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We Are Inventors!

Inspired by this post, and our science theme of Electricity, I decided to talk to my students about inventors. We began by discussing “what is an inventor?”  and then brainstormed a list of as many inventions as they could think … Continue reading

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Art Every Day – Day 18

One of my favourite types of art, is art created by children.  Perhaps this is because I spend so much of my day with kids, or because I have spent so much time studying creativity and art in education, but perhaps … Continue reading

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Art Every Day – Day 13: A Week of Art, and I can’t do it all

It seems I was a bit ambitious when I decided that not only would I create art every day, but I would post it on this blog every day too!  In my head, I always imagine that I will have … Continue reading

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Art Every Day – Day 3 Doodling on Fabric

After yesterday’s success, I decided to play around with a little more embroidery today.  This is pure doodle, like the kind of things I used to sketch in the margins of my note paper in university, or the things I … Continue reading

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Art Every Day Day 2 – Another Tree and a New Skill

Today I decided to try my hand at something I have been wanting to do for awhile – embroidery.  I first decided I wanted to try something like this when I inherited a large amount of embroidery floss from my grandmother.  A few weeks … Continue reading

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Art Every Day – Day 1

Creating art, for me, is often about the words.  I dance, I create music, I sew fabrics into quilts, I collage papers into artwork, and sometimes (but rarely) I even draw, and yet the words always shine through. So, for this … Continue reading

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Welcome!

Welcome to my new home on the web!  Although there is still some hammer and nailing going on in the background, and a few changes to come over the next few months, I am excited to be in my new … Continue reading

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