“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Fine Arts Friday: Edible Christmas Art!
After postponing two times (once for life kicking our butts, the second because of flu, which is basically the same thing), we finally got together with our friends for a Christmas Baking Extravaganza! Instead of the traditional icing everywhere, frustrating the kids and the mom when Santa doesn’t look right, we opted for the much […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Thanksgiving Art
Despite the fact that Christmas trees and decorations are up all over North Texas, I continue to cling to the crazy idea that Thanksgiving should come and go before we deck the halls and falalalala. Ahem. Some Thanksgiving art, folk songs, and hymns to enhance your holiday. First the art. (Bonus art: some of the […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Dark, beautiful, and cold
Astronomy is one of our family’s hobbies, and tonight we’re going star watching with a group of middle school students. I thought I’d share some of the resources we’ll be using to take them on a tour of the night sky and sky-watching tools in general. (Note: if I don’t post after this, know that […]
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Fine Arts Friday: breaking with (my) tradition
When it comes to hymns, I tend to be a traditionalist. I prefer the original version to new adaptations. Too often, the modern variations are changed too much to sing with if you’re familiar with the original. Or they leave out key verses or change the words so much they change the meaning. Honestly, just […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Ghost story
Washington Irving’s short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” can be considered the first American ghost story. It’s based on folk tales, and it has been adapted for movies and television and depicted in art. It’s 2 parts goofy and one part creepy, although some adaptations leave off the goofy and emphasize the creepy. Most […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Hudson River Autumn
The school of painters, not the geographic location, although the location certainly did inspire, didn’t it? No matter who we study — what artist, time period, or style — my heart keeps returning to these painters who so wonderfully captured the beauty of creation. “Autumn of the Hudson River” by Jasper Francis Cropsey. Albert Bierstadt, […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Get outside!
This post contains affiliated links and is pretty much one longish sermon to myself. Halfway through the first semester, almost to the end of the first trimester, or just generally waist high into whatever schedule your educational plan follows, the routine is well underway. It’s also the time when all the good intentions are buried […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Sing in October!
New songs, new songs, move down, move down! We’re still listening to the beautiful chants of Hildegard von Bilgen, but we have our new folk song and hymn for the month. A reminder, I usually follow Ambleside Online’s well-put together rotation. If you are at all interested in Charlotte Mason, you should definitely spend some […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Train up a child the way she should go
And when she’s a teenager, you’re taking her to Piano Guys concerts instead of One Direction*. Happy belated birthday, sweet girl! And for the record, the Piano Guys put on an amazing show. Check out their latest video. Batman! (Do stay around for the outtakes.) It is one of the commonest female problems is loss […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Arg!
It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, so I was going to post on pirates in art. Pro-tip, don’t google “pirate art.” It’s disheartening and a bit skeevy. But! A few years back I made a Learnist board on pirates, so I’m just going to filch from there. (Check it out for more interesting stuff on […]
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