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29 Nov

Our next project in our clay modelling series for homeschoolers is a clay model of an almond nut. This is model #26 from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin. Model by model, we have committed to working through this book as part of our Charlotte Mason education. This model is done in a similar way as model #3, which was a plum. The project begins in a similar way, but ends in a way that is unique to the almond nut. Materials Needed The book, A Manual of Clay Modelling by Hermione Unwin (or free online HERE) Modeling Clay (the book suggests...

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22 Nov

We are going to paint butterflies today! I was so excited to do today's brushwork lesson! It's amazing to me that what started as simple brush forms has progressed to painting beautiful butterflies in just 13 lessons. If you are following along with us, we are working our way through the book, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson as part of our homeschool art curriculum. The goal of Brushwork, Lesson #13 is to take everything we've learned so far - all the way back to Lesson #1 - and incorporate it all into our butterfly design. No one...

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15 Nov

We're back to the cockle shell! If you are following our clay modelling series, you will remember clay model #19, a cockle shell which was modelled while faced downwards. Today, we will be making a clay model of a concave cockle shell. We will be taking that same cockle shell model and positioning it facing upwards. These projects, by the way, come from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Unwin. Materials Needed The book, A Manual of Clay Modelling by Hermione Unwin (or free online HERE) Modeling Clay (the book suggests red terra cotta clay) Clay modeling tools (this kit includes many tools, along with a...

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08 Nov

Who's ready for Lesson #12 in our brushwork series? Today we are stepping away from the wonderful world of flowers and leaves, and we are going to be painting some chickens! Our lesson comes from the book, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson. Brushwork, Lesson #12 is taking what we learned in our earlier lessons, oblique brush form from Lesson #4, and adapting those skills into something new and different. You'll be amazed how a set of two or three oblique brush forms can be shaped into chicks, and hens, both standing and sitting. Can...

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01 Nov

Starting a new project is always a little exciting. I was especially happy that this project did not require some weird, unobtainable object. Our project today is model #24 from the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Unwin, a clay model of a banana. There were no big curve balls thrown at us with this project, and the bonus part is that you can eat it when you're finished. Materials Needed The book, A Manual of Clay Modelling by Hermione Unwin (or free online HERE) Modeling Clay (the book suggests red terra cotta clay) Clay modeling tools (this kit includes many tools, along with a sponge and wire...

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25 Oct

My thorough enjoyment of the handicraft, brushwork, continues today, as we move on to brushwork, lesson #11. This lesson is titled, Lesson of Scylla, and is a natural follow-up from lesson #10, a lesson on the scylla. As we previously learned the scylla (also spelled scilla) is a beautiful blue flower from the hyacinth family. It blooms in the early spring, typically in Europe, Africa, and Asia, with intense blue star-shaped blossoms. The face of the flower is generally faced downwards. As we work through the book, Brushwork Elementary Brush-Forms by Marion Hudson, we are gently guided to practice...

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