“Vinyl Scratch”: Soft Sculpture
(Click on Image to See from All Sides.) Some soft sculptures are very intricate. This one took us many hours with an adult student, during private sessions to create.... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
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Poster Board and Cloth skirts
"They are funny. They don't hurt to put on. They are in style. They are Poster Board Skirts!" says one of the designers of these fanciful garments. I find it interesting that she phrased her comments for this blog to sound like an advertisement. When they have the opportunity, children play at everything, including designing advertising. Poster Board Skirts! I'd never have thought to... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
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How to Become What We Idealize.
Children often like to dress up to embody their favorite movie characters. We don’t have to wait for Halloween. This is the second Elsa dress I made with a student since the animation Frozen came out.... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
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A Year Makes a Difference in Design Consciousness
In my school children design their own soft sculptures. The image on the left was taken a year prior to the one on the right. You can see in the photos above, that this student's sense of design has matured. On the left... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
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Children Love to Create Animation
When I was a child we had the edges of notebook pages to work out our hand drawn animations. Now ... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
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Parents Participate with Their Children
An important aspect of my program is that we learn from each. That’s why I’m delighted when parents want to participate with their children. What better modeling is there than for children to see that adults can be creative too? This lovely little sculpture was done by the mother of my student. She has generously [...]... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
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Ducky Snow’s the Name
When a child wants to make a stuffed animal, my favorite part of the process, is seeing it emerge as we’re turning the stitched fabric right-side out. I call this Being Born.... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
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Sewing — a Form of Sculpting
This responsible young man wanted to use the sewing machine, which he’d never done before; he’d been observing others though. I didn’t even have to do it with him this first time. I gave him some verbal directions and a piece of fabric. He stitched and folded finally coming up with this outrageous soft sculpture. [...]... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
read moreChrisso Babcock Does It Again!
I'm always amazed by my previous students and Chrisso is amazing. Again he's teaching this fabulous class for getting back to basics. It's called ... [ Join the Discussion, Ask Questions, Introduce a New Topic! ]
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