tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60059682561378258732024-03-18T11:33:34.978-07:00Kristen ApplebeeKristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.comBlogger453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-1314351181497106512024-03-18T11:32:00.000-07:002024-03-18T11:32:50.882-07:00History of Architecture Ceramic Totem Pole<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwBdYXwHI6BP9kjkyBewHAnQDbzRVW7djNH42zwnDE3f5tNkyCw_rDno9w4V-FfWR3gVCQnYyL8yJHiOLlBHy5Wl16jxy8_6G2O6tvJFL53T1sMUEa0qEy7BdJRqH9alP-xwj_jGOUgSN67IToc_V4NTf6jvwTDg1aQIdBt3l08pD8AICDFYLO8TXh9I/s4032/IMG_1301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwBdYXwHI6BP9kjkyBewHAnQDbzRVW7djNH42zwnDE3f5tNkyCw_rDno9w4V-FfWR3gVCQnYyL8yJHiOLlBHy5Wl16jxy8_6G2O6tvJFL53T1sMUEa0qEy7BdJRqH9alP-xwj_jGOUgSN67IToc_V4NTf6jvwTDg1aQIdBt3l08pD8AICDFYLO8TXh9I/w640-h480/IMG_1301.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm always trying to balance my art assignments between personal and collaborative projects. There's such a wide range of abilities within a group of students: a range of vision, a range of cognitive levels. It's nice, in group projects, for everyone to have a chance to do as much as they can, to contribute to something better than any one of them could do by themselves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNd3dKEvqXJ1I_UlTxXSCzO-f5HO_sV6Oo2CSfmX-yNotGZsvgXjSfIh0ryQ6p6Z_pufQqKvlsJdUvAqSTYn4f01r-ZWF1z3MGB7Hcpd9XL3Pp5PXOsSMZNl-k2TRSvFHZ5fFZV2lhr-JDiT96d2FCFsAdCRHrv-ubGa8v41xa_KbmSwMoEZI8G6kbEc/s4032/IMG_1380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNd3dKEvqXJ1I_UlTxXSCzO-f5HO_sV6Oo2CSfmX-yNotGZsvgXjSfIh0ryQ6p6Z_pufQqKvlsJdUvAqSTYn4f01r-ZWF1z3MGB7Hcpd9XL3Pp5PXOsSMZNl-k2TRSvFHZ5fFZV2lhr-JDiT96d2FCFsAdCRHrv-ubGa8v41xa_KbmSwMoEZI8G6kbEc/s320/IMG_1380.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>This is the third totem pole that we've made for the sensory garden on our school campus, and we may continue to make one every other year as long as interest prevails. I don't know. For the history of architecture totem pole, we started by brainstorming to come up with a list of famous buildings, most of which were chosen from student writing assignments. We talked a lot about which ideas made the most sense in terms of representing a range history? Which contemporary buildings are represent modernity and are recognizable symbols? Do we need to use both the Parthenon and the Pantheon? If we're going to do one, which should it be?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZnGb15LTBsAPkDpyQ8_D6R1Mmzx7Onx9S54cEdIHHyzdkM6X7uoBzGprPjmLRv37aeWsUnCNepJOpGxneDMrsPbKpWOa1bpFoHiyoo9a5P7nglfyul7yu0XNStMEYfOey5KhrpL48nLDkq5_S9ww15_ZyVfJ9ur0BWtrzV7SaKjMBnTe17VoGcs4Hik/s4032/IMG_1392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZnGb15LTBsAPkDpyQ8_D6R1Mmzx7Onx9S54cEdIHHyzdkM6X7uoBzGprPjmLRv37aeWsUnCNepJOpGxneDMrsPbKpWOa1bpFoHiyoo9a5P7nglfyul7yu0XNStMEYfOey5KhrpL48nLDkq5_S9ww15_ZyVfJ9ur0BWtrzV7SaKjMBnTe17VoGcs4Hik/s320/IMG_1392.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There were many problems to be solved. How do you stack pointy buildings? What should go on top? The pyramid of Giza? The Eiffel Tower? The Empire State Building? How do you use the ones that are not on top to help build a solid structure? How do you create a long skinny Great Wall of China in a way that will wrap around a pole? How do you create a straight tower that incorporates the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Art isn't just about going from point A to point B. Want a picture of a dog? Just draw a dog! It's not usually that simple. We seek to find the best possible solutions in a world of infinite possibilities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGsnmLt3cSlML3q8EjCf17xhupW5PYbhn0aMe9eDyQ68CIZxOBc8Sax36R2gSl1Dz2wNvZFk8iQ_jh7WB3F4OdhPNXuT6RWDm6-qXbK9hHI4fad6H0GtJ4jumFLGcpx44aCI9ifF3kWFmniZUQ_RR_jwVBRHmc9fjRdc21ZTqZ-4oG9GPXUqFff2wVC0/s4032/IMG_1449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGsnmLt3cSlML3q8EjCf17xhupW5PYbhn0aMe9eDyQ68CIZxOBc8Sax36R2gSl1Dz2wNvZFk8iQ_jh7WB3F4OdhPNXuT6RWDm6-qXbK9hHI4fad6H0GtJ4jumFLGcpx44aCI9ifF3kWFmniZUQ_RR_jwVBRHmc9fjRdc21ZTqZ-4oG9GPXUqFff2wVC0/w300-h400/IMG_1449.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>And then there was the engineering? We didn't want all the skinny buildings on top on the bottom, but how do we arrange varied sizes and shapes in a way that is structurally sound? It turned out that the Taj Mahal sat more solidly on top of a thin pole with a bas relief of both Notre Dam cathedral and the Empire State Building than it did on top of the larger Parthenon sculpture. I hope my students could see the importance of playing around with, not only ideas, but of physical forms. Everyone pray that all of our buildings survive the kiln.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI79Gr8qrPIJ7hhJKKyFzLyeZKl0zNu-P_e2IYZE54GU7xUBInUYtq11OZRiNuT8d1bTKHIDEtNixXTdD6RluVVvWlNRLoBA_zCHWHrqMWQ7wTzUn4FZDrIDswsQkoaE9XjEQcM4tTIBhSDXYSX8ShrGwFOr3MhNZGew3kqnYfoeRW1a2aJvS3NiE9-IQ/s4032/IMG_1450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI79Gr8qrPIJ7hhJKKyFzLyeZKl0zNu-P_e2IYZE54GU7xUBInUYtq11OZRiNuT8d1bTKHIDEtNixXTdD6RluVVvWlNRLoBA_zCHWHrqMWQ7wTzUn4FZDrIDswsQkoaE9XjEQcM4tTIBhSDXYSX8ShrGwFOr3MhNZGew3kqnYfoeRW1a2aJvS3NiE9-IQ/w240-h320/IMG_1450.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /> <p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-49104615744060013322024-03-18T10:26:00.000-07:002024-03-18T10:26:28.704-07:00Clay House Assignments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ6PmdMOAQOclQdmPHUGzAHdJXxHRbRirGM-iH2VskpxIzifGQ3BOJYvlX-22QBtCUqeAk5WtvGOM8kLtqdG7qo00LP4Y96JleVfe7LtsA5Knqr_lhnftYMae0TK47hj6-duVXt-3mYe_lfV2WT6e-5rdrf7EQ-FomSJut_SBWC-M-wyU8WXcLgvl2E4/s3014/IMG_1262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="2994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ6PmdMOAQOclQdmPHUGzAHdJXxHRbRirGM-iH2VskpxIzifGQ3BOJYvlX-22QBtCUqeAk5WtvGOM8kLtqdG7qo00LP4Y96JleVfe7LtsA5Knqr_lhnftYMae0TK47hj6-duVXt-3mYe_lfV2WT6e-5rdrf7EQ-FomSJut_SBWC-M-wyU8WXcLgvl2E4/s320/IMG_1262.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I love that architecture can be an umbrella to teach 3D techniques and 2D techniques, such as drawing. For the clay house assignment, students were focused on learning to rolling slabs and using scoring and slipping techniques, but they had a lot of leeway for their own concept development: craftsmanship and originality.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsAfNli7fy67fxPhpLZXzhnMx7O9r-jmAQmE9EXB9Rx_ObU-RQMrzVsFK26TVcoeNXLIR0WMX7lVNUpac9j4ckpe3GLQT-F70-rwlVpaUBxl7FI4xL1gF0mXlei-Nh6cTZaT0-X1rHEA-BBk9RPAJm9af-aOLhWaaFmyO07OOt5zbDMNgjKMIolOfZME/s3171/IMG_1254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="3171" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsAfNli7fy67fxPhpLZXzhnMx7O9r-jmAQmE9EXB9Rx_ObU-RQMrzVsFK26TVcoeNXLIR0WMX7lVNUpac9j4ckpe3GLQT-F70-rwlVpaUBxl7FI4xL1gF0mXlei-Nh6cTZaT0-X1rHEA-BBk9RPAJm9af-aOLhWaaFmyO07OOt5zbDMNgjKMIolOfZME/s320/IMG_1254.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjKLDg5bHqj35o9l83VNHN2_kCx2ZmrzfP1YQ-Sz3g8o2r8ltHHlrPhDjr5mgAJdgaDoHCO5Dw4_snfKAocNOMcyp9zhnmFlQvRCbReu-16h6OVvPBObxSFcNOFs3rrjPC_rJ4Axdcnva0XuRAsum7xFJLdN0PRxdCPzwjNb0ELeUM6frCh5oXeecsKQ/s4032/IMG_0711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjKLDg5bHqj35o9l83VNHN2_kCx2ZmrzfP1YQ-Sz3g8o2r8ltHHlrPhDjr5mgAJdgaDoHCO5Dw4_snfKAocNOMcyp9zhnmFlQvRCbReu-16h6OVvPBObxSFcNOFs3rrjPC_rJ4Axdcnva0XuRAsum7xFJLdN0PRxdCPzwjNb0ELeUM6frCh5oXeecsKQ/s320/IMG_0711.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Each student took their freedom seriously and came up with an idea they could get excited about. </div><div><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gd60OTMWtF8ePDAsEWas3fOOxDBI81Z91nfPOywVPTxH5Ci2t72Kc500zl4F6uo9FLQf4cA4MI2V53bICP0DOaSbc7Fk4oIk_1fJWVGfpJg66hR3ob0bOow_2_bikU_F6bdLAl9BVsjDf86_clIXMeNEUPYG4jpARYcQKiVyldZIT4yCefJK6wDzIqo/s2993/IMG_1263%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="2993" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gd60OTMWtF8ePDAsEWas3fOOxDBI81Z91nfPOywVPTxH5Ci2t72Kc500zl4F6uo9FLQf4cA4MI2V53bICP0DOaSbc7Fk4oIk_1fJWVGfpJg66hR3ob0bOow_2_bikU_F6bdLAl9BVsjDf86_clIXMeNEUPYG4jpARYcQKiVyldZIT4yCefJK6wDzIqo/w320-h278/IMG_1263%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUyGpckCMXQHZuYRq0Ac5IPOAYtSOMdRM1HHem0DDtp83nBq10qlyZhM-EER-uRN7JtxDj8_WestL3w9bEKprYKdzbWHqtWKbf698BGqihyphenhyphenQMLcj5E5meZPgi-Ahg7719qiZrkhjfrmsWEZq505xCOhpIl8VHjy2BXIzI-Ggk2wCMlVP1l4qH3UFcZic/s4032/IMG_1243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUyGpckCMXQHZuYRq0Ac5IPOAYtSOMdRM1HHem0DDtp83nBq10qlyZhM-EER-uRN7JtxDj8_WestL3w9bEKprYKdzbWHqtWKbf698BGqihyphenhyphenQMLcj5E5meZPgi-Ahg7719qiZrkhjfrmsWEZq505xCOhpIl8VHjy2BXIzI-Ggk2wCMlVP1l4qH3UFcZic/s320/IMG_1243.JPG" width="240" /></a><div>We talked about the concept of a house: a tree house, a light house, a gingerbread house, a fairy house, etc. Students paid attention to form an color to communicate their idea, while adding doors and windows to something like a mushroom or beehive to make it a house where a human could live. For students who were totally blind, I used painters tape to stop out all of the parts of their sculpture they didn't want to be a specific color, so they could work as independently as possible.</div></div></div></div>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-10228787312912561432024-03-18T09:32:00.000-07:002024-03-18T09:32:00.302-07:00Personal Cyanotype Assignment<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u6EmxsPHIxfyl2gmddM9_uBvxqnKQTYc2p__gVNO5KGETatGaP7ItQd3oHSlxqYwoGuKFda724bSgSGmWtZYz5O2dGYxQkGm_9Gq9S6R7I8wkQkpZ7Z2CsTGvZpqENEhzv7YAd2rcYD6ZTv1VKItkjNM8p3sk1omyDwuakY8euKE1KNXYLIu2I3k2o8/s4032/IMG_1241.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u6EmxsPHIxfyl2gmddM9_uBvxqnKQTYc2p__gVNO5KGETatGaP7ItQd3oHSlxqYwoGuKFda724bSgSGmWtZYz5O2dGYxQkGm_9Gq9S6R7I8wkQkpZ7Z2CsTGvZpqENEhzv7YAd2rcYD6ZTv1VKItkjNM8p3sk1omyDwuakY8euKE1KNXYLIu2I3k2o8/s320/IMG_1241.JPG" width="240" /></a></p> In education, we learn about scaffolding and the gradual release of responsibility from teacher to student: I do, we do, you do. So our large cyanotype murals that we did together came the personal cyanotype project. Each student had a 8 1/2 X 11 piece of treated fabric and was able to use negatives, blue prints, plants, stencils, doilies, and their own drawings on clear plastic. <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT04EJB1Q7DOQUz3QZzSJD51ak1qz5zVpupqJisDTG9r4shPj4XNoc2k2tC0VlOTYuMq3x8kPIV3snd0LeEzrTIILLcC1bhVioPr_FHegB09g14yE3_da3tZQZQWI7KUyIQ3ciLBOU2x-wuvUiHp3Kx-QLYvbmpJgchdL9l8vsOlZH1VuxXPH-DZKuuQ/s4032/IMG_1226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT04EJB1Q7DOQUz3QZzSJD51ak1qz5zVpupqJisDTG9r4shPj4XNoc2k2tC0VlOTYuMq3x8kPIV3snd0LeEzrTIILLcC1bhVioPr_FHegB09g14yE3_da3tZQZQWI7KUyIQ3ciLBOU2x-wuvUiHp3Kx-QLYvbmpJgchdL9l8vsOlZH1VuxXPH-DZKuuQ/s320/IMG_1226.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Once students arranged their composition on board in a dark (mostly dark) classroom, they moved everything to another board with treated fabric on it. Plexiglass was placed on top to hold everything together on a breezy spring afternoon. After sitting in the sun for 15 minutes the fabric was quickly brought back in and rinsed in a bath of cool water.