Last month I attended the AHS (American Horticulture Society) Children and Youth Symposium in Lansing Michigan. Attendees came from across the nation and as far as India. There were teachers, garden educators, Master Gardeners, horticulturist, scientist and more. We came from very different educational backgrounds but together we were like-minded people passionate about teaching and sharing our knowledge about plants and gardening to children and youth. During the 4-day symposium we enjoyed some interesting workshops, shared resources, networked, and took part in 3 field trips to some children’s gardens: Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden, Dow Children’s Garden and the Lena Meijer Children’s Garden. I was inspired by the people I met, what I learned, and the garden visits. Here’s a recap of my favorites: The Michigan 4-H Children’s Garden The Michigan 4-H Children's Garden has over 56 individual garden themes built upon a mere half acre of land-- quite small in contrast to newer gardens designed for children but every inch is packed with creativity, inspiration, interactivity and fun. This seems to be one of the best ways to engage kids to learn about plants and gardening. What’s 4-H stand for? The H’s stand for Head, Heart, Hands and Health... the whole person. It’s the largest out of school program in the nation and the clover logo and motto is to “Make The Best Better.” Their philosophy is “Learning by Doing.” Jane Taylor the original curator of the 4-H Michigan Children's garden and horticulturist designed the garden in 1993 based on ideas and feedback from children. Today Dr. Norm Lownds the curator, and Jessica Wright, the education coordinator, provide educational programs to over 10,000 people each year including schools and families. Thank you Jane Taylor (left) for blazing the trail. You have been inspiring and encouraged us to share our love of the garden with children. Meet Dr. Nathen Phillips, who enjoyed playing a brilliant horticulturist and tour guide at the 4-H Children’s garden. Come fall, he’ll trade in his white lab coat and head back to school. He hopes to study Computer Science at MSU in the future. Nathen was very knowledgeable and showed us most of the unusual plants in the garden. Thanks for the fun tour Nathen. Loved your enthusiasm! Here's a Quick Response code or QR code. These "techie" looking signs were sprinkled through-out the garden next to various plants. Attendees were given i-Pods (smart phones work too) pre-loaded with an app that scanned and read the code on the sign and then linked to a web page containing plant information. QR codes were originally created in Japan in 1994 by Toyota to quickly decode content. Who would ever think they would be so useful as a learning tool for a garden? Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunt game. Players are given GPS trackers to help locate a cache/small box loaded with treasures within the garden. Only one rule: if you take something, you must leave something, and then you are required to write something about your visit in the log book. Geocaching apps are now available for select smart phone, I’ll have to check this out one day and leave some seeds in a cache. One of the highlights of the garden was experiencing some unusual plants. Many of us were in awe and wonderment over a plant that smelled EXACTLY like peanut butter. The Melianthus “Honey Bush” plant may be consumed as a tea and our tour guide noted that the peanut butter essence has also been utilized in food products. This beautiful plant, a Senna didymobotrya, smelled just like the buttered popcorn you get at the movies. I was tempted to taste it, but didn’t. I had some serious doubts that it wouldn't have tasted as good as it smelled. Here’s an eyeball plant or an Spilanthes oleracea, placing the flower on your tongue can numb it. It's also been prescribed by herbalist for toothaches. Do plants really pass gas? Guess this one does, and it’s highly flammable. Here’s proof that you shouldn’t hold a flame to it either. If there’s one non-edible plant that I’ve probably take for granted, its gotta be a cotton plant. Seeing how each pod (top) can only produce a small amount of cotton (bottom) I began to ponder how many plants and pods would be needed to produce a medium size T-shirt. Anyone know? I loved the little tea garden area where cups and saucers were surrounded by various types of herbs. Across from the tea garden was the peanut butter and jelly sandwich planter-- peanuts plants on top with strawberries in the middle. Here’s the very popular dance chime. Check out the video of how it works. Jessica Wright (left) the education coordinator and teacher extraordinaire at the 4-H Children's Garden and Keri, a happy symposium attendee. Note: The bag on Keri's head was the result of an ice-breaker facilitated by Jessica, not a bad hair day. Welcome to the Curiosity Classroom which is part of the 4- H Garden program. Dr. Norm Lownds is the mastermind behind the QR codes in the children's garden. He is also known as Dr. Norm, a super hero on kidscom.com which is a virtual world for kids that integrates plant science education, gardening, cooking, social networking and more for kids. He's helped develop the Kidscom.com site and holds on-line learning lab discussion (chats) on various topics. His commitment, energy and passion for teaching children is extremely creative. The Butterfly Garden Workshop Nancy Sale is a butterfly expert and generously shared her knowledge and expertise with us at one of many symposium workshops. We were shown beautiful caterpillars and cocoon, we learned about plants that attract butterflies, habitats, and grant resources to fund butterfly garden projects. I learned a great deal from the class and hope to grow some additional butterfly plants and certify my Monarch Butterfly Waystation next summer. Here's Nancy looking for caterpillars on kolrabi. I believe this is a Swallowtail queen. Look closely and you'll see a triple set of antennas. This is a Monarch butterfly cocoon, it seems to resemble a nugget of jade and the gold detail like fine jewelry. The Michigan Herb Association On Friday night the Michigan Herb