-size:180%;" >great</span> little guy. We learned that his skills as a <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >back flipper</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:180%;" >back-hand-springer</span> are un-paralleled! He <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:180%;" >loves</span> being on the <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 51);font-size:180%;" >go,</span> his <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:180%;" >big brother</span>, swimming, and shockingly, he <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:180%;" >wishes</span> more than anything thing that there was a <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-size:180%;" >giant snake</span> in his back yard! We are <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >loving</span> getting to know this <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">cute</span></span> little boy.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVzpGmFThwak15arqkDyxZpqgQG8kUzXVHJBcxdlm2yMxnGyrfZds9siyB7Zhqdc0GPnUm9BUfZrkmPLNanPUBbGzjQXaaeFz2LcHOTlAZhPXqmF_tvXRN2JgA8_aeIT93KuBaQTl34o/s1600-h/6365.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVzpGmFThwak15arqkDyxZpqgQG8kUzXVHJBcxdlm2yMxnGyrfZds9siyB7Zhqdc0GPnUm9BUfZrkmPLNanPUBbGzjQXaaeFz2LcHOTlAZhPXqmF_tvXRN2JgA8_aeIT93KuBaQTl34o/s400/6365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385614008213736034" border="0" /></a>I loved this portrait of our celebrated little man.<br />Notice the spiky hai<br /></div>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-41676836356515044672009-09-25T20:18:00.000-07:002009-09-25T20:28:10.749-07:00Mm MatisseToday we talked about the fabulous Henri Matisse (1869-1954). We looked specifically at his piece entitled <span style="font-style: italic;">The Snail. </span><span>This enormous piece was completed just before his death, and remains one of his most famous. It is made with cut and torn pieces of dyed paper that were adhered to the canvas.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_Cg42woMu2-9fyO7EGIp1QR_qf-nlG5Tcr6C2LaKkLqmc18wiCIdZ-7ABlchrLpJHbiHgLQE1zNNM-pIXJyoe-AimYDCQpB0fK2OtWC5dN8OPAjdibH4_HrG1_4WzlmQkVGOx-mpIuo/s1600-h/Matisse+snail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_Cg42woMu2-9fyO7EGIp1QR_qf-nlG5Tcr6C2LaKkLqmc18wiCIdZ-7ABlchrLpJHbiHgLQE1zNNM-pIXJyoe-AimYDCQpB0fK2OtWC5dN8OPAjdibH4_HrG1_4WzlmQkVGOx-mpIuo/s400/Matisse+snail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385611874241164066" border="0" /></a>We cut and tore our own paper and made our own little <span style="font-style: italic;">Snails.</span> I LOVED so much the results that we got in this project.<br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5385608379073920337%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCJDoj-TQhPvZxQE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-86771825879810863752009-09-25T20:15:00.000-07:002009-09-25T20:18:00.666-07:00Mm Monster Mobile<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5385608689723193953%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCJLP9bC1kIWyoQE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />Today we made these way awesome Monster Mobiles. They are as frustrating as they are cute. I heard no less than 100 times today "Teacher, my leg (arm, hair, head . . .) fell off AGAIN!!"the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-54221828501362175072009-09-16T11:43:00.000-07:002009-09-16T11:56:16.940-07:00Tt Wayne Theibaud<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaxlylOyCVN-nU4XQBobg6pmBGKTecST0PfK8um4hOk_zFaPmWcvlWaEAG-AFERPAsXXFVton3lUIhLLQaaodvmaOzNWHE_GY_VG9SLsbDSNRkf6ipxn9CUBkSp8m7S2tgMr7MZ6Kn5E/s1600-h/wayne_thiebaud2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaxlylOyCVN-nU4XQBobg6pmBGKTecST0PfK8um4hOk_zFaPmWcvlWaEAG-AFERPAsXXFVton3lUIhLLQaaodvmaOzNWHE_GY_VG9SLsbDSNRkf6ipxn9CUBkSp8m7S2tgMr7MZ6Kn5E/s400/wayne_thiebaud2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382140648603334162" border="0" /></a><br />Today we discussed Wayne Theibaud (b. 1920-). He is probably one of my favorite modern artists. Mostly because of his subject matter (: but also his style is just marvelous. So in honor of Wayne Theibaud (pronounced tee-bo) we made frosting, and tinted it ourselves, then we frosted lovely cupcakes, and ate them for snack. Lastly, we drew a picture of an ice cream cone, and water colored it. Tt is such a fun letter!