<p>We used the shape of a house to frame most of the images in order to keep with the theme of buildings/ homes.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02h8ip6pjaZIB6BD0NdfHhhyOVEb_t4wvGlcC97vY_vc5s6dXN_p-777_snX5CdIz5S3-eI68whJhWHAYGETMOUp7GNHrRurWVzbKeBEMJVTZ03UjCx_K58ToECXuR3VvcONDsLRH9JlMD5K5D5Y00rdEYYm8JUkOoD1QZgJIpVVf0pKPt7rAjZ75gGk/s4032/IMG_1242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02h8ip6pjaZIB6BD0NdfHhhyOVEb_t4wvGlcC97vY_vc5s6dXN_p-777_snX5CdIz5S3-eI68whJhWHAYGETMOUp7GNHrRurWVzbKeBEMJVTZ03UjCx_K58ToECXuR3VvcONDsLRH9JlMD5K5D5Y00rdEYYm8JUkOoD1QZgJIpVVf0pKPt7rAjZ75gGk/s320/IMG_1242.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JE_VNo_B4niZuH_tQK_KUK0RFH7XOx0YI8sK2R4FlntnotmEmsr6A7IKmh-4QlLn5kgUdrSlEcS7SdyEYczWW-ysFThaqgXuKaZ3fvE9o2X9rSezD1XykDtHG-FZvBeuqC5fYnlBk4XBWA66N1a0B0zThDY_99zfObXEgOosfFS_22iFvSwAW0imnrk/s4032/IMG_1239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0JE_VNo_B4niZuH_tQK_KUK0RFH7XOx0YI8sK2R4FlntnotmEmsr6A7IKmh-4QlLn5kgUdrSlEcS7SdyEYczWW-ysFThaqgXuKaZ3fvE9o2X9rSezD1XykDtHG-FZvBeuqC5fYnlBk4XBWA66N1a0B0zThDY_99zfObXEgOosfFS_22iFvSwAW0imnrk/s320/IMG_1239.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMOsobb7FZfRoueiPgQmNvq30lOd-DPQvdMWHy_wqHS1QAYZNjyXL5AQm7lFHSysrM3t90rQgB5VEytL42XEZZex8MbyJTCkVtabPu8fwyO_OhUj4CqoPkKV5_GTvQV9Oo1lxf3MakCMneooifeAa1LYTN3y6aIampGbZzme8Ko0NLnKj09yBFHHjEO8/s4032/IMG_1238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMOsobb7FZfRoueiPgQmNvq30lOd-DPQvdMWHy_wqHS1QAYZNjyXL5AQm7lFHSysrM3t90rQgB5VEytL42XEZZex8MbyJTCkVtabPu8fwyO_OhUj4CqoPkKV5_GTvQV9Oo1lxf3MakCMneooifeAa1LYTN3y6aIampGbZzme8Ko0NLnKj09yBFHHjEO8/s320/IMG_1238.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-59294128491181253632024-02-27T09:28:00.000-08:002024-02-27T09:28:53.195-08:00Cyanotype Murals Art Lesson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpme3r5o1Xg84TOwCZgeQfOgPakAJrkFK46O8zx8CVQg6Zzp741jD2WYDMNWXXrlR9ukvAJnWpmtnSb5GMpPmJn4npmngJ4fSxLZdkpqd7Kxia6g5JF4Gwa5C41ZfOk5LKv9X4VsBEtaIr61OAxI8IQlMf-w8Day4uQZzCx4XlyxIEXlPDSlohssETNXU/s3398/IMG_1047.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="3398" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpme3r5o1Xg84TOwCZgeQfOgPakAJrkFK46O8zx8CVQg6Zzp741jD2WYDMNWXXrlR9ukvAJnWpmtnSb5GMpPmJn4npmngJ4fSxLZdkpqd7Kxia6g5JF4Gwa5C41ZfOk5LKv9X4VsBEtaIr61OAxI8IQlMf-w8Day4uQZzCx4XlyxIEXlPDSlohssETNXU/w400-h219/IMG_1047.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Since we're focused on the history of architecture, why not talk about the history of blue prints? Did you know that the reason blue prints were originally blue is because architects used the cyanotype process, which was a photography process used in the 19th century. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzQBNhNfJoJvPomtNsnwBSuCeOyjnhHqKDP0WTC9Te9ljVIeJmIgVVxrgz5TphMKZbysMAJ0kezG1S0wyMurhe59w3BU4TsOnObeT_4_WwDe_SeZBgb2kbkaA2un3FflXBlgvQ87dXYsr2Ldxtxruh_YWAurLUnj_PWrGr0bImeEN-iXTnqn1lwqQKlY/s4032/IMG_1050.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzQBNhNfJoJvPomtNsnwBSuCeOyjnhHqKDP0WTC9Te9ljVIeJmIgVVxrgz5TphMKZbysMAJ0kezG1S0wyMurhe59w3BU4TsOnObeT_4_WwDe_SeZBgb2kbkaA2un3FflXBlgvQ87dXYsr2Ldxtxruh_YWAurLUnj_PWrGr0bImeEN-iXTnqn1lwqQKlY/w240-h320/IMG_1050.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>When chemically treated paper or fabric are exposed to light and and then rinsed in cold water, they turn Prussian blue. Any parts that block the light remain white. Our Art Class community partner, Georgia College and State University Professor, Matt Forrest, explained the process and provided the supplies. We came up with the images, last week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mJFeL3G2rUIJsBtX5mFFE0SIIR4jHpUq52keO7qSZQYjNCC1TV0XX0anzZkc-I7mQv-DR1XcvzPGcBw5_brpjm-4TruMC3STa9jB26C96Y5EJlFgMJsXfIQ8_VX2_rq6WW2ZmWk3qPTlV4fezacN-x_MM62Tn7TZeF2uzsw7p1MRbPdc-oPog6LC4OY/s5712/IMG_8973.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mJFeL3G2rUIJsBtX5mFFE0SIIR4jHpUq52keO7qSZQYjNCC1TV0XX0anzZkc-I7mQv-DR1XcvzPGcBw5_brpjm-4TruMC3STa9jB26C96Y5EJlFgMJsXfIQ8_VX2_rq6WW2ZmWk3qPTlV4fezacN-x_MM62Tn7TZeF2uzsw7p1MRbPdc-oPog6LC4OY/s320/IMG_8973.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>When we made our large 5 foot by 7 foot fabric murals, the water turned a light green as we moved the fabric around for a minute or so. The fabric turned blue almost immediately. Parts of my hands turned blue as well, and stayed that way for about a week, so I wore gloves the next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp0uJPE5OVPVe43tTT4NQfZFuXIEkzCpEkwXRUw1wjiWnQtRuCED0oNDQYzIZd2Fom86ylz5ydf_Qstsh6cPqYekSQzmPBZT-1q1R7NNhu0pgWoNAL8MIm0GNASJ-B2aOpeDORSdCvi-o2Fa4krOeEkMTP4p5YWFj6pcX0Gdco2paBBUoWzXmwGzVXJg/s4032/IMG_1076%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNp0uJPE5OVPVe43tTT4NQfZFuXIEkzCpEkwXRUw1wjiWnQtRuCED0oNDQYzIZd2Fom86ylz5ydf_Qstsh6cPqYekSQzmPBZT-1q1R7NNhu0pgWoNAL8MIm0GNASJ-B2aOpeDORSdCvi-o2Fa4krOeEkMTP4p5YWFj6pcX0Gdco2paBBUoWzXmwGzVXJg/s320/IMG_1076%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Flat paper cut-outs, black sharpie drawings on clear plastic, blue prints and words printed onto old over-head projector sheets, photo negatives, rulers, metal hoops from old bar stools, and even a student provided the shapes and lines that became the finished art piece. It's really a chance to be creative and come up with an idea or theme to present with various objects and images. Because we've been focused on architecture, we used blue-prints from famous buildings around the world, with a silhouette of a couple of students, sitting on an I-beam, as though they were constructing the buildings. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsP-Zps8GrRzfUKqiSNbxh8mZDhC4JZ_zbgGKeJ2Bx_62Oqh3re-6Q_5Sl29aYNYfF1vWExu437CPJ0hn_oINu5s3Ew6K12Zuk9I2QlBQU32xPpM-fG05FQ1CVHCX-JHtyyuholS8g7OR9O8SSV6WLFigJ1DIEVVhPbQSeeh4ZJkLXTP4O0ymHnGWyC0/s3716/IMG_1059.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3716" data-original-width="2802" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsP-Zps8GrRzfUKqiSNbxh8mZDhC4JZ_zbgGKeJ2Bx_62Oqh3re-6Q_5Sl29aYNYfF1vWExu437CPJ0hn_oINu5s3Ew6K12Zuk9I2QlBQU32xPpM-fG05FQ1CVHCX-JHtyyuholS8g7OR9O8SSV6WLFigJ1DIEVVhPbQSeeh4ZJkLXTP4O0ymHnGWyC0/s320/IMG_1059.JPG" width="241" /></a></div>Another mural had a student in a prom gown surrounded by drawings of plant leaves from stencils, and real plant leaves, with the photo-image of a house cradled in her hand, as if she were making a home from the resources around her. A mix of Mother Earth and a domestic goddess. Holding up the wet 5 foot X 7 foot images and draping them over a brick wall to dry was such a rewarding moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo1-_l6iF2sl_SlWoG_HScl_guGRrE4u_g9aIuCjZG_LOfSwwvmCcFxqPryMxIkJqyffz8csNph4-tunCDUkx7fUUabsSTmkNzDhVbtk689DWHOQQmG90Xt_aFqqdDaIEotygf5GNR1X_m17wuLbC9fvztoU8QS697JGVrfISRVap7caYgDURwJVukws/s2927/IMG_1066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="2927" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo1-_l6iF2sl_SlWoG_HScl_guGRrE4u_g9aIuCjZG_LOfSwwvmCcFxqPryMxIkJqyffz8csNph4-tunCDUkx7fUUabsSTmkNzDhVbtk689DWHOQQmG90Xt_aFqqdDaIEotygf5GNR1X_m17wuLbC9fvztoU8QS697JGVrfISRVap7caYgDURwJVukws/w640-h290/IMG_1066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-8589804912682359822024-02-20T09:30:00.000-08:002024-02-20T16:19:51.266-08:00Making Art History Accessible for the Blind (Architecture Unit)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div>My Monday art class slide presentations are shown on a large screen within arms length of each of my visually impaired student. Each image is described in detail for those with no vision. But a picture is worth a thousand words, which can take a long time to get through, and sometimes the words don't make sense without a reference point. What is a capitol on a column? What is a frieze in relationship to the pediment on an ancient Greek temple?</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhempKhMhzVMG2mTwtp9AH2W-arXs64l4UQWdnbZ8GtyApabX7Z5Q1HXgxlarYYQf3TitB3FoIbdvbZa3TN-TKqFxfV_lqARIvbJpoaTcOmkEtNCpASL7MYlcq088P35IKdigVr2xGk9V_4-3uzstLNEpBh7ImJdajdiYvvSyYF7DQo1GwkSyaKRT-0ZOY/s4032/IMG_1016%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhempKhMhzVMG2mTwtp9AH2W-arXs64l4UQWdnbZ8GtyApabX7Z5Q1HXgxlarYYQf3TitB3FoIbdvbZa3TN-TKqFxfV_lqARIvbJpoaTcOmkEtNCpASL7MYlcq088P35IKdigVr2xGk9V_4-3uzstLNEpBh7ImJdajdiYvvSyYF7DQo1GwkSyaKRT-0ZOY/w640-h481/IMG_1016%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TzGUqpaxFTYvbwgfRKJuoZmumgYTABhiRruqTCTYNj1MrdylTCicGV9FmZSqEbIzQF_m-V_AObUh8lXWZwokjeg1nqKWXeAB_TJeZv_SF3f-t8jnqCXbTps06vQXweYH2_z9EJkQAysjkx8NahgYITS76BDWrv9Xo5HV28sqq6L1W8QCMLzhg8MEb98/s3019/IMG_1045.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="3019" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TzGUqpaxFTYvbwgfRKJuoZmumgYTABhiRruqTCTYNj1MrdylTCicGV9FmZSqEbIzQF_m-V_AObUh8lXWZwokjeg1nqKWXeAB_TJeZv_SF3f-t8jnqCXbTps06vQXweYH2_z9EJkQAysjkx8NahgYITS76BDWrv9Xo5HV28sqq6L1W8QCMLzhg8MEb98/s320/IMG_1045.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Even with lengthy descriptions, some students will be lost. To teach my architecture unit, I printed out examples of various columns and worksheets that showed the difference between the round, romanesque arches and the pointed, gothic arches. Then I traced the illustrations with puffy paint for students to feel what I was talking about. I used empty paper-towel rolls to help students have a model of the three types of columns: doric, ionic, corinthian. Triglyphs are made tactile and large posters (like the one of Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Waters) are traced with hot glue. Making tactile worksheets and models is part of the job of helping visually impaired students grasp visual concepts. Even if it is just for a single week's project, or a 10 question quiz, it's worth the effort.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-21620131716777250892024-02-14T17:13:00.000-08:002024-02-15T14:06:21.571-08:00Architecture Firm field trip<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR3cnsUcEf6MbIWWnH9kX053lf9PIkWXnB8YQO4UsjW8De_7cbo-xbffv2W2PIv5tK3KdvlJViIa5Jq6fOy6_PDGQRkIwjJG1jYrvcV_NDDG2Lh2hUJclLlOWVlYB99ruvZ4dUbrWjitbv86Vy8doSKdbDHvqYYOg2c9BhpXwazsHHKFDjdGWcGKFHf4/s4032/IMG_0376.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR3cnsUcEf6MbIWWnH9kX053lf9PIkWXnB8YQO4UsjW8De_7cbo-xbffv2W2PIv5tK3KdvlJViIa5Jq6fOy6_PDGQRkIwjJG1jYrvcV_NDDG2Lh2hUJclLlOWVlYB99ruvZ4dUbrWjitbv86Vy8doSKdbDHvqYYOg2c9BhpXwazsHHKFDjdGWcGKFHf4/w300-h400/IMG_0376.