Expression through Art is PERFECTION

Gold Paper Mache Eggs and Carl Faberge

Today's project went well!  We had a couple of hiccups - substitute teacher, my daughter was home sick, my husband was with her. Plan B - VERY helpful, wonderful students that made it so enjoyable.  The photos were taken by the students after they finished their projects.  I think they liked the camera as much as making the eggs.

Peter Carl Fabergé 1846 - 1920

This one is our most expensive project per child, which suprised us all until we realized we've been so great at using scraps, recycled materials, etc. up to this point.  This may be about $1.50 per child to pull off.  We are very excited to do a three-dimensional project as we learn about Peter Carl Fabergé. Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920), Russian court jeweler to Tsar Alexander III and his consort, Marie Fedorovna, and to Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna, created Easter eggs and objets d’art from 1885-1918. It is estimated the House of Fabergé in St. Petersburg and other Russian cities, with a sales branch in London, created some 250,000 decorative objects. The famous Easter eggs and other Fabergé objects in museums and private collections worldwide are seen in permanent and traveling exhibitions. Objects for sale may be purchased from reputable dealers or leading auction houses. For more biographical details about the House of Fabergé see Lowes and McCanless, Fabergé Eggs: A Retrospective Encyclopedia, 2001.

Faith Ringgold - artist, author, stirring our imaginations

I'm so excited about our artist for January, Faith Ringgold. She has never felt she was unable to do anything she wanted.  She KNOWS she can do anything.  As of this post, she is alive and well.  She was born in 1930 and grew up in New York City, New York. Faith Ringgold has produced many fascinating books to raise social awareness and show off her beautiful quilts and story telling.

Check out her own lesson plan and images:

Art and Religion are One in India

The project for November is all about India.  We are covering the three major religions and how it ties to the art and architecture of this country.  This plan is long because of how much we cover.

Helpful links for terms, symbolism and history:

Symbolic Explanation of the Historical Evolution of Indian Religion

Rangoli projects for children