Part 4 of 4 is now available!

Oh how our hearts glow when we see folks using our tutorials to expand what they previously thought possible!! That's what this work is about for both Brian and me...We want to help people EXPAND! For some folks, art is a road block....a mental block... "Oh I can't do that"...we hear it all the time. We have created all of our tutorials to help people find their way out of that murky forest of self doubt...so they can bring the curriculum to their class and children with ✨joy✨and confidence.

The final part of our Block Crayon Tutorial series is now available for purchase! 

This purchase includes: 2 videos and one PDF guide + over 30 sample Main Lesson Book pages ("real life" examples from the topics discussed in the video tutorial). 

Skills covered in the video include:

1. Simple thick borders
2. Thick borders with rounded edges
3. Shaded borders of one color
4. Shaded borders with two color layers
5. Shaded border with three color layers
6. Thick borders with two distinct colors
7. Borders with form drawing
8. Thin borders with two distinct colors
9. Borders with two colors and mirror image forms
10. Complex borders with two colors, mirror images, shading & blending
11. Borders that integrate the curriculum theme

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The latest news...

Ni Hau!
Greetings from Shenzhen....

We were incredibly blessed with an opportunity to have Brian travel to China this summer, where he has been working with teachers, parents and students affiliated with the Wuben Waldorf Training Campus. We are both still trying to find the words to explain the joy we're experiencing in seeing the Waldorf impulse coming alive in the East. Something Brian said to me over the phone today just begins to capture it, I think....

"I don't think this is as much about what I'm learning, rather more about what I'm unlearning..."  

Magic. 

Brian started his trip by leading a 2-day parent workshop in Art and Movement/Games for parents new to Waldorf education and philosophies. The workshop was followed by a week-long camp in the countryside for children ranging in age from 4-12! His trip will end with another 2-day workshop, this one for teachers from around Shenzhen. We're looking forward to continuing our relationship with the Wuben Training Center, and seeing their evolution over the next few years.

In other news, our friends at Living Music in the Home have generously given us a 50% off discount code to share with you! FISH50 is valid for anything in their store, but only through Sunday 8/23 at 11:59pm EST. LMIH is a Waldorf-inspired resource for parents and teachers who wish to share the joy of music with their children and students. Dan & Michelle Prindle provide on-line musical training for adults so they can nourish a culture of music in their homes and classrooms. It's been a big year for the Prindles...Michelle finished her Early Childhood training, they released their new Foundations of Music e-course, and they are now awaiting the birth of their third child...any day! Click the image below to use your 50% off code:

It's been an exciting year for us too, and we're grateful. The Waldorfish community continues to grow, which means new and exciting opportunities to travel and teach. Let us know how we can help you and your school community!

Blessings,
Robyn (& Brian, in China ;)

PS. The 4th video in our block crayon tutorial series was released this week!

Perspective Drawing notes - Brian Wolfe

Brian has been teaching at Rudolf Steiner College this week - diving deep with Class 6 & 7 teachers into drawing fundamentals, charcoal, portraits, painting & perspective drawing. His class notes for the perspective portion are a work of art themselves! (I'm his wife...I can gush a little, right?) I combined them into a pdf this morning and they are ready for downloading! These are for YOU, middle school teachers (or anyone else looking to explore perspective drawing). 

Waldorf teachers are FULL ON super heroes! They spend a good portion of their summers planning, practicing and preparing to bring the best they can offer during the school year. Be sure to HUG the next one you see.

Block crayon tutorial series...

Brian and I started filming a new series of tutorials for The BEarthInstitute this week. So fun! We love contributing to the high quality resources they offer their  Waldorf-inspired homeschooling members around the world.  Stay tuned! We'll let you know when they are available.