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Education is more meaningful when there is a clear connection between what is being taught and real-life application. Do you think architects need to know about important buildings in Art History? Do you think they understand how to use color, form, texture, pattern etc? Absolutely! The principles we study in Art are used in the buildings that surround us. And our architecture unit called for a peek into the projects and the in-and-outs of a favorite architecture firm (BTBB) just a few miles from our school. Architect, Bob Brown, is married to my friend and coworker, Linda, who has been at the Academy for the Blind for over 30 years. BTBB has been working on so many projects from rock climbing gym to an ice cream parlor, from classrooms and shops, to loft apartments and even the historic Capricorn Records building. It's hard to drive through downtown Macon without seeing many of the buildings they drew up the plans to build or renovate. <p></p><p>Students got to hold the massive spec books and blue prints and listen to what a day in the life of an architect is like. Then we were off to pizza for lunch! Hooray for community partners in eduation!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49mAGG-cHUmaiWGZAR-a8BdILdEIjdPGlqqHBlC4x_JFbgLalvcXk-_rZJTxbIunnkvsUpDmRb0YU27zgvWW1f0pP3Bid77VhH_cfzmCtC_rQs7nhOhEwuMVTNBVrVgBNyxIqBW8cQaYxfO6H5W1rwMucw8ZP0Z9V3vu4-lyrq-GssEnNbEuMOjGqUMQ/s4032/IMG_0371.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49mAGG-cHUmaiWGZAR-a8BdILdEIjdPGlqqHBlC4x_JFbgLalvcXk-_rZJTxbIunnkvsUpDmRb0YU27zgvWW1f0pP3Bid77VhH_cfzmCtC_rQs7nhOhEwuMVTNBVrVgBNyxIqBW8cQaYxfO6H5W1rwMucw8ZP0Z9V3vu4-lyrq-GssEnNbEuMOjGqUMQ/w480-h640/IMG_0371.JPG" width="480" /></a></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-43150689546328615652024-02-14T16:59:00.000-08:002024-02-20T16:20:30.615-08:00Cardboard House DYI Project<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiTKMJaErti7MQ_ie3bhRv0-WLNzl611VuwLtABk9kXicH82hGSbllsGyrZowsxIibdTPdVJJ_O3pRFTBSdanvPk3eGgeHz3J0smlMPkWJXpLbuTLN-x7u-fbPKhWFD3m739LysdkwTQlE6DLgbEN4RtVv0q-gWKRQEYMXzHc77u_hQc6J8It3rrFHlE/s4032/IMG_0656.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiTKMJaErti7MQ_ie3bhRv0-WLNzl611VuwLtABk9kXicH82hGSbllsGyrZowsxIibdTPdVJJ_O3pRFTBSdanvPk3eGgeHz3J0smlMPkWJXpLbuTLN-x7u-fbPKhWFD3m739LysdkwTQlE6DLgbEN4RtVv0q-gWKRQEYMXzHc77u_hQc6J8It3rrFHlE/w300-h400/IMG_0656.JPG" width="300" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-H6MHjxR-i0v9D336RI2bv4R5Pvxqnae5cVfzvQRnVSjSV3X8H75jMZBfoHENIV8mp28N0lbPUQoZR2dwI_YBQWCTPPwZvC48IoGS5m4rIwDhnV5o1u3FpALhQA8Hn8XDtzdcxaahp-EXlmmvqecEbYG3VFsPatZljkT-Zj-x3raASlN52oEZhE0JMI/s3618/IMG_0502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3618" data-original-width="2558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-H6MHjxR-i0v9D336RI2bv4R5Pvxqnae5cVfzvQRnVSjSV3X8H75jMZBfoHENIV8mp28N0lbPUQoZR2dwI_YBQWCTPPwZvC48IoGS5m4rIwDhnV5o1u3FpALhQA8Hn8XDtzdcxaahp-EXlmmvqecEbYG3VFsPatZljkT-Zj-x3raASlN52oEZhE0JMI/w283-h400/IMG_0502.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Differentiation is the name of the game when working with special needs students in an art class. My high school and middle school students who are not in self contained classrooms can sometimes do the same projects that students in mainstream schools can do. Vision is not required for building a tactile, cardboard house. The only thing that stands in the way of someone who is blind, is that they may have never seen a chimney, dormer, or eave of a roof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIIoVE2ZVSRUOMISHTh9R3E3vwHs723SfGf5_EYXw6o1-fzzaYkzOL7pLqobkEq_PsIJsCo4OcB7m4xhXa9W6npCpwoxT3E7dPrBSEijoElyvRngxrjRF4HnM-10u0KklkpxxVX4Lo5Oy1TTUlvFhzN7jnjsCp0W4Uh8V54xnYkY38Q1441mBICdM7ks/s4032/IMG_0425%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIIoVE2ZVSRUOMISHTh9R3E3vwHs723SfGf5_EYXw6o1-fzzaYkzOL7pLqobkEq_PsIJsCo4OcB7m4xhXa9W6npCpwoxT3E7dPrBSEijoElyvRngxrjRF4HnM-10u0KklkpxxVX4Lo5Oy1TTUlvFhzN7jnjsCp0W4Uh8V54xnYkY38Q1441mBICdM7ks/s4032/IMG_0425%202.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIIoVE2ZVSRUOMISHTh9R3E3vwHs723SfGf5_EYXw6o1-fzzaYkzOL7pLqobkEq_PsIJsCo4OcB7m4xhXa9W6npCpwoxT3E7dPrBSEijoElyvRngxrjRF4HnM-10u0KklkpxxVX4Lo5Oy1TTUlvFhzN7jnjsCp0W4Uh8V54xnYkY38Q1441mBICdM7ks/w300-h400/IMG_0425%202.jpg" width="300" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoutvtSKcRoUlU_ig7IYlcshcWyZXU8Cvm2TYhPEhIoWUEF01nWeQpXKIYdtgOpACy_HS2skhVtr0f2Z_kRQLzK-DINoXsydxwT8hdOBN5jzbgi2KefsQXXtdm-7H_7Pg72nCYFAdqMO5Alv7kmW5Q3SBaQ_RNtV2GLa7rFNtMzQiB7VJL33qmIsOzfk/s4032/IMG_0653.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoutvtSKcRoUlU_ig7IYlcshcWyZXU8Cvm2TYhPEhIoWUEF01nWeQpXKIYdtgOpACy_HS2skhVtr0f2Z_kRQLzK-DINoXsydxwT8hdOBN5jzbgi2KefsQXXtdm-7H_7Pg72nCYFAdqMO5Alv7kmW5Q3SBaQ_RNtV2GLa7rFNtMzQiB7VJL33qmIsOzfk/w300-h400/IMG_0653.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each student came up with an idea: a beach house, a tower, a flower shop, an old church. They decided the dimentions, the placement of the door and the number of windows. Would it have shutters? a balcony? a chimney? stairs?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObSZQepRdx604md8scobBh-dSxA-twWAKb3pP8CfXlJmFuO_PgZEC5rne9R0msUZIfogCIzo46nBXXby0bfZnJqPOTpDV3J2dO_JR4XN0BR0zjvQJbPKJ-W663ZbMNHzCZ7SmNQ3boKBy46rFrzyYTcJYlHusCdsiUdkUCZVQ3okI4JRjf86LewMwZVI/s4032/IMG_0446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObSZQepRdx604md8scobBh-dSxA-twWAKb3pP8CfXlJmFuO_PgZEC5rne9R0msUZIfogCIzo46nBXXby0bfZnJqPOTpDV3J2dO_JR4XN0BR0zjvQJbPKJ-W663ZbMNHzCZ7SmNQ3boKBy46rFrzyYTcJYlHusCdsiUdkUCZVQ3okI4JRjf86LewMwZVI/s320/IMG_0446.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0mpbgtHqdqeed2Hsd3YjdQULu-hut7zAKal3baFwpZttLi9R7r6xI1MacqCEzzF5vBbxUnzcYb3CPKNq3wAN_5cpiFbbpZ1qRL1HTYkiFv8isK2m6nLJZ33Ri-zNQ6kA1JnEAA7-RUvbLxOlth9pTuQaZQLNIaSkknz0uotGPkypg34PsNf6WQTK92g/s4032/IMG_0474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0mpbgtHqdqeed2Hsd3YjdQULu-hut7zAKal3baFwpZttLi9R7r6xI1MacqCEzzF5vBbxUnzcYb3CPKNq3wAN_5cpiFbbpZ1qRL1HTYkiFv8isK2m6nLJZ33Ri-zNQ6kA1JnEAA7-RUvbLxOlth9pTuQaZQLNIaSkknz0uotGPkypg34PsNf6WQTK92g/s320/IMG_0474.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cardboard was cut into the sides and front of buildings, cans were wrapped with cardboard from cereal boxes. Shingles were glued on one at a time. Beads were glued on for doorknobs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMqZYj6bKBDtR9xd_iUsAcT32V23OLdRKGtQXdrPFo0OK5-sjViYuvEHKzBX6bH2zLH0842ZeZbf5bfnWoBw7kb2f-kOjVbjwlSryZ7L7adXnB3YjbZjvb0NceIn90b0bbasvRDJ2aEmswKtKSV2PNgaZBWx0440rGkpkRixflp6b3xpq31EA88En9Vo/s4032/IMG_0492.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMqZYj6bKBDtR9xd_iUsAcT32V23OLdRKGtQXdrPFo0OK5-sjViYuvEHKzBX6bH2zLH0842ZeZbf5bfnWoBw7kb2f-kOjVbjwlSryZ7L7adXnB3YjbZjvb0NceIn90b0bbasvRDJ2aEmswKtKSV2PNgaZBWx0440rGkpkRixflp6b3xpq31EA88En9Vo/s320/IMG_0492.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMD9SFLv4figtItA_6wREh8DOPWjAv542vShEpuscoxWJQzQiypS5suNXE3yoymR_0cj6tM4h2XyhQT41g5yx9vSVoATm4m3NXUWHd3e_MKw1IXkvFoexs4xSRNMMtCYOe3VgdBSqRDsR3p8Sy6YKvsYVeExzKBBVybuY4jwURSuRmZP2aPMNLzu5XFw/s2852/IMG_0627%202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="2634" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMD9SFLv4figtItA_6wREh8DOPWjAv542vShEpuscoxWJQzQiypS5suNXE3yoymR_0cj6tM4h2XyhQT41g5yx9vSVoATm4m3NXUWHd3e_MKw1IXkvFoexs4xSRNMMtCYOe3VgdBSqRDsR3p8Sy6YKvsYVeExzKBBVybuY4jwURSuRmZP2aPMNLzu5XFw/w251-h271/IMG_0627%202.jpg" width="251" /></a></div>The surface treatment was determined. Students chose bricks, wood slats, vinyl siding, stone. And then individual pieces of thin cardboard, or torn egg cartons were glued. And then each building was painted. Neat and tidy painting is hard enough for people with vision, but since all of my students are legally or completely blind, it. poses an even bigger problem. It made more sense for them to paint the doors and shutters separately before gluing them into place. Painted doors were glued onto pre-existing doors for example. And I made a bunch of long strips of mat board for students cut down into smaller segments and glue them on the insides of windows to create panes, and around doors and windows as wooden trim. This made a huge difference when it came craft because a lot of craft. The trim covered up sloppy edges and gaps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaIuN-qbc6DvND35AXnoaOSCAit9VBKXsfImq9HBMlrsu8gTRPD2g6VGBQ7oqPJHzOGsJ_BqYRgYFPh7rI3WHdDyxUewJFLqDR2NnoFNjC2azjVMoTyKZd0XPYlj73c5dHliAaoQUiBmGhJh-43TkCzXK32RJO5rc47cXJ-gxGp5nU00pEYpYppGQhzw/s3678/IMG_0658.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="2758" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaIuN-qbc6DvND35AXnoaOSCAit9VBKXsfImq9HBMlrsu8gTRPD2g6VGBQ7oqPJHzOGsJ_BqYRgYFPh7rI3WHdDyxUewJFLqDR2NnoFNjC2azjVMoTyKZd0XPYlj73c5dHliAaoQUiBmGhJh-43TkCzXK32RJO5rc47cXJ-gxGp5nU00pEYpYppGQhzw/w300-h400/IMG_0658.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OtQTm7nlqVsLQR6SrXNAPLkfzEsa2fXx8MN4Wj0vJao9XdxIsfgt7PwqYdfi_Dk-PVxUBws1aPJYXLrjxzuVZ5Vc1tEokEiLNX3zd_ECTfspMhNXu6uOqh_QKyjmJaB4tq4_7RrRJoGWFTORw51CqCu5EtTEBDZHyINj6LZWOuff5BQ8Z4fSteUJ8Ns/s2514/IMG_0626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="2473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OtQTm7nlqVsLQR6SrXNAPLkfzEsa2fXx8MN4Wj0vJao9XdxIsfgt7PwqYdfi_Dk-PVxUBws1aPJYXLrjxzuVZ5Vc1tEokEiLNX3zd_ECTfspMhNXu6uOqh_QKyjmJaB4tq4_7RrRJoGWFTORw51CqCu5EtTEBDZHyINj6LZWOuff5BQ8Z4fSteUJ8Ns/s320/IMG_0626.jpg" width="315" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwXI1w88DAXs75ttGRZSN61nEEvIlMXT6xwwA4eSKOGfyQq8EW-0RSQiWj4f7vPqa6KGyLKIwSzjZ9aOjjzGkb8IB8jVImcgg_998IdWzmeYkNM8IL5vVMcsNNBBKER3R3Uf1nXDT5PZRdYGkDy1M-APYMwzA2e2OyuiMRMVaqkBaGX2aLnXG26XMEiM/s3204/IMG_0661.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3204" data-original-width="2588" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwXI1w88DAXs75ttGRZSN61nEEvIlMXT6xwwA4eSKOGfyQq8EW-0RSQiWj4f7vPqa6KGyLKIwSzjZ9aOjjzGkb8IB8jVImcgg_998IdWzmeYkNM8IL5vVMcsNNBBKER3R3Uf1nXDT5PZRdYGkDy1M-APYMwzA2e2OyuiMRMVaqkBaGX2aLnXG26XMEiM/s320/IMG_0661.jpg" width="258" /></a></div>The genius is in the details. A basic house shape can take a lot of different twists and turns depending on the colors, textures, and shapes of the details. I was so relieved that everyone had their own vision and the will to execute it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6qGiAA4Av1vdHG84fgebhyphenhyphennBLy60WS5juxF3oZpS60SZJiLC5s6xK3-KcvF-LWJZ4vzP8aXe_86emOOLrjioGymLy868V6gPfm1bNgKCVwe5PtcLDg2XJdbnchuZuZ3JBRiGjEWnyp-2liLhl8VxdP35HdpTUyEskeZB6k9PKHYHJEr1YyQ88l_ras0/s4032/IMG_0500.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6qGiAA4Av1vdHG84fgebhyphenhyphennBLy60WS5juxF3oZpS60SZJiLC5s6xK3-KcvF-LWJZ4vzP8aXe_86emOOLrjioGymLy868V6gPfm1bNgKCVwe5PtcLDg2XJdbnchuZuZ3JBRiGjEWnyp-2liLhl8VxdP35HdpTUyEskeZB6k9PKHYHJEr1YyQ88l_ras0/s320/IMG_0500.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrxRWNZY-q-zitd0Zh8VSnCnmt2ASRJIhFU3qgkNN_E6yXZ-G7pGPTYVzouIb5CpUhLKTFK6Z50fjuaIazcfOs7VZBD8rj_3DMBn-G30X4HyNRb-lqILc_5h4o6O2mhp0zpyEoB8yMCfYt72wNebNGfRTvpX9HX_NNPbLwNjbNkbdcqrHcyk6RNnWRsc/s3560/IMG_0520.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3560" data-original-width="2417" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrxRWNZY-q-zitd0Zh8VSnCnmt2ASRJIhFU3qgkNN_E6yXZ-G7pGPTYVzouIb5CpUhLKTFK6Z50fjuaIazcfOs7VZBD8rj_3DMBn-G30X4HyNRb-lqILc_5h4o6O2mhp0zpyEoB8yMCfYt72wNebNGfRTvpX9HX_NNPbLwNjbNkbdcqrHcyk6RNnWRsc/s320/IMG_0520.