Association prepared and served us wonderful appetizers with herbs freshly picked from the 4-H Children’s garden. Beautifully prepared and presented, I enjoyed every morsel and also learned how to make cheese rosettes with a Girolle machine. Cherry tomatoes, basil and marinated cheese on mini skewers. Beautiful! Here are a few members of the Michigan Herb Association volunteers that made us the incredible appetizers. Thank you again ladies, the appetizers were amazing! During the Friday cocktail hour a nice lady demonstrated how to uses a Girollo, a machine that makes beautiful cheese rosettes from Raclette, a handmade Swiss cheese. The Racette cheese from Black Star Farms in Sutton Bay Michigan was nothing like I had ever tasted... rich, creamy, smooth, velvety soft and wonderful served on top of fresh cut juicy apples slices! The Dow Children's Garden Coolest scarecrow I've ever seen! Melissa Butkiewicz is a horticulturist at Dow Children's garden and also runs the Growin' Gardeners program, an award winning 10 week gardening program for families wanting to learn how to garden and grow their own food. The program currently has 84 garden plots and 270 participants: everyone learns the basics of plant growth, weed and insect control and the use of gardening tools. Meet some mini Master Gardeners who have been involved with the Growin' Gardeners program for many years; they've enjoyed selecting different vegetables and herbs and growing them in their 4' X 4' garden bed. Here are some of the 84 Growin' garden beds tended by over 270 gardeners, as a part of the program each family makes their own scarecrow. The symposium came to a close after 4 days. Jane Taylor was the closing keynote speaker and was funny, spirited and compassionate. I think many of us felt fortunate to hear firsthand about her life's work with the 4-H Children's garden and to learn more about the children's nature movement that was started by Liberty Baily back in 1909. His book "The Nature-Study Idea" is now available and downloadable for free at google books. Fern Culhane and Penny Colgan-Davis, my dorm buddies at the symposium, also blogged about Jane's work and the founders of the nature movement at pennyandferngardeningwithkids.blogspot.com. I believe this planter summed up the purpose of our symposium and what we shared.
In susceptible individuals, malignant hyperthermia (MH) can be triggered by various anesthetics during surgery. First described in 1960, research since then has concentrated on reducing the very high mortality rate associated with MH. Although significant progress in treatment has been made with the introduction of dantrolene sodium in 1979, many questions remain unanswered. Following on the results of more than 30 years of investigative efforts, the Third International Symposium on MH was held in Hiroshima, Japan, in 1994, immediately before the Seventh International Workshop on MH. Specialists in the field discussed the most up-to-date findings from the point of view of clinical classification, history, and incidence based on the evidence of epidemiology, diagnostic muscle testing, genetics, and biochemistry. These proceedings of the symposium present important keys to understanding the mechanism of MH and related syndromes at the genetic level and include procedures for the monitoring and care of patients. This volume will be invaluable not only for surgeons and anesthesiologists but also for physiologists and researchers.
Sotheby’s presents a guide to Fauvism art. Browse artwork and art for sale and discover artists, historical information and key facts about Fauvism.
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The Charlie B Gallery of Carson City, Nevada is offering this special MCM decorated slab built bowl for sale. From the Tennessee Arts Commission: Marc Hansen represented the United States at the Second U.S. International Ceramic Symposium, which consisted of twelve artists from seven different countries, and was hosted in the summer of 1975 at the Arrowmont School of Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN. At the Symposium, Hansen provided a counterpoint to the more free-form and low-tech methods of the other participants by utilizing a highly technical and methodical approach. Using an electric kiln and a precise firing schedule, he fired several traditional porcelain bottle shapes in exquisite crystalline glazes. His process for creating these crystalline glazes started with a Hansen’s own special fired and ground glaze composition that contains little to none alumina, which would then be applied to the bottle up to one-inch thick, with the bottles placed over a bowl to catch the runoff during firing. He would start the firing with a rapid advance to a high temperature, and then dramatically drop the temperature for four hours to allow crystals to grow, creating the effect of having crystals suspended within the smooth form. Well known for his beautiful crystalline glazes, Hansen developed his expertise with such glazes from Herbert Sanders, teacher and author of the book Glazes for Special Effects. A professor of art at Western Michigan University, Hansen continued to research ceramic glazes and formulate his own frits. Hansen exhibited at the Syracuse Ceramic Nationals from 1949-1951, 1956-1960, 1962, 1964 and 1966 and appeared in the fifth edition of Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook by Glenn C. Nelson. His work has shown widely nationally and internationally, including at institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, the Dayton Art Institute, and the University of Michigan. Signed with distinctive MH, as shown. There is no post-studio damage, such as chips, cracks, hairlines or repairs. Minor soiling and marks are found over the surfaces with slight crudity at the edge---strictly as made. Light factory crazing is present throughout the glazed portion. This has a subtle ring when tapped. All fragile merchandise is shipped using the "double box" process. All fragile merchandise is shipped using the "double box" process. This would look fantastic on a Danish credenza. This measures 1.75 inches tall by 7.75 inches wide and 6.625 inches deep.
