Family Visit

Thomas & Malia in White River with Winnie the Pooh

Old Woman Bay

after a swim at Batchewana Bay

on the docks, Little Current ON

paddling in Strawberry Channel

enjoying a visit with Grandma at camp

camp at sunrise

Thomas & Jay

beach near Rossport

heading down to Schreiber beach

Schreiber beach

Little Hands Weaving...

I taught a basic weaving workshop to some children at St. Martin's School this past week, for their Art Fair. Using very simple cardboard looms, and a combination of wool and cotton for warp and weft, they wove either a bookmark or a simple bracelet. The workshop was a success and the kids loved it!

Here are some images of them weaving!

Red Eared Turtles

When my nephews were young, their parents bought them two tiny little red eared turtles. Twenty some years later, my brother and sister in law still  have one of these turtles. A pet that just keeps going..... something to consider when buying your child a pet...

Needless to say, he is no longer tiny, and needs lots of loving care!

Recycled Cardboard and Plastic Basket Weaving Step by Step.......

A few months ago I was asked to teach a workshop to some elementary school aged children. I searched online for an idea for something using recycled materials. I could not find anything suitable, so developed this basket. I used cardboard from boxes I retrieved from our hardware stores garbage shed, and the plastic is shrink wrap that our local grocery store was kind enough to save from the shipments they got in.

The photos should be fairly self explanatory, but if you need any other info please feel free to contact me. For this project the cardboard strips were about 24" long.

Recycled Basket Weaving Workshop

I taught a basket weaving workshop with children for the first time in many many years, today. I will admit I really over prepared, I spent too many hours working on prep for it. So, when the day was done, I felt let down. It was however a big success. It is just my sensitive artist self showing its face. We used cardboard strips for the reed, and recycled shrink wrap for the weavers.

                                            

                         

          

                    

Because of children's privacy laws, I was only allowed to take photos of their working hands. Their working hands say it all anyway, they were busy, and for the most part they enjoyed themselves. The photos are just a few examples of the beautiful baskets the children wove.