Monday, February 20, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
heart (hard) work
mr. cz was very much hands-on when it came to valentines for his sweets this year.
he handcrafted THREE freezer paper stenciled shirts.
I witnessed the two he made for the Ls and admired his patience and eye for detail but that was nothing compared to the one he made (secretly) for me.
since big L has recently discovered her love for books I was very excited when i found this image (here)
now it was time to hand over the project to the master of patience!
he printed the image on freezer paper, cut out the image and then arranged it on the shirts. the stencil was then ironed on.
he then added two coats of fabric paint with a sponge-brush (very carefully to not push paint under the "seams" of the stencil).
ironed over the completely dried (24 hours at least),
image et voila ...
two lovely "love to read" shirts for his Ls.
they proudly wore them all day on v-day, all night and the next day again :)
big L even broke her uniform rule at school to show off her papa's art.
well done papa!!!! we LOVE those shirts!
but if you think this was cumbersome then take a look at his midnight project of 02/13.
not only did he create a logo for heart and soul works but he also cut out this VERY detailed image and ... over night made me a heart and soul works shirt.
i absolutely LOVE it!
we'll add wings we decided (partly to resemble the soul part of the name and partly for my Willie boy ... of course he is always on my mind!) and then make shirts for everyone!!!
families and friends ... get ready for many shirts for b-days and such :)
we celebrated v-day very quietly with lovely flowers.
these were for big Ls teacher, with her hand made can-vase wrapped in wool and decorated with red buttons.
more flowers for the girls of the house.
and a sweet v-day party with good friends!
little L created lovely little heart baskets and filled them with little goodies for our honorable guests.
i went all out and printed labels for the refreshments,
filled the dishes with sweet love,
and more sweet love,
and even more sweet love :)
we sang "happy valentines to you" and enjoyed our sweets and great company.
the little people insisted on candles ... so we had candles and made v-day wishes and sang v-day songs.
all in all a wonderful day and now i am VERY happy it's over.
if you have two kids in school valentines day is almost as involved as christmas!
the crossing guard, the secretaries, the teacherS, the friends and class mates, family and friends ... it never ends. once you start you can't stop and the Ls would come up with more and more to shower with love.
i drew the line at the grocery store employees!
we treated them for x-mas already ... we don't want to over-spoil the neighborhood :)
this is the round up for v-day. now back to regular crafting and making.
~be well
he handcrafted THREE freezer paper stenciled shirts.
I witnessed the two he made for the Ls and admired his patience and eye for detail but that was nothing compared to the one he made (secretly) for me.
since big L has recently discovered her love for books I was very excited when i found this image (here)
now it was time to hand over the project to the master of patience!
he printed the image on freezer paper, cut out the image and then arranged it on the shirts. the stencil was then ironed on.
he then added two coats of fabric paint with a sponge-brush (very carefully to not push paint under the "seams" of the stencil).
ironed over the completely dried (24 hours at least),
image et voila ...
two lovely "love to read" shirts for his Ls.
they proudly wore them all day on v-day, all night and the next day again :)
big L even broke her uniform rule at school to show off her papa's art.
well done papa!!!! we LOVE those shirts!
but if you think this was cumbersome then take a look at his midnight project of 02/13.
not only did he create a logo for heart and soul works but he also cut out this VERY detailed image and ... over night made me a heart and soul works shirt.
i absolutely LOVE it!
we'll add wings we decided (partly to resemble the soul part of the name and partly for my Willie boy ... of course he is always on my mind!) and then make shirts for everyone!!!
families and friends ... get ready for many shirts for b-days and such :)
we celebrated v-day very quietly with lovely flowers.
these were for big Ls teacher, with her hand made can-vase wrapped in wool and decorated with red buttons.
more flowers for the girls of the house.
and a sweet v-day party with good friends!
little L created lovely little heart baskets and filled them with little goodies for our honorable guests.
i went all out and printed labels for the refreshments,
filled the dishes with sweet love,
and more sweet love,
and even more sweet love :)
we sang "happy valentines to you" and enjoyed our sweets and great company.
the little people insisted on candles ... so we had candles and made v-day wishes and sang v-day songs.
all in all a wonderful day and now i am VERY happy it's over.
if you have two kids in school valentines day is almost as involved as christmas!
the crossing guard, the secretaries, the teacherS, the friends and class mates, family and friends ... it never ends. once you start you can't stop and the Ls would come up with more and more to shower with love.
i drew the line at the grocery store employees!
we treated them for x-mas already ... we don't want to over-spoil the neighborhood :)
this is the round up for v-day. now back to regular crafting and making.