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This assignment took two weeks as opposed to my normal one week project, but the students stayed engaged for an hour a day, and almost all were able to work independently on arranging stones, bricks, shingles, and woodwork.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-24934441477805812412024-01-26T12:34:00.000-08:002024-02-20T16:21:29.559-08:00Cardboard City<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzDgau2IZx3KhSn5ffUMOGAyQDaGOY7myr1lfhQJnz3XFJZAx5Hqz2KWeLWw_lV4cNkdsIsup_9_5BZACWgOCS9FisU_hcWL2y25eGAz0MIWYiivFIjP_Icypme77zwDuDCTXAqgCofwYQJAZv_2VtED11SbZ8MqLR7F59_YzDF2ZmSjHng0F7LVlMYM/s4032/IMG_0430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzDgau2IZx3KhSn5ffUMOGAyQDaGOY7myr1lfhQJnz3XFJZAx5Hqz2KWeLWw_lV4cNkdsIsup_9_5BZACWgOCS9FisU_hcWL2y25eGAz0MIWYiivFIjP_Icypme77zwDuDCTXAqgCofwYQJAZv_2VtED11SbZ8MqLR7F59_YzDF2ZmSjHng0F7LVlMYM/w640-h480/IMG_0430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Each of my self-contained class students (multiple complex-needs children) began learning about architecture in my art class with a flat cardboard house. Then they made a 3D cardboard house, and a 3D house that would be part of a larger piece. In the U.S., most of our homes are free standing, in fact about 80 million of about 130 million homes are single family houses according to statista.com. But in cities like New York, most everyone will share a wall and floor or ceiling of their home with other people. We stacked boxes and fitted them with ladders and stairs according to each child's preference. Fire escapes are a safety feature you know. Flat roofs are great for growing urban gardens, having dinner, and enjoying the skyline.<p></p><p>It's nice to balance personal, individual projects to take home, with collaborations. It's a great way to talk about how working together on projects is important, just like is like working to get along with one another is important when living in a densely populated area. A middle school student used a cup and a paper towel roll to make water towers...for the good of the whole.</p><p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-23454065162382835502024-01-19T13:27:00.000-08:002024-01-19T13:27:45.388-08:00Simple 3D Cardboard Houses for Kids<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Understanding the difference between two and three dimensions is made easier when you go from making a flat thing to a 3D model. For my young art students' second architecture project, we went from one wall to four walls before adding a roof. Again, the building process begins when I ask each student if they wanted a tall or short house, and then ask what kind of roof they wanted. The houses looked very similar to their flat counter-parts, but they lined up to make a little neighborhood, and this made it easy to talk about materials. I brought in linoleum and ceramic tile. They could here the different sound each surface material made when it was tapped on the table. Feeling wood and the bricks on the outside of the building made for another interesting comparison, since both bricks and tiles are made from clay. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEcjQZdG1D9zjtdIc_B05ZwV1LizmgGvTQntxs3FrsBn-MzKaiFh6gtpauTHNqvvj3OGuBSPeGjgac8_DLAcWvoGq10tGtHG3wDgS7-eGFEdl8fcolh7ncRBTLj9b0LirmmSxTeA0Ef6guL5q9TOasiwx-0pI3f0ZbbNhZml3W5E_sYViPugnUpVqVIQ/s3842/IMG_0441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="3842" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEcjQZdG1D9zjtdIc_B05ZwV1LizmgGvTQntxs3FrsBn-MzKaiFh6gtpauTHNqvvj3OGuBSPeGjgac8_DLAcWvoGq10tGtHG3wDgS7-eGFEdl8fcolh7ncRBTLj9b0LirmmSxTeA0Ef6guL5q9TOasiwx-0pI3f0ZbbNhZml3W5E_sYViPugnUpVqVIQ/w640-h334/IMG_0441.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We get into the concept of form following function as I explain to them about the benefit of having sloped roofs in keeping rain and snow from sitting on top of the house, and the fact that eaves can keep water away from the siding and foundation. I tell them that 400 years ago, when people stood under the eaves to get out of the rain, they could hear what was being said from open windows, which was how the word "eaves-dropping" originated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Little kids love to play along as I retell the "3 Little Pigs." I only half-way tell, it since they know the lines, "Little Pig, little pig let me in!" and "Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!" well enough to finish them. And even a non-verbal student blew on the house every time the wolf said he'd huff and puff. We removed one of the 3 houses for each phase and made sure that the last house had a chimney. It only takes a few minutes to incorporate language arts, or vocabulary (such as surface treatments and building supplies) in a way that will help them understand the world around them. Art classes are about so much more than learning how to make art.</div><br /> <p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-42536313143084512902024-01-19T12:05:00.000-08:002024-01-19T12:05:15.624-08:00Kid Craft: Tactile Cardboard Houses<p> Architecture starts simple when you're dealing with kids who are working at pre-school level of cognitive abilities. And because my students are blind, and may have never seen a house in it's entirity, I started my architecture unit with the parts of a house. Walls, roof, doors, and windows. I'd ask each student if they wanted a tall or short house, a triange or rectangle roof, a single or a double door. How many windows? How many panes in each window? Would you like shutters or a window box? What about a chimney for Santa? They make choices and glue each piece that I cut out cardboard according to their commands. What we end up with is a tactile version of an elevation of a house. Most kids know how to draw a recognizable house by kindergarten, but without vision, this is the next best thing. These houses are building blocks for our unit to continue, but they'd also make a fun craft for any preschooler.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhqZE7o0q_5rE1Z0GauLnSKTm0qF3Z8tOraJsCU58tAH7PavcP_m6B95hn3T4j1Di1GidC8jxUnlwos3s5cyYAiHFr4SrnqrobtU_OBDDzWvgxgN2eWl_1xD9iaOfsQa9CBpdUoGa5l8YcBRA8_uw55abU4grJ4RZAYMz69Cr1cecVbOFRyOzuacDGq0/s3407/IMG_0448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="3407" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhqZE7o0q_5rE1Z0GauLnSKTm0qF3Z8tOraJsCU58tAH7PavcP_m6B95hn3T4j1Di1GidC8jxUnlwos3s5cyYAiHFr4SrnqrobtU_OBDDzWvgxgN2eWl_1xD9iaOfsQa9CBpdUoGa5l8YcBRA8_uw55abU4grJ4RZAYMz69Cr1cecVbOFRyOzuacDGq0/w640-h416/IMG_0448.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-82244004043594750282024-01-05T06:00:00.000-08:002024-01-05T06:00:32.281-08:00Vision by Touch: Art Exhibit by Blind High School Students<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFKdCbHwHy64hsHwR7zyXRsCdEpFrSSKSb0Pg9qWJDnJtNVUGirLJLegNmcTcw_cbZR3aD33Hvu3u-SyEKYXLiR93hb3-cepWcRcfIQNRDDm9bDpOLJDNPnV0GnDWvLfNbQny7NV-9dzjx_tjCBQN72TNz3eJf2XyUY0d-ICyNQPKUR4aFHpy0e0iLbw/s1398/399498000_791698592760912_596455829546737236_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFKdCbHwHy64hsHwR7zyXRsCdEpFrSSKSb0Pg9qWJDnJtNVUGirLJLegNmcTcw_cbZR3aD33Hvu3u-SyEKYXLiR93hb3-cepWcRcfIQNRDDm9bDpOLJDNPnV0GnDWvLfNbQny7NV-9dzjx_tjCBQN72TNz3eJf2XyUY0d-ICyNQPKUR4aFHpy0e0iLbw/w309-h400/399498000_791698592760912_596455829546737236_n.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>It has been 11 years since I've had my last solo art exhibition, which also happened to be my first semester teaching at the Academy for the Blind. All of my creative energy has been dedicated to my students, but it's been interesting to realize that I'm every bit as excited about the current exhibit I curated for my students as I was, in the past, for my solo shows. Helping others realize their potential is essential to me realizing my potential. I love to see those kids shine!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPV5eWCQSBFBi9QkZezfEOisCGWn932m4LSQ62UlNsJGe2weOmKvVwQgpNOqKi9MLly0YkSUueJESQKSrQOJ3CWt3_wOXqL2BY-pt91XDHBIKSvZrOuwdm5Vd6OQ2qwwgdcHgTMXySc1JWMxLe5NOovxpJwVThjMuCi-ydOs8SWt_dcqzhvpnnTFUa8c/s2048/408815540_10230856964595772_7009514849347017976_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="2048" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPV5eWCQSBFBi9QkZezfEOisCGWn932m4LSQ62UlNsJGe2weOmKvVwQgpNOqKi9MLly0YkSUueJESQKSrQOJ3CWt3_wOXqL2BY-pt91XDHBIKSvZrOuwdm5Vd6OQ2qwwgdcHgTMXySc1JWMxLe5NOovxpJwVThjMuCi-ydOs8SWt_dcqzhvpnnTFUa8c/w640-h410/408815540_10230856964595772_7009514849347017976_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I teach Kindergarten through 12th grade, and over half of my students have disabilities beyond blindness. This requires small class sizes, which means we produce much less work then schools with hundreds of art students. The limitations of my ten high school art students haven't kept us from having two exhibits and an art sale within three months, and this show is one I'm especially proud of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ7QKsRtPVeuJxNSaCvJp-1TYWGFDyJFeMzJHx3dOEpadpGjfhaoCi-doREmeyWR5yeMsvrLWlgTclsFtbS-yQubqe01y_PeM282DlO3Gj5Rt0cdG-V3X8vWs8ZwCFnRalto6VE9p9qiytc5V6lmd0QMKAgnVVK2BZDZgQEOF5GCiNJK6s73sIoyziJA/s2048/408764032_10230856964315765_7857702303830895420_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQ7QKsRtPVeuJxNSaCvJp-1TYWGFDyJFeMzJHx3dOEpadpGjfhaoCi-doREmeyWR5yeMsvrLWlgTclsFtbS-yQubqe01y_PeM282DlO3Gj5Rt0cdG-V3X8vWs8ZwCFnRalto6VE9p9qiytc5V6lmd0QMKAgnVVK2BZDZgQEOF5GCiNJK6s73sIoyziJA/w480-h640/408764032_10230856964315765_7857702303830895420_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />The show consisted of the Braille book sculptures, wooden sculptures, small clay heads, quilled magazine pieces, a couple of caulk paintings on canvas ,and oil pastel drawings. Six assignments in six weeks, for all to see. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_psenSdL4xgobpI7NIodSiW_iwQPBqzP-0Xu_m0qtZJqW4wXpzFWSP2zTmbHM70Sk6MbsVf4zqUvdkCoS0wIMe8RzOOg1Csba50v40MxkyIA0B5uB4XxuLAIbTugxeb0DAlMfHgoJcM7D1wFnCG87dd6M1JtnfOGka4Kze3_Yhq4YmK5HSOyYRJDDN4/s2048/408857322_10230856964235763_4112443932195732645_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_psenSdL4xgobpI7NIodSiW_iwQPBqzP-0Xu_m0qtZJqW4wXpzFWSP2zTmbHM70Sk6MbsVf4zqUvdkCoS0wIMe8RzOOg1Csba50v40MxkyIA0B5uB4XxuLAIbTugxeb0DAlMfHgoJcM7D1wFnCG87dd6M1JtnfOGka4Kze3_Yhq4YmK5HSOyYRJDDN4/w300-h400/408857322_10230856964235763_4112443932195732645_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband spent a Saturday morning helping me hang the show. How I adore him!