A few weeks ago, with my life scheduled to the max, I was thrown one of life’s curve balls. As my 81-year-old Aunt Mary predicted, “Sometimes just when you think life is going to zig, it zags and you just don’t have any choice in the matter. Funny because afterwards …
Now that Spring is finally upon us, we are writing curriculum and planning classes to promote a greater awareness and responsibility to recycle. Join us to make art through recycling on Fridays, April 5-26, from 3-6 p.m. at Cohocksink Recreation Center; April 6, 10-1 p.m. for Lemon Street Playground Cleanup; April 13, …
Life is change and doing things you love helps people get through the rough times by adapting. Making art helps adults get in touch with their magical joyful inner child that likes to play. Creative fun gives us clues on ways we can allow ourselves to experience life and allow …
I love history and local folk lore and so I have to share this wonderful resource. Just when you think you know the City of Brotherly Love, there’s another surprise around the corner. Who can help but love this city! It’s a city with an incredible wealth of diverse stories …
It is Martin Luther King Day. When I wake early, I am feeling anxious. I have volunteered to help my daughter Kristin with her MLK event at the Fishtown Recreation Center. Although I have been to Fishtown on lots of occasions, I have never actually been to the Rec. Center …
“The things to do are: the things that need doing, that you see need to be done, and that no one else seems to see need to be done.” – Buckminster Fuller I believe we can make the world a better place …
Level: Elementary School Duration: 2, 45 minute class periods Historical Overview: August Rodin and France (For Adults: Judy Chicago) Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting techniques. Vocabulary: positive and negative space, carving additive and subtractive methods, proportion, scale Materials: clay, carving tools, wire and washer clay cutting tool, sponges, water containers, …
Title/ Description: Papermaking and paper casting Level: Middle School and High School Duration: 5, 45 minute class periods Historical Overview: Japanese Paper Goals and Objectives: To introduce papermaking process and the importance of recycling, reusing and recycling paper. Vocabulary: deckle, pulp, cotton, recycling, molds, press, iridescent Materials: paper making screen, …