~be well
art in action
just recently i became an art docent at Ls elementary school and yesterday i taught my first art class in grade 1.
i had volunteered all through last year and know many of the kids but i still was very nervous about actually teaching art to 7 year olds.
luckily our school invited the help of an amazing art program art in action.
with the help of their tutorials, materials and their wonderful online class room it was easy to get ready.
I prepped all night before, went over the artist, the time period and the artist style over and over again.
i tried to come up with an easy way to relay information like "automatic drawing", "negative space" and "abstract" to 7 year olds.
the objective was to draw a continues line with your eyes CLOSED and then find shapes and objects and create a painting out of it, filling in spaces with colors and other shapes.
the result ... was simply amazing!!!
the most fun i have had working in class.
the kids made their own masterpieces based on the original by Miro and then had an art show to talk about their piece of art.
i walked out of the class, 1 1/2 hours later, just in awe of how creative and artistic these little people are.
how refreshing to see their point of view and how wonderful to listen to their way of explaining their own art and the thoughts behind it.
here are a few of the masterpieces.
enjoy a view into the abstract world of 7 year olds!!!
project: color doodles
artist: Joan Miro
Masterpiece: People and Dog in the Sun
student work
this is big L's masterpiece!
i LOVE the fish!
this is a future inventor or engineer!
this is amazing work!
an ice cream with a cherry on top created out of one single line!
as an art exercise, try it!
close your eyes and draw curvy lines all over your paper.
open your eyes and let your imagination take off!
it's FUN, believe me!
when i asked big L at night what she remembered from the class she said "the guy with the mirror drew pictures with his eyes closed and didn't even have an iPhone" :)
(i had explained that the artist was born a VERY long time ago when they didn't even have phones yet)
two weeks from now i'll have fun with 100 kindergarten kids and another 1st grade group.
the upper elementary grades will follow soon.
stay tuned, i'll keep sharing these creations with you ... just to brighten up your day.
~be well
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
language of the heart
mr. cz created this for me for heart-day and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!
heart and soul works just got a logo :)
we decided to add some angel wings to symbolize the soul (and secretly, in my heart, for my forever dog) ...
but oh what a lovely gesture, what brilliant idea, what amazing work my soul-mate created.
i heart and soul you!!!
lum ... forever!
Monday, February 13, 2012
i paw you!
this one came to me as i was , yet again, watching in utter disbelieve, how dork tried to play with little devil (aka Zoe, the cat) and fatty (the white, fluffy queen of the house).
no matter how often they beat him up, he never gives up and runs after them with a waggy tail, ready for yet another beating and scratch session.
because maybe, just maybe, today will be the day they will turn their hate into love for him.
we thought we'd help him along the way a bit.
nothing says "i paw you!" more than a paw print heart v-day for your two lovely enemies :)
But one day surely they will change their minds and he'll be there, ready to embrace their love with a waggy tail and a dorky look on his dorky face.
love is everywhere :)
~ be well
no matter how often they beat him up, he never gives up and runs after them with a waggy tail, ready for yet another beating and scratch session.
because maybe, just maybe, today will be the day they will turn their hate into love for him.
we thought we'd help him along the way a bit.
nothing says "i paw you!" more than a paw print heart v-day for your two lovely enemies :)
we hung one of for the queen, right next to her thrown
and one was hung a bit lower for the little devil.
she looked at it, smelled it ...
... and then took off
... poor dork was left behind to wait for her "i paw you too"
... and still is waiting!
But one day surely they will change their minds and he'll be there, ready to embrace their love with a waggy tail and a dorky look on his dorky face.
love is everywhere :)
~ be well
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