tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.comments2023-10-22T03:29:52.892-04:00There's a Dragon in my Art RoomPhylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comBlogger5825125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-8959801034327281582021-12-03T19:57:54.155-05:002021-12-03T19:57:54.155-05:00Wampum are specific codes of shared oral knowledge...Wampum are specific codes of shared oral knowledge such as treaty agreements, agreements to share territories, symbolic representations of oral history of a nation, clan, prophecies passed down for generations, and have symbols the carrier is taught then given the permission to teach. They are not 'crafts". They are made with ceremony, passed the next generation with ceremony and always made from shells knotted together with eel skins. They are not based on dragons or any other non native ideas. I find as an art educator of thirty years, as an Indigenous woman and as a university instructor in Indigenous education that this is offensive in that you are simplifying a set of teachings, world views, and histories into a pretty object rather then actually teaching something authentic that imparts true knowledge that is of value to learners. This is a Eurocentric model of teaching art based in teaching techniques, materials and visual concerns devoid of societal and cultural context. I hope you will consider taking this down. Wampum are not woven. They are not make from plastic beads, they are not made with personal symbols (they are collective languages) and you are diminishing the depth of the beauty of why our wampum carriers have passed down wampum for thousands of years. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229210773166573732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-8098120781217599432021-12-01T11:00:11.427-05:002021-12-01T11:00:11.427-05:00These are some very interesting techniques! I'...These are some very interesting techniques! I'm definitely gone to try them. By the way, I am South African, I don't know what "bogus" paper is! Maureen Strachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111025604827353150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-31210826652355216542021-11-20T00:02:54.598-05:002021-11-20T00:02:54.598-05:00Jackie, I love it that you are commenting on a 10 ...Jackie, I love it that you are commenting on a 10 year old post! I still feel the same way about Zentangles as I did when I originally wrote this, and I actually wrote another post about them here on the blog in 2015: https://plbrown.blogspot.com/2015/06/my-doodles-are-not-zentangles.html<br /><br />But anyhow - I have what’s called “comment moderation” on my blog, which means that anytime someone writes a comment, I get an email to approve it before it is posted. This way spam never gets posted. I posted your comment as soon as I read it. To be honest, I actually recently gave thought to turning off all comments on my blog, because I get junk spam comments attempting to be posted pretty much every day, though you’ll never see them. But seeing your authentic comment has changed my mind! Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-15206911245879512742021-11-19T15:31:00.393-05:002021-11-19T15:31:00.393-05:00I just found this when I googled zentangle cult. S...I just found this when I googled zentangle cult. Someone I sort of know just completed their "rigorous" training and was gassing on about it. Honestly, I thought this silliness had gone the way of the dodo long ago!<br />It's the very definition of "racket." Thank you for speaking out against nonsense and the appalling commodification of creativity.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944293203681922985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-60180197528460018802021-07-30T09:04:21.313-04:002021-07-30T09:04:21.313-04:00You can also use soda cans and beer cans with tops...You can also use soda cans and beer cans with tops cut off. Clean the metal with an sos pad and wash the flatten it out with an iron and your ready to tool it. It is free and works great.cabbiefirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105048107366676148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-73972147183231592282021-07-25T09:22:57.130-04:002021-07-25T09:22:57.130-04:00Let me know if you ever need help shoveling snow! ...Let me know if you ever need help shoveling snow! I could use some good meaningful quality snow shoveling. Use to go Kirby Puckett on it back home as a young girl! Back home the wind really blew it all over God's great country. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323452583867851785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-20137981010520892102021-07-19T00:26:25.926-04:002021-07-19T00:26:25.926-04:00 Did you use heat to shape the bottles after you s... Did you use heat to shape the bottles after you spiraled them? Or did you cut them shorter to shape them? Thanks!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951193748152002782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-69078647162816950562021-07-06T01:32:33.014-04:002021-07-06T01:32:33.014-04:00It is beautiful I have also a white blouse can...It is beautiful I have also a white blouse can't wear it but love the pattern i gonne fixes it thanks a millionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065783718083177341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-80936885308573259782021-05-22T17:48:12.665-04:002021-05-22T17:48:12.665-04:00Hi - I first discovered the Gnomes in 1980 while w...Hi - I first discovered the Gnomes in 1980 while working on a project in Europe. since I retired I have been crafting Gnome and Fairy Homes to install (with permission) in the a couple of local parks where I live. The children love them. They go up to them and knock on the door. The gnomes don't answer because they are sleeping, as they are nocturnal they sleep during the