Weekly Art round-up...

The families participating in our Weekly Art program continue to inspire us with their work! 

"I so enjoyed this lesson!  As a teacher - drawing figures for my chalkboard drawings has always been difficult, and I was rarely happy with the results.  Learning how to first draw the gestures and then detailing it.  Soooo much easier and successful!  I will play more with this one!"

~Debra M.

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@anthroposofeelings

@brianwolfe

@cdawley

@karenlmw528

@sloanbrie

@claudinemelnik

@druthyb

@mainsdelaine

I was re-reading an interview Brian did with The BEarth Institute a couple of years ago...my favorite part is his response to this question:

"What makes a (teacher's) drawing 'good enough' for the classroom?"

His reply:

 "I think there are two important qualities that make a drawing successful: 

1. The image is living inside the teacher and the students, meaning the class has heard stories, looked at pictures, studied the subject, etc. and, 

2. The students see the teacher or parent striving to become better as he/she draws & teaches. 

I think a love of creating beautiful images for the children and a willingness to strive for improvement is the best anyone can do."

"I want to thank you for the thoughtfulness you put into the order of presenting projects. I very much enjoy the breathing-in - breathing-out quality that comes with different projects."

~ Kay S.

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Breakfast cookie recipe!

Following up on my Instagram post....

Breakfast Cookies

:: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F ::

Ingredients:

3/4 cup flour (split white flour, whole wheat flour, almond meal...whatever works for your family)

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

/2 tsp baking powder

2/3 cup soft butter

1/3 cup honey

3/4 cup raisins, dried blueberries, or other dried berry of your choice (chop them if they're big)

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 medium red apple (grated, you can peel, but I usually don't)

1 1/2 cups quick oats

1 cup shredded medium cheddar

Directions:

• mix flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl

• cream butter, honey, egg and vanilla in a smaller bowl

• add creamed ingredients to flour mixture

• stir in apple, oatmeal, dry berries and cheese

• place large Tbsp-ful's on cookie sheets (ungreased, or use parchment) - don't flatten them, they will spread out a bit while baking.

• 13-16 minutes @375 (they're done when the bottoms are brown and you start to see little golden bits on the tops)

• cool on rack, store in fridge

Weekly Art .... a month in review

The first month of our Weekly Art program has been amazing!! Witnessing families get excited about, and creating art together, has brought both Brian and I so much joy.

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@libbyanne76

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@karenlmw528

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@mainsdelaine

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This month's four lessons have had families using watercolor paints, chalks & pastels, and beeswax crayons. In each lesson we have shared alternative palettes and design ideas for re-creating each lesson with a different season in mind. 

I've had so much fun checking the discussion area of our online classroom  every morning! There is such a generous spirit of idea-sharing and support happening. With 100+ families involved in this first session of the program, we've got a fantastic, diverse crowd gathered.

If you are not part of the full program and would like to try out some of the lessons, we will be bundling up four lessons at a time and making them available in our shop.

Bundle #1 is available for purchase now!

All our best,

Robyn (w/ Brian nearby)

Weekly Art Archives

Ask, and you shall recieve!

 Did you miss the registration deadline for our new Waldorf art education program, Weekly Art? Have no fear! We'll be taking each month of lessons and making them available to everyone!

Purchase anytime -The Weekly Art Archives will officially open on March 1, 2017. 

At the end of each month, we'll bundle up the newest lessons, and make them available here. Learn more about Bundles #1 and #2 by clicking the button, below.