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the bosser and the teller

14July2020by k.

My friend, Hazel, came to help me create a sidewalk mandala in front of greenwater. We kept our distance by working opposite each other in a kind of dance around […]

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arts learning for the rest of us

25February2018by k.

Here’s the thing about us as adults and parents: We have no problem prioritizing arts learning for children and young people, but we rarely make time for those expressions for […]

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things are getting serious

25May2014by k. Leave a comment

This is the nucleus of greenwater’s garage band–Ben | Nathan | Jackson. They have been practicing at the garage on irregular Thursdays when the Robotics, Theater and sports activities don’t otherwise engage them. […]

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little treasures

24May2014by k. 4 Comments

Last week, the entire NL-S first grade took a walking tour of New London. They were on a continuous nature walk on the way from the school to downtown and toured area […]

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black is sensible

22January2014by k. 3 Comments

When I took Life Drawing I as an MCAD freshman with Judith Roode, I was unprepared for her passion. She was a trendsetter–a petite powerhouse dressed all in black so her […]

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a starfighter refuels

28May2013by k. Leave a comment

I traveled southeast today to meet with my peeps at Midwest-CBK in Cannon Falls. Every starfighter needs to board the mothership on occasion to refuel and receive orders for the […]

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a potter with a problem

28April2013by k. Leave a comment

Bill Gossman came by the other day with a pot & a problem. He knew he needed to attach a ceramic handle to a ceramic pot with copper wire, but […]

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pizza delivery boy

23April2013by k. Leave a comment

This little gent is one of my favorite pals. He visits the shop every once in awhile just to see what is going on. Last time he came by, I gave […]

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bottling happiness

13April2013by k. 2 Comments

The Brew Club gents were here again, sorting, washing, filling and capping the three batches they brewed last month. Then they threw another pot on the flame and brewed up another batch. It was […]

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students on tour

10April2013by k. Leave a comment

  The NL-S Art Teacher, Ms. Weber, let me take four of her students on a plant tour of Printmasters in Willmar. The kids got a chance to see how […]

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I believe surprise is essential when you want to unlock your creative expression. Tonight, it was an elephant warm-up exercise. At first, it might be intimidating, but this one was fun. The rest of the evening we focused on the surfaces and structures of birch trees using water soluble graphite. We know how to handle the good stuff.
Our practice this week circled around pigment density, layering and adding other mediums. We got to know the work of Farah Nebeela Khan and her wizardly watercolors. Check her out @fnkdesigns and her Etsy shop. We practiced control, but we won't let it go to our heads! This is the good stuff.
Over the last couple of months, I've had the chance to work with the Art Club at Willmar High School. We created an image together in many different interpretations. 48 tiles, one crazy-fun painting. Acrylic and paper collage on canvas tiles, 96"x32" Ms. Canavan will hang it in their art room to inspire future projects. Collaboration is fun stuff!
Our drawing practice has been focusing on understanding form and volume lately. This week, our subject was cows, so we began by imagining the surface of the cow in our reference, then we made our drawing. More sooty smudges, but also more skills. This is the good stuff.
We started several paintings this week, using a variety of techniques. Wetting, dropping, floating, dabbing, blotting-all the things. We were slowed by drying time, but now we know our tools and materials just a bit better. We might finish them all. 😊 This is the good stuff.
Drawing = seeing + practice. Join us sometime!
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