Loose Ends

    Last week I worked on organizing my desks and workspace. This week I've been trying to clear ideas out of my thoughts by getting out the things I've been thinking about. Writing posts and making videos are like my pensieve in the Harry Potter movies. So today I did a video dump. Three…

Journals All Day Long

I've just noticed that I am more apt to blog about a project before I do it with kids when I am very nervous about how it will turn out. I was very nervous about most of the projects that I wrote about in my last post.  Making beautiful drawing journals in one class period…

Making Books with Teenagers, Post #1

  It's a real gift to be totally surprised by the results of a bookmaking workshop. I did not have a clue that I would enjoy working with teenagers as much as I enjoyed working the group that taught this past week.  They were smart, capable and enthusiastic and they have an art teacher (the teacher that…

Handmade Book for my Teenager

My daughter's birthday is coming up. She mentioned that she will be needing a new sketchbook soon ("I only have two pages left and that won't last me long.') Since it is Still Snowing and since I am Centrally Located in the Middle of Nowhere there is no way I will get to a store…