day. Checkout my website to see some of my crafted gnome, hobbit and fairy homes. They could be crafted in art classes. charliesbirdhouses.com. Love the photos you took... Charlie P.Charlie Pickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232199790729764061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-34542219410545932892021-05-22T11:15:21.052-04:002021-05-22T11:15:21.052-04:00Great for an art project! Thank you so much for th...Great for an art project! Thank you so much for this idea.Gilberto Berríoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155386222847025097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-7710797547136716162021-04-01T18:22:54.561-04:002021-04-01T18:22:54.561-04:00If you view the web version of the blog, you'l...If you view the web version of the blog, you'll see tabs on the top for various pages. The last one on the right is for Document Weblinks. If you click on that tab, you'll find links to a variety of Google docs that you can access. There is a doc called Wampum Weaving Instructions. You'll find the instructions on the second page of that doc for taking the weavings off the looms. Sorry it took me so long to reply - I was having technical problems accessing my own blog!!!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-5618464372255043462021-03-25T13:21:00.258-04:002021-03-25T13:21:00.258-04:00I can't find the post that tells how to remove...I can't find the post that tells how to remove the belts from the loomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497914552055214898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-54697427822459332602021-02-22T23:14:24.273-05:002021-02-22T23:14:24.273-05:00I tend to be very sensitive to odors and have neve...I tend to be very sensitive to odors and have never had any problem with an odor from roofing felt while using as a painting surface. Perhaps the odor is only released when outside under the hot sun?Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-24504844248330629392021-02-22T23:13:14.497-05:002021-02-22T23:13:14.497-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-23475090330429230832021-02-22T13:54:03.688-05:002021-02-22T13:54:03.688-05:00I really appreciate your descriptions about the qu...I really appreciate your descriptions about the qualities of roofing felt texturally, but I wonder about the odor of roofing felt indoors. I've used it in construction and for... wait for it... roofing houses, but I recall the petroleum odor. Is it noticeable in your experience?<br />Lovely work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453127913601892230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-44203092916813666472021-01-11T12:51:28.138-05:002021-01-11T12:51:28.138-05:00niceniceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124205572420291042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-59172414117074220442021-01-08T20:33:04.580-05:002021-01-08T20:33:04.580-05:00Great project and thanks for sharing! Many years a...Great project and thanks for sharing! Many years ago I used a mixture of 1/2 cup, flour 1/2 cup water, 2 tsp alum....use squeeze bottles or piping bag. Instead of paint I used food color paste....just thinned a small amount with water and used as paint. Cheap and very vibrant. We chipped the dried mixture off after the "paint "was dry. We used old butter knives or spoons from Good Will to ship the dried mixture off. No washing involvedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131913821016597969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-33364611868653468782021-01-05T22:06:18.423-05:002021-01-05T22:06:18.423-05:00Thanks for this post. Will be using with hybrid s...Thanks for this post. Will be using with hybrid students for a sculpture relief that they can complete at home. TPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806008077358543124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-85504304363136349682020-11-02T04:45:28.289-05:002020-11-02T04:45:28.289-05:00Please up load a video of toothpaste batik step by...Please up load a video of toothpaste batik step by step thanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959300847430717188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-1093458027863370802020-11-02T04:21:38.307-05:002020-11-02T04:21:38.307-05:00Thanks for the information toothpaste batik... hop...Thanks for the information toothpaste batik... hope to try out..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09959300847430717188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-6379349304779717412020-11-01T00:05:06.240-04:002020-11-01T00:05:06.240-04:00Excellent idea!Excellent idea!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-46040947194019207022020-11-01T00:04:48.776-04:002020-11-01T00:04:48.776-04:00I missed your comment until now! I hope you were ...I missed your comment until now! I hope you were successful with this?Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-84223195212212627062020-11-01T00:02:14.083-04:002020-11-01T00:02:14.083-04:00What a fun idea! The kids will surely love the ad...What a fun idea! The kids will surely love the adventure!Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-81903285738117623332020-10-31T17:25:14.829-04:002020-10-31T17:25:14.829-04:00This is great. As I was looking at the maps I thou...This is great. As I was looking at the maps I thought about doing maps for each of my grandchildren at Christmas to lead them to their presents. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234002324420010091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650247255320056704.post-57051405031935666792020-10-31T14:46:41.255-04:002020-10-31T14:46:41.255-04:00Sounds like something a senior citizen could do. I...Sounds like something a senior citizen could do. It would be a great nursing home project. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234002324420010091noreply@blogger.com