Both Greece and Rome were full of statues...statues of gods and goddesses, statues of prominent individuals, statues of animals, etc. When Paul visited Athens he spoke to them about the many idols they had and tried to point them away from these false gods towards Christ. In his letter to the Romans he dealt with the issue of whether a Christian could eat food that had been sacrificed to idols. Of course, statues are generally too costly to buy just for a week at VBS. But there are other ways to include them in your decor... Borrow Them You can often find garden and statuary shops willing to lend out their statues. And of course you can ask your church members for loans of any garden statues or suitable figurines they may have. Rent Them Wedding and party rental companies may have statuary and columns that you can rent for a reasonable price. Make Them Below you can find a few method on how to make a "faux marble" statue. But before we go on, a disclaimer... 3D Print a Statue Photo by Emelie Howard The statue above was printed on a 3D printer. Depending on the size of the printer you can even print much larger pieces. Here is a list of just a few of the statue plans available (I believe most of these are free/open source). You can find other items, like Roman helmets, costume items, styluses, etc. too. Make a Plaster Statue Jefferson Park Baptist in Charlottesville, VA. Photo by Sherri States. Here's a very inexpensive way to create a Roman Bust, . The statue above is a styrofoam wig form mounted on a lid box with two coat hangers to hold it in a place, an old white T-shirt and cloth wrapped around covered in plaster of Paris. You can find a full tutorial on how to do this here. Some Styrofoam heads on Amazon You don't have to stop with busts. Anything can be covered in plaster to make a statue. The horse statue at right (also by Jefferson Park Baptist) was made by plastering over a old plastic children's rocking horse. Actually, you don't have to stick with white either. New research has show that statues in both Greece and Rome were originally painted! Centuries of exposure wore off the paint, so that what we find today is white marble...but 2,000 years ago the statues were actually quite colorful. Whether you want to go with the traditional marble look or try for some authentic color, is up to you. You can also make a similar affect with paper-mache and paint. Here is an example of how one church made a a duct tape form for a plaster torso... You can see how well this comes out on top of a column. The method looks pretty self-explanatory, but there's a step by step tutorial here. You would want to make sure to have a good disposable layer between tape and skin (here it looks like they used a t-shirt or cloth of some sort...in another example I saw plastic wrap used). I'm pretty sure they had to cut him out of that, and then tape it back up and fill it with paper or some other filler before plastering. (Thanks so much to Michelle Barrera for these great pictures from Teaching Word Faith Center in Fort Worth, TX!) One last method which I don't have any photos for, but which is really cool, is to use spray foam for a statue medium. Recruit a Human Statue Dayspring Baptist Church, Waco, TX Another fun idea is to have a human sculpture. Other than make-up and clothes, there's no cost involved, though it does require a volunteer. Two ladies from our church did an excellent job as human statues. You can see one of them in the picture above. They covered their hair in a white cloth, wore a white tunica, and covered all exposed skin with white stage make-up. You can find some tutorials on how to make 1st Century Roman women's clothes here, and men's clothes here. Most of the time our statues stayed perfectly still, but once in a while they would break their pose a little to interact with the kids in a subtle way. The kids just loved this! I have also seen a version where the actor wraps a column around him to make himself into a human "bust." You can find the tutorial for that here. Draw a 2D Statue Photo by Michelle Barrera, from Teaching Word Faith Center in Fort Worth, TX A two dimensional statue can also be a nice touch, especially in a hallway or other space where you might not have room for a three-dimensional one (plus, butcher paper is cheep!). If you don't want to hand-draw a statue, you can find an image of one online, put it on a 3D projector (ask schools for loans if your church doesn't have one), and trace a statue on butcher paper from the projection. Make a Cardboard Statue Faith Baptist Church I can't tell you how to make this, but I can tell you it was made out of cardboard. It was too cool not to share. Find more Posts Related to Rome VBS Shared on Throwback Thursday
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Use this art therapy exercise to help clients practice mindfulness and relaxation through awareness and control of their breathing.
Micronutrients are the vitamins and minerals that our bodies need to function. We can't make them naturally, so we have to get them through food or supplements. When treating and preventing digestive conditions , we want foods high in beneficial micronutrients like B vitamins, iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, omega-3s and vitamins A, C and D.
undesigning the bath is a book by Leonard Koren, my guru on such things as wabi-sabi (another book of his). photos of outdoor baths, hammams, mud baths, hot springs and a japanese bath in a cable c…
You know that moment when you’re feeling on top of the world and things are just going your way? Maybe it’s a triumph on the public stage when you’re honored with an award that acknowledges the blood, sweat, and tears you’ve poured into your work. Maybe it’s something more private, like managing to build that IKEA furniture all by yourself after you moved into your own place post-breakup. It’s a reminder that—Hey, YOU, you’ve got this!
Practical ways to manage your energy throughout the day so as to provide ethical and/or optimal therapy for your clients, as per Mary Jo Barrett, MSW.
