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| Final trip across the ice this year for groceries. |
Happy Easter and Happy Spring!
Things are finally starting to warm up here and the landscape is changing. Here in Manitoba we get a full 6 months of winter so it's a relief to see the end of it. Most
of the snow is gone around the school and our houses, but the lake is still
safe to walk across. We had over 3 feet of ice this year and it’s taking a long
time to thaw. While there is a lot of water on top, below there is still plenty of solid ice to walk and Ski-Doo across.
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| Steven Beckly sculpture and my example. |
I subscribe Papirmass, so every
month I receive a print with art on the front and writing on the back. So far
it’s been a fantastic way to decorate our rather bleak apartment and I’ve
learned about several new artists and writers that I otherwise would not have
known about. This month was a bit different and the print I received by Toronto
artist Steven Beckly was actually a small paper sculpture. This piece, a fortune teller, features the faces of Toronto based artists and twin sisters Hanna
Hur and Laurie Kang.
Inspired by this month’s art in the
mail and the patterns in Ukrainian egg decorating, I had my students make their own paper sculptures. Using a Cartesian plane, students
created a symmetrical design and then transferred that design to a fortune
teller template. If they reflected and measured their deigns correctly, then
the image should line up. My students really liked the project and the immediate
feedback it provided. They also learned a bit about a contemporary artist
and how even the simplest ideas when executed with care can be quiet
impressive and beautiful.
In other news the school ran an Easter egg hunt outside in the playground. The whole thing was kind of a mess but at least the kids were excited about it.
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| Easter Egg Hunt |
Spring is also puppy season. This little guy is named Zereal and he belongs to one of my students.
And finally Korra is approaching her first birthday! She's grown 3 inches in height alone since we've gotten her. She's still kind of a baby though. Watching her try to escape the vacuum is always entertaining.
Though Ender makes an effective human shield when cleaning needs to happen.
