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October 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
October 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Barbara’s Nametag Deconstruction
You can take the girl out of Maine but you can’t take Maine out of Barbara. Sea bugs are the sustenance of Maine and Maine is the sustenance of Barbara.
October 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cheryl’s Metaphor Name Tag Deconstruction:
My name tag was the result of the available materials rather than a planned idea followed to completion. I began with the silk flower then and used water colors and some rubber stamps to print a flower and some leaves. I continued to use the water colors to paint some scraps of heavy paper in my favorite colors. I glued the dry flower and leaves to the paper that I painted and then begged a bee pin from Lisa. I was reminded of one of my favorite poems from Edgar Lee Master’s Spoon River Anthology where he says: I would that I had thrust my hands of flesh Into the disk-flowers bee infested, Into the mirror-like core of fire Of the light of life, the sun of delight. I first read this poem the summer that I was 18 and I knew that I would take the risks implied here to enjoy this journey as much as possible. I guess my metaphor is to enjoy life and what ever comes your way; paint it with bright colors and don’t be afraid to take risks. I liked the idea of creating metaphors of oneself so much that I assigned this idea to my drawing and painting 1&2 students as the cover for their drawing books. I know that I live & teach in a very rural part of Connecticut but I have yet to understand what a cow has to say about one of my students!