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I have always been drawn to this wonderful image created in about 1830 by Hokusai as a woodcut. It was one of 36 views of Mt. Fuji that he published as a book. This woodblock was printed about 5000 times until the lines started to wear away and they couldn't create a good print anymore, that's how popular this art was and still is. Although the huge claw like wave is sometimes assumed to be a Tsunami, it is an okinami ("wave of the open sea"). Since I am doing an Ocean unit I decided to try and adapt it into an art project. I began by simplifying it into a bare bones line drawing. I decided to leave the boats out and if the kids want to put them in we can create them out of brown construction paper and glue them in. I am planning on showing this simplified drawing to the students and we'll talk about the direction of the dripping water or foam and how it goes in different directions throughout the composition. I will probably start them with a directed drawing of the biggest wave and then let them go from there. Next I will demonstrate a watercolor wash for the background and the blue of the waves, being careful to leave the foam and snow white. They will do wet into wet blue stripes in the waves to create the movement in the water. Be sure to talk about the direction of the lines and how important that is. Don't worry if they get blue or brown into the white, in can be covered up with the white acrylic paint in the next step. Demonstrate the addition of the white areas with white and blue acrylic paint. The white areas are sponged on with a sea sponge. The blue spots are applied with a small brush while the white paint is still wet. In this example the white acrylic paint has been added with some drops of blue dabbed into the white foam. The blue is very random, just putting it in where it looks good while looking at the original artwork. In this example the top of the big wave and the wave in the foreground have been sponge painted. The wave in the background and the top of the mountain are just left alone with the white paper creating the white in those areas. Finally they will use a toothbrush and splatter white paint on the painting to create the drops of water from all the waves. Quite a few drawing and painting techniques are introduced in this project as well as some art history and printmaking.
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Hi all! I am home from quilt market. What an exciting time we had traveling to Portland, setting up the booth, and walking the show. I was truly amazed at the sheer talent of the those that participated in the show. So much inspiration, from the colors, patterns, and artistry. I know much has been said about Tim's new line. You can read his recap here and also one from my friend Richele Christensen who brought the beautiful quilt she made, helped us set up, and spent about 36 hours with us till she had to fly back home. Thank you Richele! Both posts show our booth and projects so I am going to focus my post today on the inspiration I saw at the show. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Tula Pink She was fun and her booth was a burst of color. What an amazing quilt, right? The actual quilting is beautiful too, like feathers on all the solid parts of the quilt. (the quilts above were also in the Tula Pink booth...love, love, love all the color). Anna Maria Horner Geranium sewing patterns newborn - 5T -you can see I was enamored by the wall display but the clothes for tots were darling... Busy Bee Quilt Designs Love the quilt with the Union Jack pattern called, Victory Garden. Oh, and I like that little pink chair too! Art Gallery Fabrics This booth was big, with at least eight "windows" showcasing the fabrics. I thought it was such a clever display idea. Hugs'n Kisses Sorry to say I only photographed a portion of this amazing quilt in the Hugs n Kisses booth but I couldn't skip showing it to you. Absolutely amazing detail work. Bari J. Fun and fresh fabrics and great little "runner" size quilts. I stopped there twice just because I loved the colors so much mixed with chocolate brown. Really eye catching. Tule, the new collection by Leah Duncan is divine. I can't wait to see it in stores in Aug. I loved her logo for the collection too! Ric-Rac Loved the selvage dress they had in their booth Violet Craft don't you like the modern quilt with the bridge design? a totally different idea and I like that. The next 4 quilts were some of my favorites from the designer "showcase". A World of Many Colors Georgeta Grama - Romania Technique: Shadow trapunto, fused applique, wholecloth "I combined in this quilt the things I love most: color, circular design, and trapunto." Make You Happy Brigit Aubeso Bell-Lloch - Spain Techniques: Machine piece and appliqued, free motions machine embroidered, machine quilted. "One day, I found a box of old family photographs. One was very special. It was of my mother when she was 20 years old. I thought is would be a very nice present to make it into a quilt for her." Creme de la Creme Bonnie Keller - Washington Techniques: Trapunto, boutis, beaded, inked, embroidered, couched, hand quilted "William Morris' designs inspired me as an interior designer, and his designs continue to inspire me as a quilter. Pulling elements from his works, I created this design for hand quilting. I put the vibrant green Morris reproduction backing fabric with the right side facing inward in order for it to shadow through to the front, creating a subtle grayed background." The photo above will never be able show the beauty or amazing detail of this quilt. Bonnie mentions on her blog that the quilt took over 3 years to create and hand quilt. Natural Wonders Kathy McNeil - Washington Techniques: Hand-appliqued, hand embroidered, embellished, piped, machine quilted "This quilt is about the simple magic of discovery. I hand appliqued 123 different fabrics to create a seascape that existed in my imagination." Well, how did you like this small selection of inspiration? I find that no matter if you are a quilter, sewer, painter, scrapbooker, or mixed media artist, inspiration can come from any source. I will leave you with one last picture of the giant swan paddle boat in the Michael Miller booth. I believe they won the best booth award. Wonder where one gets a giant swan paddle boat? Craigslist? What an amazing adventure it was. Thanks go out to all the girls that created projects for us: Sande Krieger, Kerry Lynn Yeary, Allison Kimball, Richele Christensen, and Michelle Crump. You really rocked it. Cheers for a great week. I'll be back soon with more projects! paula
Embroidery patterns, before and after projects, give-aways, chalkboard doodles, a bit of this and a lot of that!
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My first encounter with photographing wild mustangs was with this herd near Carson City, Nevada. Enjoy my photos of the interaction of these wild horses.
La soupe qui, dit-on, a le pouvoir d'enlever l'ébriété d'où son deuxième nom soupe à l'ivrogne. En tous cas c'est une excellente soupe traditionnelle.
Thai style garlic shrimp and coconut milk sauce, briefly stir-fried shrimp in creamy garlicky coconut milk sauce, a flavorful meal ready in 30 minutes!
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Découvrez ma recette facile et rapide de l'amandier ! Il s'agit d'un gâteau fondant aux amandes qui vous fera craquer à coup sûr !
Taken from the trail that leads to Bumpass's Hell. Not an easy hike for me, maybe because of the elevation of about 7000 feet, but mostly because I need to hike more. We (Mistydays) and I were the last ones on the trail as the sun was going down.
J'ai récemment acheté le nouveau livre de Pierre Gagnaire "Les copains d'abord". Celui-ci m'a séduite car les recettes...
Merry (late) Christmas flickr!! View On Black I made Explore!! I NEVER make Explore!! :) :) Thanks Flickr!!! I visited my family in Wisconsin again this year for Christmas, so hopefully I will have a lot of other good christmas/snowy shots to put up! I hope everyone had a great Christmas!
Dans ce sauté de porc à la bière (au cookeo) la viande est moelleuse et fondante et la sauce bien parfumée
This cover art illustration was done by Seymour Snyder for Better Homes & Gardens for the Christmas issue.
