I am a very curious person and always eager to learn new stuff. I love to browse on Youtube and watch Orchestras playing or artists sharing painting or drawing techniques. So I recently began sharing those with my children.
I also subscribe to The Crafty Classroom. I found Valerie in one of my many surfs through the web. She was using Van Gogh (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)
I am always for using what I have in hands instead of running to the store and buying new supplies. I got my house overflowing with stuff. How about you?
So anyway, I requested the book at my library. They didn't have it so they borrowed it from another library. yes, they can do that! Check out in your library and see if they have this service available. It's free to you.
After working with Van Gogh we borrowed the DaVinci book. I had been researching a craft about Resurrection Sunday that did not involve eggs or bunnies but Biblical icons instead. I was glad when I received Barbara Curtis' monthly newsletter and she had some very helpful links in there.
One of the links lead to a website that taught how to make the scene painted by DaVinci of the Last Supper. How appropriate and I had the book!! As soon as my DD8 saw the craft supplies she exclaimed "oh, we are going to do the Last supper! I saw that painting from that book that I just read!"
Here is a close up of the craft. You can see the details of the actual supper on the table and the egg cartons behind the paper figurines.
I have also purchased the book on the left. I am planning to begin using it with my children. As you might remember my children love to draw! Don't all children love to draw? LOL
I am learning to relax with my children. Messes still make me squirmish but I am learning to go with the flow. :) I hope you will take the time to play and do some art today. :)
Blessings,
Tereza
1 comment:
What fun art "classes"! Nice work. The Last Supper is really well done. Egg cartons you say? Interesting.
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