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdEeNLjHQeaqBpqld313vgeCd7gpSrV7C1wWpQzoEDGerAyhQhKo1G92yf2heHAnO_mWIxjfZTnIstIT-RO_wb50o63iMvPfzuIUdAqJCsAiCnSX45l0BWzwrEPHcNezti6EOTYZmI8onSjA3_0eLP3ammo-ZxPkrc7X4rpXe0CJqqK5RA_O272O2yb4/s2048/408883491_10230856964395767_1250952035492340105_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdEeNLjHQeaqBpqld313vgeCd7gpSrV7C1wWpQzoEDGerAyhQhKo1G92yf2heHAnO_mWIxjfZTnIstIT-RO_wb50o63iMvPfzuIUdAqJCsAiCnSX45l0BWzwrEPHcNezti6EOTYZmI8onSjA3_0eLP3ammo-ZxPkrc7X4rpXe0CJqqK5RA_O272O2yb4/w640-h480/408883491_10230856964395767_1250952035492340105_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pedestal pieces in the middle of the room stole the show, but white shelves also provided a nice space to cluster work. I love the white on white aesthetic, it feels like the look of serious art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSvLMSueOuX3leDHDi76zG3LphsOYBfrFwZX9VQcRGs2ypLIq_-uuTK-_hzYo-Da0hrqEQdSjFERE6GXTtylugCfYtheJG8tysdIQDrYuSS8HPGSurAA2OErjXENp4oowI1ZJGf3MS-tqEJ2HX-zmkStf6PC8OPMD-NKFI7UmHLCIWvHhW4MjDdRhNz0/s4032/IMG_9755%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSvLMSueOuX3leDHDi76zG3LphsOYBfrFwZX9VQcRGs2ypLIq_-uuTK-_hzYo-Da0hrqEQdSjFERE6GXTtylugCfYtheJG8tysdIQDrYuSS8HPGSurAA2OErjXENp4oowI1ZJGf3MS-tqEJ2HX-zmkStf6PC8OPMD-NKFI7UmHLCIWvHhW4MjDdRhNz0/w640-h480/IMG_9755%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I managed to snap a few pictures of my students taking in the show before the opening reception began.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAaaW3aQCNliZ2zWZJ691QaLwgm47TTkdsSVuV9K-W4sMILNqihRiOik4gse_th1t24gskSX31ymQQbTZ7I5RIXzQWhZNRUEhcxHeJ9U6_S5R_H1g9-tr3I4XHxd1pq4IRzhoHK1_lG3rccGE6WF_ZSJU0XqK_GlNUOpFhYABvZN-EHXyHS9bn1IKgEU/s4032/IMG_9757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAaaW3aQCNliZ2zWZJ691QaLwgm47TTkdsSVuV9K-W4sMILNqihRiOik4gse_th1t24gskSX31ymQQbTZ7I5RIXzQWhZNRUEhcxHeJ9U6_S5R_H1g9-tr3I4XHxd1pq4IRzhoHK1_lG3rccGE6WF_ZSJU0XqK_GlNUOpFhYABvZN-EHXyHS9bn1IKgEU/w640-h480/IMG_9757.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPzlERvKBCpYRuUnpQx_v40wB04fe_mgxyRLCzCbcT2CLeQ89kiIQvhB7tlISZGuWD-mvWt4bVW0a_w8m_F3I7_4W-psMxYA1LskbH-lDaPDp3x9OcqCYfKKeh4ivbDXiCEvsfyti_jXZmLxXZUkltvJ_8eeuRh3kQcle-8birHlf_FdJ_2czxb_kbrs/s4032/IMG_9759.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRPzlERvKBCpYRuUnpQx_v40wB04fe_mgxyRLCzCbcT2CLeQ89kiIQvhB7tlISZGuWD-mvWt4bVW0a_w8m_F3I7_4W-psMxYA1LskbH-lDaPDp3x9OcqCYfKKeh4ivbDXiCEvsfyti_jXZmLxXZUkltvJ_8eeuRh3kQcle-8birHlf_FdJ_2czxb_kbrs/w640-h480/IMG_9759.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Friends, family, colleagues, professors, and college students all turned out for the reception! I gave a slide lecture; we had live music performed by a middle school teacher (Chance Mormon), and we snacked on refreshments. They got a taste of success a long with their treats, which will motivate them in the future to take assignments seriously and make art worth sharing. When they succeed, I succeed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1cmc0eRPldfeOi28Uv9MZgTjpGA2voebfZGpp9lIvmmAJtKcyaU9xj5LdYpAcG3YfKQd2EJ85MCYSpFcjH2_Xw-BwT6cKaYbfCG2Vcoix1mTSQc4TN4nYWut-JamtDEcK1zJoODlWWheUZg5SUFB2M3JN5QtUMUuJ_IHm9hrzyHh6-gRXhRaB12fo5s/s2100/IMG_9766.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2100" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1cmc0eRPldfeOi28Uv9MZgTjpGA2voebfZGpp9lIvmmAJtKcyaU9xj5LdYpAcG3YfKQd2EJ85MCYSpFcjH2_Xw-BwT6cKaYbfCG2Vcoix1mTSQc4TN4nYWut-JamtDEcK1zJoODlWWheUZg5SUFB2M3JN5QtUMUuJ_IHm9hrzyHh6-gRXhRaB12fo5s/w400-h300/IMG_9766.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The show runs through January.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-46056061664927749522023-12-22T05:56:00.000-08:002023-12-22T05:56:38.089-08:00Sugar Cookie Creativity<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwoJB1p5qMcsXPJcA_8Cg8UazBBR_KaWGo8PkqzYF3n9nKIE9TgEMOYni2Qdro4SLuioeZiu6icNv8b-RooDwsCfyCVodCCzuIszL5oh3zfGnfAt9OMsNm_KDFDhfWAWXZTZPBGBtO8rY_ksdWqAEthR8A5kvDLfqcSS06rAku22GJHb916wmdvBLXsE/s3850/IMG_0125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="3850" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwoJB1p5qMcsXPJcA_8Cg8UazBBR_KaWGo8PkqzYF3n9nKIE9TgEMOYni2Qdro4SLuioeZiu6icNv8b-RooDwsCfyCVodCCzuIszL5oh3zfGnfAt9OMsNm_KDFDhfWAWXZTZPBGBtO8rY_ksdWqAEthR8A5kvDLfqcSS06rAku22GJHb916wmdvBLXsE/w640-h445/IMG_0125.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Edible crafts are the perfect way to get students engaged in the classroom and family together during the holidays. Decorating sugar cookies can feel like a coloring book, obvious answers answers are the first you see, but once you forget what the "cookie cutter" solutions are, the options become infinite. An upside down Santa or a bell shape can be used as monster heads. A stocking Santa head shape can be made into a fish, and even traditional solutions can be given twists like a gingerbread man with an exposed ribcage and fins for arms. Traditional approaches for conservative cookie decorators are always a back up, but why not encourage some originality and see what happens?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-54877009453756056322023-12-20T07:16:00.000-08:002023-12-20T07:16:09.842-08:00Student Christmas Craft Sale<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3Y_oMjIyzZkxvt_-a3MzjyruEHqWsw-VjjXAq2lW7VerA0xGzGxSscrvmCsSHLuZTCKJPf65yNPOfmL600Ll_ufnoatUBG9psDohxss61ZQqB0Z-0T5NZKTU5yRqwwjDBDKuDrNKWpJKpD_x0qDvI2wdP4XjUre8nHMsTxEzGmAPt470o99OUEAghHA/s4032/IMG_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3Y_oMjIyzZkxvt_-a3MzjyruEHqWsw-VjjXAq2lW7VerA0xGzGxSscrvmCsSHLuZTCKJPf65yNPOfmL600Ll_ufnoatUBG9psDohxss61ZQqB0Z-0T5NZKTU5yRqwwjDBDKuDrNKWpJKpD_x0qDvI2wdP4XjUre8nHMsTxEzGmAPt470o99OUEAghHA/w640-h480/IMG_0011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprvPc4FkwAHfhp_-chuPiwfzIjuP4eYelAtj2EicPo8m82hUyP0eCJMk1QQkCjjpudFFPbCE_T4w052jMK14wjkGzAJNbDgUnagtfv0ArSWCXVonn8497CtC8Ct19EGcf1GF3IvMw6NpMjM9xK0V3GlZUPRw2WMCJ-wBNpS3aSdV711l5FdgRzC6F7aw/s3380/IMG_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="2698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprvPc4FkwAHfhp_-chuPiwfzIjuP4eYelAtj2EicPo8m82hUyP0eCJMk1QQkCjjpudFFPbCE_T4w052jMK14wjkGzAJNbDgUnagtfv0ArSWCXVonn8497CtC8Ct19EGcf1GF3IvMw6NpMjM9xK0V3GlZUPRw2WMCJ-wBNpS3aSdV711l5FdgRzC6F7aw/s320/IMG_0017.jpg" width="255" /></a>The last week before Winter Break, my students printed rubber stamp gift cards, painted wooden sleds and sleighs and trees, collaged tactile Christmas cards and melted wax and molded candles. The projects were small enough that they could be done within a class period or two and everyone could pick the type of craft that interested them the most. We set up one table of those craft items ranging from 25 cents to 6 dollars, and ended up making $200 hours within an hour. We're going to use it for something fun like pizza.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLDBc_V9YXdv-a8YlxwXDgnGNE03LqwyA6Fkt5pAbsazkBafAWJLFZEogWCjbxPYBKptT-6TU403uI7lkYRHHVpEnpxFM25P5tnrAUD9CDpJ9w6UHEyZ0d8ueTqsKLd_Joc008FF2pUwEa7OncudLV8mXOtf6MIowxiRf8DALy-EIfBQjRZJQugBca0k/s4032/IMG_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLDBc_V9YXdv-a8YlxwXDgnGNE03LqwyA6Fkt5pAbsazkBafAWJLFZEogWCjbxPYBKptT-6TU403uI7lkYRHHVpEnpxFM25P5tnrAUD9CDpJ9w6UHEyZ0d8ueTqsKLd_Joc008FF2pUwEa7OncudLV8mXOtf6MIowxiRf8DALy-EIfBQjRZJQugBca0k/w640-h480/IMG_0013.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-78657924455882702592023-12-20T07:00:00.000-08:002023-12-20T07:00:19.774-08:00Painting Party Backdrops<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg10-OX12LI8_tM39Secd-Bk3-W91QbofSOyy2AO1PzDPYCWuxWwJnuFSW9esgTIZSQwUiWcW4rxrY_98N1x7ukstvr5OWxoSR27qcAScv47zTwxbTG8bEIV5SEBlztkP8Mw81LwnFf_1gMQJYsBEklasFyZFbViE_Hd3vJPTyALKPlgljMHshY7YPJvc/s3237/IMG_9850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="2666" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg10-OX12LI8_tM39Secd-Bk3-W91QbofSOyy2AO1PzDPYCWuxWwJnuFSW9esgTIZSQwUiWcW4rxrY_98N1x7ukstvr5OWxoSR27qcAScv47zTwxbTG8bEIV5SEBlztkP8Mw81LwnFf_1gMQJYsBEklasFyZFbViE_Hd3vJPTyALKPlgljMHshY7YPJvc/w330-h400/IMG_9850.jpg" width="330" /></a></div>Painting 8 foot high presents for party backdrops this year, made for a quick and easy math lesson for a couple of special needs students. For example: they had to divide the panel in half (vertical line at 2 feet in from the side) then divide the 9 inch ribbon in half and make 4.5" marks on either side to place the painters tape. A similar problem was made for the horizontal ribbon. We mixed green paint from yellow and green, so suddenly it was a color theory lesson) and then the painting began. Within a few hours we had simple images that made for a big impact for pictures of Santa at our student party.<p></p><p>We had another couple of large panels and a smaller tree at a seating area for students to take selfies and group shots throughout the party. By the time you add music and food to the decorations, you've got yourself a party! High School students are more likely to participate in karoake and dancing then middle school students, so we set up games like twister, giant Jenga and Connect Four for smaller group activities. The photo booths were a hit regardless of age. Everyone had a blast!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZPCg8hcTZoCbbDtikMMt2vc5grWqmsy0oUIDntRVHCdr6ngvatji8dObSKk3V5G_n79Xa1mlOLskLr-IzbBcXFRvxtXpFVDqY4S0H7EZn5hyphenhyphenP5FcwIrFgmVXBHuVl_jZ4cCctyoidGtujBSwQ1ut4fuLXmSLbVZfmIkdwngF7jTcq_ao5Ydo8uv5OHA/s4032/IMG_9857%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZPCg8hcTZoCbbDtikMMt2vc5grWqmsy0oUIDntRVHCdr6ngvatji8dObSKk3V5G_n79Xa1mlOLskLr-IzbBcXFRvxtXpFVDqY4S0H7EZn5hyphenhyphenP5FcwIrFgmVXBHuVl_jZ4cCctyoidGtujBSwQ1ut4fuLXmSLbVZfmIkdwngF7jTcq_ao5Ydo8uv5OHA/w300-h400/IMG_9857%202.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another fun backdrop for Santa photos included three yard reindeer with twinkling lights, a plywood sleigh made by a friend from church, and cardboard trees that we painted for a dance years ago. This set up was a hit at two separate parties! It's worth putting in a lot of effort into one year of building so that future years are just a matter of repainting and tweaking!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X37fyD_JGUw3NaIVDMp1wuvC4XDotz4x5okH3zOelfOinURf_PgyGj22zf8T9Dwg0df88XOqHSkEcp5MuyrEE6n0PY99AUt5_xOcf8tHVENvggYrpWDTAjmL_18S2asLMR82KcPvjoKqLM0b_JY4Z8VGO9VMt8zkCFj6wtSnlxfKc2kWZCasl1obUyA/s2048/412138876_10230911906169277_7057561921949602232_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X37fyD_JGUw3NaIVDMp1wuvC4XDotz4x5okH3zOelfOinURf_PgyGj22zf8T9Dwg0df88XOqHSkEcp5MuyrEE6n0PY99AUt5_xOcf8tHVENvggYrpWDTAjmL_18S2asLMR82KcPvjoKqLM0b_JY4Z8VGO9VMt8zkCFj6wtSnlxfKc2kWZCasl1obUyA/w640-h480/412138876_10230911906169277_7057561921949602232_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-69710938536510917382023-12-20T06:31:00.000-08:002023-12-20T06:31:14.665-08:00Spin Art<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoLkP80-Bf37GV1BqyIuNtntgBU7UpVYh4pv0yVgAuEqAaBakK5ww0UJAZNjNEZ6hlRyYJgKvFSyLNNf0QlPhK4LRwLkwddvtXiJ0CHwzsxYqEbrtYj9Q0bBqVzTRqdyd6y9OBlxTreVNyU4vAOXE7cmZehxQYgULRuN8C2zRujI2OT1D91P0yiPtuKs/s4032/IMG_8869.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoLkP80-Bf37GV1BqyIuNtntgBU7UpVYh4pv0yVgAuEqAaBakK5ww0UJAZNjNEZ6hlRyYJgKvFSyLNNf0QlPhK4LRwLkwddvtXiJ0CHwzsxYqEbrtYj9Q0bBqVzTRqdyd6y9OBlxTreVNyU4vAOXE7cmZehxQYgULRuN8C2zRujI2OT1D91P0yiPtuKs/w400-h300/IMG_8869.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCSr8Wkmt8oWvVVcbEv7M_wfC8rOBe85m8zNa7taiCjFIKuRh6yl9jNjazimLbhrnJYFHfjGbhyphenhyphenEy0IRHmarMA8IisIA0YInFkCEXhhWNdnZyWjzQ0DnJHwkH6Fj4bmGtqh2m1z85pnp6kWp9lK1fQsBCHvQbGmxANcwKpwa8VllcV0w1U-qR5nPafJQ/s4032/IMG_8864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCSr8Wkmt8oWvVVcbEv7M_wfC8rOBe85m8zNa7taiCjFIKuRh6yl9jNjazimLbhrnJYFHfjGbhyphenhyphenEy0IRHmarMA8IisIA0YInFkCEXhhWNdnZyWjzQ0DnJHwkH6Fj4bmGtqh2m1z85pnp6kWp9lK1fQsBCHvQbGmxANcwKpwa8VllcV0w1U-qR5nPafJQ/s320/IMG_8864.