Jingle Bell Skirt
Posted: November 17, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities 3 CommentsI cut strips of scrap fabric and tied them once to a piece of elastic. Next I sewed bells to the ends of some of the strips. Simple and tons of fun!!
Giraffe Base Coat
Posted: November 16, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing 3 CommentsI’m mixing multi-surface acrylic paints for the base coat. 
New Supplies!
Posted: November 11, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities 2 CommentsMy cast was changed today and we brought my daughter to watch the process. It’s only fitting as she is now a bandaging expert at home! Our beloved nurse hooked E up with a bag of hospital items to add to her “Doctor Kit”.
Prepping Surface
Posted: November 10, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing 3 CommentsApplying a varnish to help seal the tape. 
Time = Love
Posted: November 8, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities, Chronicles of a First Time Parent 3 CommentsYesterday we had a caregiver come to the house and help with my daughter while David worked. She said that in all her years being a nanny, she has learned the most loving gift you can give your child is your time. Makes sense to me.
“Confrontation with the Unconscious”
Posted: November 7, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing 4 CommentsC.G. Jung’s Liber Novus or the Red Book is a recently published documentation of his “self experiment” from 1913-1930 where he attempted to translate his emotions into images. It is believed that this nearly two decades of inquiry, became the basis of his later works. After his death, the book was considered by the family to be private until a new committee of executives decided (due to the way in which Jung was addressing the reader) it was in fact intended to be shared.
The book itself is oversized, must weigh 5 lbs and is not by any means a quick, light read! It is however a beautifully rendered account of his quest for insight, both visually and through text. Sonu Shamdasani, Mark Kyburz and John Peck provide notes and translation. The below photos are from this 2009, Foundation of the Works of C.G. Jung text.
Snake Sculptures
Posted: November 5, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing, Child Centered Activities 4 Comments
Giraffe Sculptures Continued
Posted: November 3, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing, Child Centered Activities 4 Comments
Giraffes in Progress
Posted: November 1, 2011 Filed under: Art & Healing, Child Centered Activities 2 CommentsMore than a decade ago, my School of the Art Institute mentor, Don Seiden (you can find his link on our blogroll), introduced me to the world of foil and masking tape sculpture. It is an additive process which I expect to complete using acrylic paints.
Little People Do Halloween
Posted: October 31, 2011 Filed under: Child Centered Activities 2 CommentsMy daughter decides that her cast of Little People need their noses (and their furniture) painted for Halloween. Thanks Auntie Babs for the face paints!
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