Making Strides.....

...and taking steps to find a cure for diabetes...Today our school held it's yearly Walk for Diabetes...the kids made posters, collected donations and hung up their supportive sneakers throughout the hallways...nicely done!

More Colorful Skulls...

The Imagine That Art Camp started up again today...these students are 5th and 6th graders...so although we did the same skulls for "Day of the Dead" we let them add a little extra pizazz with sequins and the ever popular GLITTER...fun times to the max although this glitter could be the "death of me!!"

On a Misty Morning....

"I don't ask for the meaning of the song of a bird, or the rising of the sun on a misty morning...there they are and they are beautiful." (As I drove to work this morning I couldn't help but notice the mist rising over this valley..so I had to stop and take it in.)

Frida Kahlo and Dia de los Muertos....

For our last class in this session of Pint Size Picassos we focused on the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)...seemed the perfect combination for the week before Halloween. Their skull art was a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors and chaos...not too scary but certainly beautiful results.

Rest Your Weary Head...

This field of sunflowers skirt along the cornfields on Meadow Road in Farmington...alas their colors are fading and their faces have turned away from the sun...their season is coming to a graceful end.

Peeps for my peeps.....

Last night I made a couple dozen ghostly peeps for our school bake sale to help support the Holiday Bear Project. Each class sponsors 2 to 4 needy children that would go without presents at Christmas time. We raised alot of money to help defray some of the costs and the peeps were a big hit with the kids...not a bad job for a "non-baker".

A piece of the puzzle...

Mr. Chapman's class is doing an enormous mural based on the Signature Project presentation we had come visit us last week. The little piece of lettering in the top corner is blown up into an 8 x 8 inch block...and doodled using your name in black ink...filling in the background in grey ink....once all the pieces are blocked out together they will complete a phrase for creative expression...cool stuff! (This is my piece of the puzzle)

Messy Hands are....

....happy hands...because you gots to get messy to produce some creative results!

On a Clear Day.....

....You can see forever....especially from the top of Heublein Tower. Today Maureen invited Linda and myself along with some other friends to hike from her home up to the Tower to celebrate "Tower Toot" day....music, bbq and festivities...a great way to spend a Saturday in Autumn.

Where are the Wild Things???

...well today...I think they were running about all around me!

A Glimpse into their Eyes....

"Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much larger and better in every way."-John Muir (A few of the animals I met along the way at Sturbridge Village today)

Matisse is such an inspiration....

Today we worked on cut paper collages inspired by Henri Matisse....the kids filled out their backgrounds first, then layered the letters of their names over background...loved the results!