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> I've had little Spin Art machines in a cupboard for 10 years, and when I finally got them out to use, I realized that batteries were required. Why bother getting batteries, when I have a quality potter's wheel that can do the same thing? Today my students taped paper to the center of the wheel, put the pedal to the metal, and started squirting gel paints to the paper. It only takes a couple seconds to make the images, but being able to create a science lesson on centripetal force that includes a fun painting experience is totally worth the tiny bit of effort.<p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-44299452797314382592023-12-20T06:17:00.000-08:002023-12-20T06:17:07.098-08:00Cyber Security Posters<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjrQJxhqXIwdsAR0Je1O5i5zhvz-LwM8pzshXYlDPxyebsV8PYolFarSDhRTZlnSF4TklFGYS1QlVdDEaUwFIKb7S6P5EafqcCeWImKYkIuwrsNDtid22VO1flRwt251vsc5-uuk3rFZe6fmIm9N25myJIqzxeUiCsS1zr49IzI2iXAz1IX_Ift9bE9M/s3696/IMG_8426.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="3696" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjrQJxhqXIwdsAR0Je1O5i5zhvz-LwM8pzshXYlDPxyebsV8PYolFarSDhRTZlnSF4TklFGYS1QlVdDEaUwFIKb7S6P5EafqcCeWImKYkIuwrsNDtid22VO1flRwt251vsc5-uuk3rFZe6fmIm9N25myJIqzxeUiCsS1zr49IzI2iXAz1IX_Ift9bE9M/s320/IMG_8426.heic" width="320" /></a></div>My students recently participated in a Cyber Security Poster Contest. It's a great way to start important discussions about safety and as well as learn about the role artists play in creating awareness on social issues.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitisR44niqauKtGvy2lIIwaJI43tYUhgYQkREBFX4OQDf5H-lODKtCtvyu9ajljRXlIE4sKQXL7to6wqGf1fLQl2me-2dETvH3EepR-_e55To6iZpoh7r8LrTAwgfCEjumvWgpFsjRDM4jSL0dEbE9HNG_8v1E5EiiyPva5xdWVnC0-NDzEH3KFr-KEes/s2308/Demorian-Jackson-Poster-Contest-23.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="2308" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitisR44niqauKtGvy2lIIwaJI43tYUhgYQkREBFX4OQDf5H-lODKtCtvyu9ajljRXlIE4sKQXL7to6wqGf1fLQl2me-2dETvH3EepR-_e55To6iZpoh7r8LrTAwgfCEjumvWgpFsjRDM4jSL0dEbE9HNG_8v1E5EiiyPva5xdWVnC0-NDzEH3KFr-KEes/s320/Demorian-Jackson-Poster-Contest-23.jpg" width="320" /></a>Drawing is a huge part of these kind of contests, but it is where we generally fall short in a school with visual impairments, some of whom only read Braille. Rather than focusing on coloring and typography most of our students used the computer and printed the text for their posters. Then they collaged most of the shapes to give bring color and contrast without crayons and colored pencils. I think they came up with some cute ideas.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxc5Eowo5RV20DUiMQtieaaR5k0A82YhfZTWn5cZZvSnj0og1nESal1til2sYNoDO8FgKiC6jnkjFIT8Agkt22rpsAhqNQ60-gWFqR1C37ccaRJkk1GDR1StJtfgxmR1ZXHgB3GNFYOs4w6L1gJDRlFqj4kpOj4hguj8RB5BAS_OXs6VMEiMST925FJU/s1969/Peyton-Prouse-Poster-Contest-23jpg.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1969" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxc5Eowo5RV20DUiMQtieaaR5k0A82YhfZTWn5cZZvSnj0og1nESal1til2sYNoDO8FgKiC6jnkjFIT8Agkt22rpsAhqNQ60-gWFqR1C37ccaRJkk1GDR1StJtfgxmR1ZXHgB3GNFYOs4w6L1gJDRlFqj4kpOj4hguj8RB5BAS_OXs6VMEiMST925FJU/s320/Peyton-Prouse-Poster-Contest-23jpg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-43305645113598372192023-11-14T09:07:00.000-08:002023-11-14T09:07:31.135-08:00Community Outreach with and for my Students<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjo_sEpU7jie8oxh5LiLpw3wsBzOH85zDKFP-nnQgzdMbxbRkWgI3KfKOj2GdrnFVkbkj4YIZZwWsgo5QjCg34kHQjNHgMVfgPOsGNP2ndRsj6WuKnPorru-w7xus883eb3IDxqJjWZRmWbGIYZ2QsitwDcp9pKfKSm4H9diIwRd96JM3K5k5o-57m5g/s3698/IMG_8548.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3698" data-original-width="2660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjo_sEpU7jie8oxh5LiLpw3wsBzOH85zDKFP-nnQgzdMbxbRkWgI3KfKOj2GdrnFVkbkj4YIZZwWsgo5QjCg34kHQjNHgMVfgPOsGNP2ndRsj6WuKnPorru-w7xus883eb3IDxqJjWZRmWbGIYZ2QsitwDcp9pKfKSm4H9diIwRd96JM3K5k5o-57m5g/s320/IMG_8548.heic" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdnWWyXAIgwChm_XpLKiLY6pTefp5vs_uejA3B6xco2h9RIG6F80CvpajgXOxeajFo5CZicx1N5JLXrYQKsktSGpYjLYZKrclv8sPDfJmyJQ31klwNOSvrUzqwxKMavK5xX8LqjCHiLH6-EvswQUvfdX91zzIcGmS3Yg7RDvfJNbx8gPKkMAcEaKFTC4/s4032/IMG_8552.heic" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdnWWyXAIgwChm_XpLKiLY6pTefp5vs_uejA3B6xco2h9RIG6F80CvpajgXOxeajFo5CZicx1N5JLXrYQKsktSGpYjLYZKrclv8sPDfJmyJQ31klwNOSvrUzqwxKMavK5xX8LqjCHiLH6-EvswQUvfdX91zzIcGmS3Yg7RDvfJNbx8gPKkMAcEaKFTC4/s320/IMG_8552.heic" width="240" /></a></div>It's been quite a week! I took my Art students on a field trip Thursday to decorate a Christmas tree for the Museum of Art and Science's Festival of Trees. My kiddos loved playing with all the science toys and art supplies, and were happy about being served doughnuts, but I hope they remember that community outreach is our goal. We want to support our local museum while advocating for those who our blind. Our tree shows every student at the Academy for the Blind with a homemade, cardboard face, and the snowflakes made with Brailled paper, reinforce the idea that no two children are the same.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That afternoon I was allotted time to present during the keynote address by Dr. Matt Marone for the 2023 Virtual GLOBE North America Regional Meeting. GLOBE stands for Global Learning and Observational Benefits for the Environment and it is part of NASA. I was able to show my student's "Layers of the Atmosphere" claymation video and tactile cloud charts as part of our collaboration with Mercer University and the Museum of Art and Science in making science more accessible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Tzp4a8fDQaL57iMuQ98eUQxgCtpmBKTY7D_f396c7q7UPk8Q36JeVUxJ2T0FMeIZgQQhcOpUgMSBmdi8oZvJNAE6TcHN2kFhd8a8tAk_zynv8ZAjp1VzPOh3WTkoeS-03vrYnneZdcR9E-QhTmambU2n0K2i0EuhWJ8OYExe8VLsWt_V0tHO_4qNkvM/s4032/IMG_8532.heic" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Tzp4a8fDQaL57iMuQ98eUQxgCtpmBKTY7D_f396c7q7UPk8Q36JeVUxJ2T0FMeIZgQQhcOpUgMSBmdi8oZvJNAE6TcHN2kFhd8a8tAk_zynv8ZAjp1VzPOh3WTkoeS-03vrYnneZdcR9E-QhTmambU2n0K2i0EuhWJ8OYExe8VLsWt_V0tHO_4qNkvM/s320/IMG_8532.heic" width="240" /></a></div>The evening before, I got to speak to education majors during their Exceptional Child class, about how to teach children with visual impairments. A teacher's job isn't just to teach his or her students the curriculum, but to get others on board with supporting the needs of those students. The fact that I had 3 venues to advocate and educate within 20 hours is proof that people want to be informed. And once you start getting involved, more opportunities come your way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-90550649086127031012023-11-05T06:00:00.005-08:002023-11-05T06:00:49.126-08:00Clay heads: Expressions<p> In an one hour hour lesson, my students were able to learn about facial proportions, expressions, and the ceramic techniques of making a pinch pot, slipping and scoring.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovDziw56n7Nps280dYsHpHhmKbJ5f-T4hhcmpjHPMogonzU6O3NKBLjYm4iszr8-Cl603PBO1-6xQ8_CwxAkPqtnl0Bo9nnRUiD-dZdblM8E-T3ZXt-a_ZJAMnaA9KgZ9dTg0vmEGw4sVBS_CFUbG_FO4hmMSzsQnbEGEl5yO4PVURbQmXjxb2xcTo9w/s4022/IMG_8502.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2349" data-original-width="4022" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovDziw56n7Nps280dYsHpHhmKbJ5f-T4hhcmpjHPMogonzU6O3NKBLjYm4iszr8-Cl603PBO1-6xQ8_CwxAkPqtnl0Bo9nnRUiD-dZdblM8E-T3ZXt-a_ZJAMnaA9KgZ9dTg0vmEGw4sVBS_CFUbG_FO4hmMSzsQnbEGEl5yO4PVURbQmXjxb2xcTo9w/w640-h374/IMG_8502.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A small handful of clay is all it took for kids to roll a ball, stick their thumb into the center and then make the hole bigger by using their fingers as a paddle to press against the thumb. the little bowl shape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9x1obIz3JzdofMjP1SFBjAmoJMHyNXmJq6IQIk6KACl5NvBKg5xyAVYKavefvxKgkZStGFLL1xJ5cJOB210WrNrb_8PTy2X4nUpZ06npPOiBkFa7rRUdpl7NzVJdSczpO7mGIDfgnZ34PlA47yuFnIwQMe8ShNmaBfAwnIFPMCEL98nbRjdJdRP3TYJ4/s4032/IMG_8491.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9x1obIz3JzdofMjP1SFBjAmoJMHyNXmJq6IQIk6KACl5NvBKg5xyAVYKavefvxKgkZStGFLL1xJ5cJOB210WrNrb_8PTy2X4nUpZ06npPOiBkFa7rRUdpl7NzVJdSczpO7mGIDfgnZ34PlA47yuFnIwQMe8ShNmaBfAwnIFPMCEL98nbRjdJdRP3TYJ4/s320/IMG_8491.heic" width="240" /></a></div> was stretched to make an oval and turned upside down. Viola! We had the beginnings of a face. Because the eyes are in the middle of the head, we started there, first by pressing in eye sockets, and then rolling small eyeballs. the sockets and balls were both scratched with a needle (scored), brushed with watered down clay (slip), and attached before poking a hole for the illusion of a pupil. Then students moved to attaching eyelids, brows, noses, ears, and lips by scoring and slipping each individual piece. Because this was a Halloween Day lesson, students had the choice of doing a human or monster head, and each face was required to show an emotion of some sort, even if the emotion was "bored." I look forward to building on the skills and ideas touched on in one simple project.<br /><p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-83446923994544984672023-11-04T13:35:00.006-07:002023-11-04T13:35:50.629-07:00Curly Paper Wigs<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKCChPivCLURAO_IBzTmwClgLRYol0fzUAWaqSgOqpOH2LhpNoqtZomBDQtDyQ5wFK_Qh4j2x7LAUKuGo5N5ExaKXS3gpH1ktUXJuk-BRVywmn605PTpZGhMxwCP7cFmNtzwgnJgKnOGJNW4E7XnBoRYsNny0I1zesXk9f7gyPVx4Ia5n7iYwjTWasvs/s2425/IMG_8627.heic" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2425" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKCChPivCLURAO_IBzTmwClgLRYol0fzUAWaqSgOqpOH2LhpNoqtZomBDQtDyQ5wFK_Qh4j2x7LAUKuGo5N5ExaKXS3gpH1ktUXJuk-BRVywmn605PTpZGhMxwCP7cFmNtzwgnJgKnOGJNW4E7XnBoRYsNny0I1zesXk9f7gyPVx4Ia5n7iYwjTWasvs/w640-h360/IMG_8627.heic" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>Elementary and Middle School students get a kick out of turning flat strips of paper into fun hats and wigs. Long strips of poster board can be wrapped around a child's head to measure the headband size before removing to staple. Another two straps make an X across the top to make a crown. Paper is curled by rolling each strip up in a pencil. If you pull the pencil out the side, the curl remains tight, but if you unravel it with in the pencil as you pull it out, you will have looser ringlets. Younger children will need help stapling each curl to the crown. They could choose to just line up big spiraled circles along the posterboard under structure, or try to fill in the gaps with longer curls. They may choose just one one or many colors. They may even create crimped effect by forgoing the curling technique by folding the strips back and forth for a zigzag line. Whether the goal is a hat or a wig, crimped, curled, or straight, it won't take much time or money for kids to feel happy about their wacky new look.