silk square tests for tomorrow’s Cherry Blossom Festival.
Using easter egg dyes and vinegar, we’ll do mini shibori at the make & take table for kids and adults in the historical/cultural pavillion.
Did a few test runs to streamline the process and have it all worked out. Should be fun! Come on down to Little Tokyo this [...]
So much to say here but first I have to recommend Ruth Asawa’s retrospective show entitled “contours in the air” currently at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. I saw it yesterday and was mesmerized by her work, her life, and the practical simplicity with which she approached both. I purchased [...]
penny addressing the class…..
silk drying…we’ll iron these and share them next Monday.
The greatest thing about shibori is that there are no mistakes. Kids are afraid to make mistakes in art, especially as they get
older. Try and do a drawing class with 4th or 5th graders…you’ll get a lot of kids saying “I can’t [...]
-dyed a batch of luscious orange. colors definitely alter my moods.
for me, orange is a happy color. smell the oily peel of a freshly picked
orange. 50/50 bars dripping on the hot summer sidewalk.
melissa likes orange. i grate fresh peel into my coffee every
morning just to smell the scent. ahhh..orange
pieces of blue
blue feels [...]
As promised, more on the 4th grade shibori class from last week.
Penny & I arrived early to do the set up while they were out at recess. It’s very hard for them to concentrate on their work if we come in during class to set up. There are times when this is [...]
For those interested in this topic, here is a podcast of a recent NPR segment of “Which Way LA?”
And for those looking for some help in doing actual work in the classroom there is this site, ArtsEdNet now underwritten by the Getty, which I used many times when I was doing weekly lessons.
“bon” means festival in japanese and on March 31 & April first that’s where I’ll be! At the Los Angeles Cherry Blossom Festival in downton Little Tokyo. I’ve been invited to present an exhibit of shibori in the Historical Pavillon. I attend this event every year and always enjoy the displays, the food [...]
If even only one person wants to know more (thanks jude!), here you go! (do you really think you could have stopped me from telling you?)
I will spare you all the ranting about what I think of the current state of public schools (at least those in my area) and their lack of any [...]
Shibori-ing in Mrs Provost’s 4th grade room. We got an hour, but as far as the kids were concerned, it could have been all day. If you want to know and see more….leave me a comment.
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