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All for now
Mary :O)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hope everyone has a fun and safe halloween!!

Tessellations

Hi all!
Here is a peek into my high school art classroom...

In my Graphic Design class we are making our own tessellations!

1. Make a pattern
First you start with a 3" X 3 " card (cut from an index card)
Draw any shape line from the top left corner to the top right corner
Then a line from the top left to the bottom left corner
Cut the top piece and tape it to the bottom 
Cut the side piece and tape it to the other side

•see my example

Next take a large sheet of paper and lightly draw 3 " squares

on the entire sheet.

Then trace your pattern piece in each square

after tracing then color your patterns.

My tessellation is a Geisha face altered with a Geisha dancing

Thats all for now!
Hugs
Mary

It 's PINK DAy here at school!

Yes it is PINK DAY
here at my school!

Soft baskets

Hello there!
My 3D class made the  sweetest soft baskets in class.

                         Inside the basket...

                               Close up view of the bottom

You start with rope from say, Home Depot. I dug out some misc. yarn to tie up the layers of rope.
You start with the edge of the rope and wind it tightly. Anchor it with some yarn tied in a square knot. 

I found it easiest to have my
 student work in pairs.
 One to wind and form
 the bowl and the other student to tie on yarn as needed.

They did such a lovely job

Don't you think?

Changes-The only guarantee in this life

Each day that passes provides us with the opportunity
 to witness change occurring. 
From the sun rising and setting to watching 
children grow before our eyes - 
change truly is the only guarantee in this life.

Riding in the car this morning I noticed that
the leaves are the most beautiful mix yellow's and orange's.

New Shoes

Greetings!
What a wonderful crisp, cool, autumn day it is today!!
It makes me want to dig out my wool sweaters and sip on some mulled cider
 while sitting and watching the leaves fall!
I plan to go to the orchard this weekend so I hope the weather remains lovely
as it is today!

I bought some new shoes last week and thought it would be fun to jazz them 
up a bit!  

They were plain suede beige lace shoes by Bass.

I took the laces out and put them aside temporarily.

Then with black permanent marker I made circles and other similar shapes all over the surface of the shoe.

I tried to make some shapes larger than others.

Can you see what animal design I'm going for?

Next .... I filled the shapes in with color (pink)

of course!!

Then I taped down the area that had the spots.

To protect them from the dye.

Now... I was ready to add color to the other part of the shoe.

Let them dry and add the laces...

VOILA!....

I just love them!!!

I wear them with my brown cord paints and pink sweater top!

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Mary