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2kU6JDCumVFFTqig1_a-J85DJgMWVS_n9LUqCxeoIHNi3OUBUAbkHtyq7HLtR4jwIFt1q6DS2cjditvFEYsdVSp2zGIytCrBwRpSrwfWgjWNWjOKKyCNcN4IKtMjKd0DTzeBTxUyDYhPzfccLo93-f0zQKCp3RBkWj9diL1qn23d5zX5Yv6gGi9WE78/s4032/IMG_8509.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2kU6JDCumVFFTqig1_a-J85DJgMWVS_n9LUqCxeoIHNi3OUBUAbkHtyq7HLtR4jwIFt1q6DS2cjditvFEYsdVSp2zGIytCrBwRpSrwfWgjWNWjOKKyCNcN4IKtMjKd0DTzeBTxUyDYhPzfccLo93-f0zQKCp3RBkWj9diL1qn23d5zX5Yv6gGi9WE78/s320/IMG_8509.heic" width="240" /></a></div></div>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-31203495502126699372023-10-29T05:28:00.000-07:002023-10-29T05:28:39.532-07:00Painted Aprons for Chili Cook-off Winners<p> Autumn is the season of Chili Cook-offs. Instead of spending a lot of money on trophies that people don't want to have to store, why not give them something useful to go with their bragging rights, like a set of wooden spoons or an apron. For an upcoming Chili cook-off I thought I'd give first, second, and third place winners aprons upon which I painted cooresponding number of chilis. Aprons were about $3 each. It's easy to copy chili shapes from images online, or you can trace a real chili in pencil if you've got one handy. I painted the silhouette with black acrylic and when it dried, I painted the topcoat of red or green acrylic, leaving some of the black show through for hatch marks. It's funky, fun, washable, and a conversation piece. I hope the winners can use it to brag about their win at cookouts for years to come.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlMg27Gz7PCFKLY8QfMf95u6SizFmiu1rtmRzsk8pODKiR3U8TV38riGulPo6X62q1tCkqg0-4b_KneOi3tDxKDIPKRaCrvEMLbLfU_EX6hSM2BtKU7rKkBZ77-ODahU6HDsZfoB_mRNFxJH7td7iMe6qXjpWmS2Mnj9C8nDv8PqGqBykwPE_ESmNfLg/s4032/IMG_8328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlMg27Gz7PCFKLY8QfMf95u6SizFmiu1rtmRzsk8pODKiR3U8TV38riGulPo6X62q1tCkqg0-4b_KneOi3tDxKDIPKRaCrvEMLbLfU_EX6hSM2BtKU7rKkBZ77-ODahU6HDsZfoB_mRNFxJH7td7iMe6qXjpWmS2Mnj9C8nDv8PqGqBykwPE_ESmNfLg/w640-h480/IMG_8328.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-81700280709445365652023-10-27T10:30:00.000-07:002023-10-27T10:30:28.485-07:00Inktober 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlmDbhL7LhWHa16xe_SAv5hAQ3wtJit7BZvdvzVgif_Et4iFD_wAI77sNNudSaW07eRZXqUbgc6bZnsMw68JGsfcvGQU0mvHm_LJIg8CIFPnUHFhvvxo9mK11KTbRhNio9m8ibw1HkxrUgO67eUMjhZJXlPASaKzeT615Hd9MnWfGRNeA3loQdLSrcTY/s3959/IMG_7786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="3959" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlmDbhL7LhWHa16xe_SAv5hAQ3wtJit7BZvdvzVgif_Et4iFD_wAI77sNNudSaW07eRZXqUbgc6bZnsMw68JGsfcvGQU0mvHm_LJIg8CIFPnUHFhvvxo9mK11KTbRhNio9m8ibw1HkxrUgO67eUMjhZJXlPASaKzeT615Hd9MnWfGRNeA3loQdLSrcTY/w640-h432/IMG_7786.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each October 1st, my husband reminds me that it is time for us to get out our pens and sketchbooks to do our annual Inktober Challenge drawings. We look at the official prompt list by Jake Parker, used by artists all over the world, and try to come up with an idea to bring each word to life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitR9GMFtwMDSVHZBUkLlNVEbroP6hty2eDqu1ePIRGM2fuXHZukXksmnDQaj-TSUMPS28m_V92r4zAvCaSbyoyfKHekFYL1cWIAAIMZleuGYjzDMIKEkX6bO0rV2zcKErPVpxENYxnDtgUzfaiNSsuOibR5MpyiLU4wHiY9jFiV7ZqFewSNwdGXQ-D2gU/s2085/IMG_7790.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="2085" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitR9GMFtwMDSVHZBUkLlNVEbroP6hty2eDqu1ePIRGM2fuXHZukXksmnDQaj-TSUMPS28m_V92r4zAvCaSbyoyfKHekFYL1cWIAAIMZleuGYjzDMIKEkX6bO0rV2zcKErPVpxENYxnDtgUzfaiNSsuOibR5MpyiLU4wHiY9jFiV7ZqFewSNwdGXQ-D2gU/s320/IMG_7790.jpg" width="320" /></a>I love the exercise of bouncing ideas around. For "dodge" I thought of a Dodge (car), a game of dodgeball, a Dodge playing dodgeball... and within a few seconds, I was asking myself questions about what kind of things could be thrown at each other besides balls. I settled on a snowman and the headless horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow hurling and dodging each other's make-shift heads. "Map" can just be a map, while also being a topographical landscape to be explored.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the prompt "toad" one can do a realistic rendition of a toad, or one can differentiate it from a frog, by placing it on a toadstool. Toadstool, barstool, bartender serving up "the usual" bar fly-suddenly there's scene to create. I had taken the prompt "wander" and made a guy walking through a bamboo forrest, until my husband reminded me that walking on a path isn't necessarily the most conducive thing to use for wandering. As I found my mind wandering through landscapes, and wondering how to execute it, I came up with an actual brain. I like the idea of asking questions letting your mind explore ideas. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf7ojq4H-rWZFJmCLxF-1caS9VxWr7Vn9FI89XKJ2F_2QAd2qouM6tNdr_e7NHyYU-GWZv8Rl9VM0r52rZuMNSgOUY-bxlqZ1yuE6mqnhSgZnHf5oapuZXzFj0BcgbHPXDYwoGgBztol7EabCCBwW88q_PoRb6oyd7bzvt-iCRjgufYxcCyFbMF5-5W8/s3064/IMG_8148.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="3064" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf7ojq4H-rWZFJmCLxF-1caS9VxWr7Vn9FI89XKJ2F_2QAd2qouM6tNdr_e7NHyYU-GWZv8Rl9VM0r52rZuMNSgOUY-bxlqZ1yuE6mqnhSgZnHf5oapuZXzFj0BcgbHPXDYwoGgBztol7EabCCBwW88q_PoRb6oyd7bzvt-iCRjgufYxcCyFbMF5-5W8/w320-h196/IMG_8148.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTroyO2yBla8QkSaie9ufDnzZEdZ5F0bNCDrD1g8LYAYthpuQvUZA6NHvKmry9IjtvkQYn0sVDKJF0rCagVxQdojTMdOQrklvEBWbWxRiW3fWUHdYtKkQL5z90wYwo1bOqpHj7ELckS5Ceh0AUvRba2W4P0SVOYS0WdFqeqC0wa7CUtgc9hW8RZjzhZ0g/s2973/IMG_8181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2595" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTroyO2yBla8QkSaie9ufDnzZEdZ5F0bNCDrD1g8LYAYthpuQvUZA6NHvKmry9IjtvkQYn0sVDKJF0rCagVxQdojTMdOQrklvEBWbWxRiW3fWUHdYtKkQL5z90wYwo1bOqpHj7ELckS5Ceh0AUvRba2W4P0SVOYS0WdFqeqC0wa7CUtgc9hW8RZjzhZ0g/w279-h320/IMG_8181.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CykUvblTxAViKVuSYVZBMAWVxTDzJMdI2wBY1JR3GInAkT-58pCqiXzm7czYZulHYFQ2S63BcTKF78lGib0JlST4ZEtfIifckdNJp-RNTpTLomWK-VTZAdh3KrsI1-ejeNvsFdgDpIyuAYr-7nxWzhDxdBNt5sNF3uh1Iidq5tXQqYA1-WJdyR5EsgE/s1581/IMG_8187.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1581" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CykUvblTxAViKVuSYVZBMAWVxTDzJMdI2wBY1JR3GInAkT-58pCqiXzm7czYZulHYFQ2S63BcTKF78lGib0JlST4ZEtfIifckdNJp-RNTpTLomWK-VTZAdh3KrsI1-ejeNvsFdgDpIyuAYr-7nxWzhDxdBNt5sNF3uh1Iidq5tXQqYA1-WJdyR5EsgE/s320/IMG_8187.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>"Rise." Bread rises; the sun rises, each of us rises when the alarm goes off each morning; put them together, and 15 minutes later, you've got the idea: rise. For "plume" I thought it would be funny, of a bird plucking their feathers for a feather decorated hat, or to use as a quill pen, generally used in fancy calligraphy. I ended up drawing a chicken using a quill and ink to write in chicken-scratch rather than calligraphy.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw4JD1uAT8dYAksdIoorUadqXiy3eB8y96UAVPa6JqB-aR9Bd03SrCRwKVvPfv8DEZnKn4-EOg9g9Hp6M5sI9u2JgmMmunfAnu_WQFU3scfH9SYve07HQWtZYeycLEXl6VThjIPL1x0hpZ-7ZljmoBh5NJql-IYs2NXf0N2VcDf_cIWoqPIJoYSd3yHs/s3300/IMG_8224.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtw4JD1uAT8dYAksdIoorUadqXiy3eB8y96UAVPa6JqB-aR9Bd03SrCRwKVvPfv8DEZnKn4-EOg9g9Hp6M5sI9u2JgmMmunfAnu_WQFU3scfH9SYve07HQWtZYeycLEXl6VThjIPL1x0hpZ-7ZljmoBh5NJql-IYs2NXf0N2VcDf_cIWoqPIJoYSd3yHs/s320/IMG_8224.jpg" width="269" /></a></div>Sometimes you can pair concepts, like when the prompts were "demon" and "angel" back to back. I had a devil eating devil's food cake using a pitch fork, and an angel eating angel food cake. I'm busy with all of my other daily obligations so definitely can't spend long on working on these. It's an end-of-the-day-wind-down-while-watching-a-sit-com-with-my-sweetheart-activity, not something I want to take over my life. But it's definitely worth the effort to keep skills honed and your mind sharp. The official lists date back to 2016 and can be found at inktober.com if you want to take the challenge yourself.</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2RnWHFSzJlO9m56gOiVsM6Yf7z51qU6gTh0N7vkYu5ggOOtCVl3hvET6zmTGVFrHj1YrTi1uFsDftTinrFr2XRzF43ITpS1uXjLaR0OPokMqiiqZ86iX2ByT9Ly3US4zqsbymyyoW3aC4kxuXht67ZPfWHNhFXyTLCYdQMPkVugyKHzK-asBk0Sv-98/s3016/IMG_8223.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3016" data-original-width="2820" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2RnWHFSzJlO9m56gOiVsM6Yf7z51qU6gTh0N7vkYu5ggOOtCVl3hvET6zmTGVFrHj1YrTi1uFsDftTinrFr2XRzF43ITpS1uXjLaR0OPokMqiiqZ86iX2ByT9Ly3US4zqsbymyyoW3aC4kxuXht67ZPfWHNhFXyTLCYdQMPkVugyKHzK-asBk0Sv-98/s320/IMG_8223.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-3426341786846392352023-10-23T08:52:00.007-07:002023-10-23T08:53:20.709-07:00Sculptures from Braille Books<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aIPpXEvAtgwooH_7K6I3SzMiYr-1WkC7CiyNp5v9kXqLdT8uehN7zXeYBA91A98_hHvvLrBl1p8Cc_flff_ok4dUwDkC1JgwYQA3hvAdrGtpWIGvARDwibQ4jPQZBpZJTsAIFoDrHuno5bs_VWmPGYDRjZKvPFhKem7LhNDotl4xg9LOB59UZ8shcbE/s4032/IMG_7735.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aIPpXEvAtgwooH_7K6I3SzMiYr-1WkC7CiyNp5v9kXqLdT8uehN7zXeYBA91A98_hHvvLrBl1p8Cc_flff_ok4dUwDkC1JgwYQA3hvAdrGtpWIGvARDwibQ4jPQZBpZJTsAIFoDrHuno5bs_VWmPGYDRjZKvPFhKem7LhNDotl4xg9LOB59UZ8shcbE/w640-h480/IMG_7735.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHswYhbTEdI0kULKqYfwiGnMm-1gjUNzy4ZaJRmnRZ1c_zhJ5Xi_31mJ3aCpHv5-jp3a9yTSh8o4ajmndA3OCHP7DJjA8PLLo5qksInT7x8jxBWu2vba8_OVUiYYeqCouHJbuaaQ6IHYLbgAG6bhfUQA9eRc8ToSjIkjeDnNNaNGKmdp0fhkxMTpqpAg/s3593/IMG_7723%202.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3593" data-original-width="2789" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHswYhbTEdI0kULKqYfwiGnMm-1gjUNzy4ZaJRmnRZ1c_zhJ5Xi_31mJ3aCpHv5-jp3a9yTSh8o4ajmndA3OCHP7DJjA8PLLo5qksInT7x8jxBWu2vba8_OVUiYYeqCouHJbuaaQ6IHYLbgAG6bhfUQA9eRc8ToSjIkjeDnNNaNGKmdp0fhkxMTpqpAg/s320/IMG_7723%202.JPG" width="248" /></a>Book folding is a fairly new trend in wall art. Patterns can be found online, which give the number of pages and the number of inches from the top and bottom of the page to fold in order to make specific shapes like hearts or diamonds. For those creative souls (like my students) who want to explore their own folding techniques, the sky is the limit! Obviously most books are printed on paper, but Braille books are embossed on card stock, giving extra strength with fewer pages. I demonstrated a couple of folding ideas before letting students try out their own ideas with discarded Braille books. The fact that they are held together with staples and don't have any hard covers or spines to deal with, make them extra conducive to sculpture in the round. It didn't take long to get some great results.