<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5382136957895362689%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCLHSr72FtovcswE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-75236206831251138792009-09-12T20:20:00.000-07:002009-09-12T20:23:51.106-07:00Wood block stamp<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5380786661109015249%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCJ68mpWLibKSUA%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />Today we made our own version of wood block stamping. It was the coolest project ever. The results were so much neater than I thought they would be. The project was such a MESS!!! But so awesome we will for sure do it again. I feel bad that I didn't get pictures of everybody's stamps, because they were so original and neat.the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-43727967990960268972009-09-12T20:14:00.001-07:002009-09-12T20:18:57.059-07:00Aa Ansel Adams<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5380784920360960721%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCNH579zB0OeY7AE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br />Today we talked about Ansel Adams (1902-1984). We took the camera outside and made nature photographs of our own. My own yard leaves much to be desired, thank goodness my neighbor has a green thumb and a fabulous flower bed. I messed up the picture taking process though, and most of the kids don't remember which picture is theirs. So, we'll enjoy them on the blog, and call it good.the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-25061708594306166712009-09-12T20:00:00.000-07:002009-09-12T20:01:25.338-07:00Aa Abstract Art<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="432" height="288" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2FEttie.Smith%2Falbumid%2F5380781302513604161%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCO36_MOVuKHb2gE%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-48515922626955489022009-09-12T19:44:00.000-07:002009-09-12T19:58:22.748-07:00Celebration Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIDi85FzEw5yv3-ZO0YrpSJ-5m59-BId_KyrvuGbXOM5GWw7MEoPgLh47-wDRnGi-6aV7xOzAD0rdAWxc7cZKMByUtWsokKZT_LnbJBU6rloOtDmfeuemeq1p9HWWVyoUDOq42sdYNk0/s1600-h/6222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIDi85FzEw5yv3-ZO0YrpSJ-5m59-BId_KyrvuGbXOM5GWw7MEoPgLh47-wDRnGi-6aV7xOzAD0rdAWxc7cZKMByUtWsokKZT_LnbJBU6rloOtDmfeuemeq1p9HWWVyoUDOq42sdYNk0/s400/6222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380780719665714290" border="0" /></a><br />Today we got to <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" >celebrate</span> this <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >darling</span> little girl. We found out a lot about her, mostly that she has impeccable <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 102, 204);font-size:180%;" >taste</span> and <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:180%;" >style</span> when it comes to clothes. She is an <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);">amazing</span></span> tongue clicker, bike rider, singer, dancer, and <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:180%;" >friend.</span> We are <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:180%;" >lucky</span> to get to hang out with this <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >lady.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1EQsbfmm6YRORiQutHXhEB6nPpRHvnQftMw7ZBV5szp-i9_4mspnBraOIN9MvvfeZxgcnyoFvO4sIQ4qErFK09mCFTUV8eYt-S2bOfLEJqfKN6m1C-U7rZg_jvPzuqVooFV0GBci_wU/s1600-h/6223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1EQsbfmm6YRORiQutHXhEB6nPpRHvnQftMw7ZBV5szp-i9_4mspnBraOIN9MvvfeZxgcnyoFvO4sIQ4qErFK09mCFTUV8eYt-S2bOfLEJqfKN6m1C-U7rZg_jvPzuqVooFV0GBci_wU/s400/6223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380780731975703506" border="0" /></a>this is one of the student portraits of our Celebration Girl!<br /></div>the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2757959590354839356.post-11263475664971974192009-05-23T19:03:00.000-07:002009-05-23T19:07:15.304-07:00First year downMy first year of teaching is over and I am all sorts of sad about it. The kids were so much more amazing than I thought they even could be. I learned and loved so much this year. I will miss the kids so much and hope to see them around. They did so much fabulous artwork, and their reading was most impressive. I wasn't really sure how that was going to fly, but man, they are fantastic readers all. I so look forward to this fall to start up again. Keep the art alive, and have a wonderful summer!!the artist's daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290792297873334732noreply@blogger.com0