</div></div></div><br /> <p></p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-79810267979024623342023-10-22T16:39:00.005-07:002023-10-23T09:02:44.620-07:00From Tennis Camp for the Blind to Insights Art Show and APH trip<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSs4e9MNXmsF_f3OlJReTWY0m3PNKdlcqakqDCB1ZIcAaLWxE_JPf8l90vU3qilevHsqZotuWka4TlYws_9-7N6VOdl0bXNuK-ufTWDFOCX2s4yKtO8nFJ5AmAYaARZiUlQrxTGjUoTKTnw21vShSqhb-7-CbkkHHjQQKcTOzWJc0A9K_tI013RJwwlQ/s4032/IMG_8064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSs4e9MNXmsF_f3OlJReTWY0m3PNKdlcqakqDCB1ZIcAaLWxE_JPf8l90vU3qilevHsqZotuWka4TlYws_9-7N6VOdl0bXNuK-ufTWDFOCX2s4yKtO8nFJ5AmAYaARZiUlQrxTGjUoTKTnw21vShSqhb-7-CbkkHHjQQKcTOzWJc0A9K_tI013RJwwlQ/s320/IMG_8064.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">APH president & my student</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This year, the American Printing House for the Blind had more than 300 entries for their national Insights Art Contest; of those, only about 40 works of Art made it into their exhibit. Two of my studensthad work shown since one won an honorable mention and another got 3rd place in the grades 7-9 category, for art they made last year. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Two other art students came for a trip to Kentucky to attend the Meet the Artists Reception and Awards Banquet. My student is seen here explaining her use of arbitrary color in her painting to the President of APH at the reception.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQf5FmeujziGNrd9BpY6XFqJqSoJ-o3ueTCU9-s4WgD0olybHuYSnNTntgWTNaRFZt3sBUYmYlBKxIIG9tBGKCEzhRC9vHl-ePVroR05bBV1PErJbb3_6VQ8wFuIjAt42rydlvYQVNThV6wfN77AjvVVyDZ1isgEmUwVE-fMK_XAZDcUb2Co1gAtwh4lk/s3794/IMG_7838.jpg" style="font-family: Times; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="3794" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQf5FmeujziGNrd9BpY6XFqJqSoJ-o3ueTCU9-s4WgD0olybHuYSnNTntgWTNaRFZt3sBUYmYlBKxIIG9tBGKCEzhRC9vHl-ePVroR05bBV1PErJbb3_6VQ8wFuIjAt42rydlvYQVNThV6wfN77AjvVVyDZ1isgEmUwVE-fMK_XAZDcUb2Co1gAtwh4lk/s320/IMG_7838.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ticket to the IMAX in Braille</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;">They also </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;">attended a pre-screening and Q&A session for the Netflix Original "All the Light You Cannot See" at the Kentucky Science Center. It's coming to Netflix in November and I highly recommend it. It's so refreshing to have a blind protagonist played by blind actresses (both old and young versions).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev1OarQ6agm_ldlnTG2Pa4f5wLczuVoucOzu5GMTmoKEkBBhXlhKIBuzblKg_cm7cYczxHhZOzAn7bWx7B6dbbFrIi9DaBJBFDsJDRcYHnWwb8hgPagK0Zvm0CTN3E7tJ43OsdjHIjzKkFYdq8u_FMerqMA8ptW2iATTvlu9gMziW52bqY0m1QQ7c8sk/s4032/IMG_7993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjev1OarQ6agm_ldlnTG2Pa4f5wLczuVoucOzu5GMTmoKEkBBhXlhKIBuzblKg_cm7cYczxHhZOzAn7bWx7B6dbbFrIi9DaBJBFDsJDRcYHnWwb8hgPagK0Zvm0CTN3E7tJ43OsdjHIjzKkFYdq8u_FMerqMA8ptW2iATTvlu9gMziW52bqY0m1QQ7c8sk/s320/IMG_7993.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">watching bats being carved and dipped at the factory</td></tr></tbody></table>Much of Friday was spent at the Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts (complete with Audio Described tour), followed by Sluggers Museum and Factory Tour and the Louisville Visitor's Center. </span></div></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaY3oMFTio2-WY8K78eo0gwE-RmC46HbHbLGf59-hvUAdl3tzRMAF48tWI5uEtmH1WsyuhBd5SRy5obUZMmx6F1Vb2lmtx8Nvpi23oGZog2tlbCimfVKHi9TI1sJufqq1uhaRj5JrK1qVPh1g05lBW1skxMuMkoTRDSxT3P5YXT6Mo0jLoAwMBWrfqPE/s4032/IMG_7930.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaY3oMFTio2-WY8K78eo0gwE-RmC46HbHbLGf59-hvUAdl3tzRMAF48tWI5uEtmH1WsyuhBd5SRy5obUZMmx6F1Vb2lmtx8Nvpi23oGZog2tlbCimfVKHi9TI1sJufqq1uhaRj5JrK1qVPh1g05lBW1skxMuMkoTRDSxT3P5YXT6Mo0jLoAwMBWrfqPE/s320/IMG_7930.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick Doyle's solo show in denim at KMAC</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Orientation and Mobility (O&M) experiences were everywhere: navigating TSA, flying on a plane, the plane train, an Uber, a charter bus, escalators, elevators, moving sidewalks, and miles of city sidewalks. Other life/ learning experiences included being interviewed for a podcast, networking at the reception, eating a meal with three forks and three plates, and shaking hands with the APH president in front of 400 people. It was an amazing trip!</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: times; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMet4b6n2sEWwoUKfIfV-UEDtPxW_mju4QwxBi2Onc0Rjq18tLn4acCQB2AUlTEFDyg0se0XPYKK2LT_E58Z_hrV-TmHq-zoLUNFeurfCq1Rj5CWxBIsCpV2TCJEzfQxo14Ua1Awy6-sy6SNVf_FFoNrHWFaiCtTwJ1FtwuZRJoUfS7L-5TExI31oc1tA/s4032/IMG_7156%203.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMet4b6n2sEWwoUKfIfV-UEDtPxW_mju4QwxBi2Onc0Rjq18tLn4acCQB2AUlTEFDyg0se0XPYKK2LT_E58Z_hrV-TmHq-zoLUNFeurfCq1Rj5CWxBIsCpV2TCJEzfQxo14Ua1Awy6-sy6SNVf_FFoNrHWFaiCtTwJ1FtwuZRJoUfS7L-5TExI31oc1tA/s320/IMG_7156%203.JPG" width="320" /></a>The weekends leading up to the Kentucky trip were also exhausting and wonderful starting with an annual Crisis Clean-up trip. this time, my son and I went to Madison, Florida after Hurricane Idilia left trees down everywhere. Tree work is physically taxing, but rewarding volunteer service.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSC5tTw8PGvliBrCbr2RGGvFJVr3TLosCB0J5qZedisICoBULqZvH2SbooqpcbX5bRrxQ6xr5OLM_kcticQHvVrFoG-J3ffnWclUTGA5xu2pGYjhQ4dZ9ltD_sXsR2qvK1C7q96n5fzCeh7NpRa1yD25XW1-tnukdLWxZvmgEwzFYxSDFfyl5f2uEjxo/s4032/IMG_7636.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSC5tTw8PGvliBrCbr2RGGvFJVr3TLosCB0J5qZedisICoBULqZvH2SbooqpcbX5bRrxQ6xr5OLM_kcticQHvVrFoG-J3ffnWclUTGA5xu2pGYjhQ4dZ9ltD_sXsR2qvK1C7q96n5fzCeh7NpRa1yD25XW1-tnukdLWxZvmgEwzFYxSDFfyl5f2uEjxo/w320-h240/IMG_7636.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Then there was Tennis camp for the Blind. They make special balls that are soft foam, bouncing balls with a rattle inside for Blind Tennis. Students started with basics like moving side to side, front to back as directed. They caught and threw balls, before trying to learn to serve and hit. It would take a great deal of work for an actual game to be played, but three hours flew by and the students were just enjoying getting better at basic skills.<p></p><p>I helped students cook s'mores over a campfire, go on scavenger hunts, play games (hide and seek was especially entertaining), and go swimming.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-70994130994654233702023-10-22T16:39:00.004-07:002023-10-23T08:59:27.201-07:00Tactile Student Face Ornaments<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQJoJKNTItydaVgUQvkjHKF6U3blVU74gbM76PnfSIbCJ3n2ZJF4d6Fmn6zSTcgBPYDhxnHAipKrBNkoURHnFAIFKglAEBKRgFho6hrC9e_oSB_h2W8TRpmUHC53f4eEwQWytrNyS6M2CUVAnLwVANb45b7w14IvZMt5hyphenhyphenogmcPKRLMM5ORDCgkqEbeg/s4032/IMG_7772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQJoJKNTItydaVgUQvkjHKF6U3blVU74gbM76PnfSIbCJ3n2ZJF4d6Fmn6zSTcgBPYDhxnHAipKrBNkoURHnFAIFKglAEBKRgFho6hrC9e_oSB_h2W8TRpmUHC53f4eEwQWytrNyS6M2CUVAnLwVANb45b7w14IvZMt5hyphenhyphenogmcPKRLMM5ORDCgkqEbeg/w640-h480/IMG_7772.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />December will be here before you know it, which means, it's time to design our Christmas tree for the Museum of Art and Science's Festival of Trees. I always try to use the tree as a way for my students to advocate or help the community understand them and their disability better. <div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxZMfXTMeTItObsv2GTinNXvmPcPh3GOK1IBMlVV2xlpK3g-CH44r43FUN_SuOilWVvP74EF-UsGBfJ0jCURpJ9U8eSEqFnY9yJmYHa-niuAUSfgA8Yij5_tLMZUH1ebtgH85s138dzWDoCO2Lmen-oY28MI-7f-RTPnZKl2AmDjPa24MTC3a3corNXQ/s4032/IMG_7771.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxZMfXTMeTItObsv2GTinNXvmPcPh3GOK1IBMlVV2xlpK3g-CH44r43FUN_SuOilWVvP74EF-UsGBfJ0jCURpJ9U8eSEqFnY9yJmYHa-niuAUSfgA8Yij5_tLMZUH1ebtgH85s138dzWDoCO2Lmen-oY28MI-7f-RTPnZKl2AmDjPa24MTC3a3corNXQ/s320/IMG_7771.JPG" width="240" /></a></p>Every student at our school has an IEP, with their own goals and accommodations. We have students with a wide range of vision problems and eye diseases, causing everything from blurry vision to no vision at all. Students cover the autism spectrum and a variety of other challenges. We have students as young as four and as old as twenty-one. Rather than look at them as a recipe of race, gender, age and diagnosis, it's best to think of them as extremely complex and lovable individuals. I wanted the tree to express the rich texture of our student body, made up with beautifully unique individuals, each represented by a student-made, tactile cardboard portrait.<p></p></div><div>Check out the Festival of Trees at The Museum of Art and Science in Macon, Georgia from the 2nd week of December through the beginning of January.</div>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6005968256137825873.post-34213670449066370852023-10-01T15:17:00.000-07:002023-10-01T15:17:13.340-07:00Pencil Cup Project from Recycled Materials<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tM_FoTIUGNis4FN-NiCKSW8cBmQ12P9O8h9FvBLMi6PuRQd59-iWnRImNWv46xrSKaskWWWxoNId2zWKq2sLEyY8OatjgidhMPOPKDIujOulGSNCw3RA2s4xlJxWYfyWDwJMp-seooNtlgyoi2DXHeC7ej3aYGhkjK2R3W95BDkxKuoa6sQ3ZxnEYHA/s2651/IMG_7749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="2637" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tM_FoTIUGNis4FN-NiCKSW8cBmQ12P9O8h9FvBLMi6PuRQd59-iWnRImNWv46xrSKaskWWWxoNId2zWKq2sLEyY8OatjgidhMPOPKDIujOulGSNCw3RA2s4xlJxWYfyWDwJMp-seooNtlgyoi2DXHeC7ej3aYGhkjK2R3W95BDkxKuoa6sQ3ZxnEYHA/w636-h640/IMG_7749.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><br />My Elementary School and Middle School students have been learning how something as flat as a piece of paper can be turned into something 3D by looping strips into links of a chain or folding pages of a book to make a sculpture, or quilling folded paper to make framed images. Making pencil cups is another project that teaches a one more technique of making flat magazine pages into a tactile exterior to a pencil cup. It is an easy, fun project that can be used for years, rather than tossed after a month of hanging on the fridge.<p></p><p>Students found magazine pages which they rolled into a tube, using a pencil, drizzling a strip of Elmer's glue to secure the edge. For stiff covers, rubber bands would hold it the tube in place until the glue dried, and with tight rolls a second pencil would be used to scoot the first pencil out of the tube. The each rolled tube was hot glued to a clean tin can, transforming waste from the recycled bin to something you can use to organize pens, pencils, markers, scissors, and paint brushes. Children can learn to think through the side and direction they want to roll their pages to get the nicest edge, and how to organize their colors and patterns on the can. The next rainy day at home with a bored child, consider having them make one of these to spruce up their bedroom.</p>Kristen Applebeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141647694751939926noreply@blogger.com0