Can You Find It, Too? {Tuesday's Treasures}

One of the most challenging aspects of a Charlotte Mason education is learning how to incorporate the arts in our learning as this is an area of learning that I have very little knowledge and as a result I have not done very much art appreciation with Nathaniel.  Last year I was visiting my friend Beck who is currently home educating her four children and following Ambleside Online told me about some wonderful books she was using from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  She has them on her shelf and has loaned them to us.

Can You Find It, Too?

• Format: Hardback
• Number of Pages:40
• Publisher:The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Publication Date:01 Nov 2004
• ISBN 10:0-8109-5046-4
• ISBN 13:9780810950467
• Illustrator: 20 colour illus

This is the second book in the series featuring paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, three other American museums as well as seven European collections.  The book contains beautifully detailed paintings which cover varying topics from battle scenes, castles, horses, coronations and tall ships.  Accompanying each painting is a list of can you find it items. For example she asks, "In this painting of astronomers can you find 1 bull's head, 2 people writing, 2 yellow feet, 2 winged women, 4 people pointing to the sky, 1 bridge, 2 flaming hats, 3 obelisks?"   At the bottom of the list is a short description of the painting along with dates.

Nathaniel and I have immensely enjoyed these books and hope that if you can find them in your local library or a friends book shelf that you too would enjoy a game of Eye Spy together!

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Chareen

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Get Into Art Animals {Tuesday's Treasures}

One of the things I enjoy about our library visits is discovering new books to bring home and explore. Upon a recent visit to our local library I discovered a new book with plenty of hands on step by step projects. Get into Art Animals is not a typical art projects book. 

This book is two fold in it's approach.  Firstly it introduces the reader to a famous art piece and the artist who created it, then it gives a step by step hands on project for you to create your own version of the art work you have just learned about.

Susie encourages us to know that art is not only something we observe but rather something that we can all do, she does a wonderful job encouraging the reader to try new mediums to create their own masterpieces of art.

The Details

• Title: Get into Art Animals
• Format: Hardback
• Number of Pages:31 
• Publisher: Pan MacMillan  
• Publication Date:20 Aug 2013 
• ISBN 10: 0753470586 
• ISBN 13:9780753470589 
• Author  Susie Brooks 
• Illustrator: 

There are 12 art pieces and artists:

1. The Snail - Henri matisse
2. Suspense - Sir Edwin Landseer
3. Crinkly Giraffe - Alexander Calder
4. The Bird - Georges Braque
5. Peacock and Magpie - Edward Bawden
6. Fish - MC Escher
7. Carnival of Harlequin - Joan Miro
8. Totem Poles - Wayne Alfred, Beau Dick and Ellen Neel
9. Yellow Cow - Franz Marc
10. Dragon Dish - Chinese Artist
11. Portrait of Maurice - Andy Warhol
12. Jockeys in the Rain - Edgar Dagas

Other Books in the Series

• Get Into Art People
• Get into Art: Stories
• Get Into Art: Places

Blessings
Chareen

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5 Books on Studying Artists

This months theme for the Poppins Book Nook is ARTISTS.  Art can be a sensitive topic among home educating families. It all boils down to your preference and your personal home educating philosophy.

I have a passion for twaddle free living literature and have been collecting books for many years now.  Today I would like to share five of my favorite go to books and five art projects we have enjoyed this year.

If you would like more information on a book click on the link below the graphic.

Until Next month

Blessings
Chareen


5 Beautiful Art Books on Artist Study

The Usborne ART Treasury

Katie and the Waterlily Pond

Katie and the Mona Lisa

The Usborne Book of Famous Paintings

A Year in Art A Painting a Day

 5 Easy Art Projects to enjoy with your Children

Tessellating Tile Art found in The Usborne ART Treasury on pages 84 -87.

Clown Collage inspired by Picasso - page 22 and 23 of The Usborne ART Treasury.

Fish in the sea pictured inspired by The Golden Fish by Paul Klee. 
We used The Usborne ART Treasury on page 28-31.

Modrian Inspired Art

Artist Study {Claude Monet}

Your Poppins Book Nook Co-hosts for 2015 are

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom - 3 Dinosaurs - ABC Creative Learning - As We Walk Along the Road - Brain Power Boy - Chestnut Grove Academy - Embracing Destiny - Every Bed of Roses - Farm Fresh Adventures - Growing in God's Grace - Kathys Cluttered Mind - My Bright Firefly - Peakle Pie - Preschool Powol Packets - Pray Species - SAHM I am - Stir The Wonder - Sunny Day Family - Sweet Silly Sara - Teach Beside Me - To the Moon and Back - Tots and Me - Tree Valley Academy - Witty Hoots - 

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Mondrian Inspired ART

I'd always found these types of pictures rather attractive to look at and so when the Virtual Fridge theme of modern artists was chosen I went looking for a project.  I discovered How to make your own Piet Mondrian painting. It was a super easy project and really effective.

Mondrian On YouTube

• Mondrian at Tate Liverpool and Turner Contemporary {4:33}
• Mondrian Time Line of Paintings {2:23}
• Piet Mondrian - Documentary {51:02}

On the WWW

•  Summer Art ~ Mondrian over at Practical Pages
• 7 Ways to study Piet Mondrian for Children 
• Hey Kids, Meet Piet Mondrian 
• ABSTRACT Mondrian 
• Piet Mondrian: And Easy Going Art Study with an SPD Connection  
• Mondrian for Kids  at the Crafty Classroom

Books on Mondrian

• Coppernickel Goes Mondrian 
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Your Turn

I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.

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Chareen

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The Virtual Fridge a weekly art meme where we can hang our children's art on a virtual fridge. This meme was started by Jennifer over at A Glimpse of our Life who kindly invited three other bloggers to co-host this weekly meme.

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Sand Sculpting Australia {Field Trip}

Last week Friday I had the most wonderful experience joining a few other home educating families and going to the Sand Sculpting Australia exhibition: Friends Foes & Super Heroes.  This particular event will remain open to the public until the 26 April 2015.

I learned some interesting facts about Sand Sculpting.

• 'Brickies loam' is used to sculpt with.  This sand is different to the sand on the beach in that each grain of sand is square, which means that it sticks together better.
• Sculptures take up three weeks of 8 hour days to sculpt.
• Only water is added to the sand to enable sculpting
• Sculpting takes place from top to bottom.
• All the sculptures are solid sand.
• Completed sculptures are sprayed with a biodegradable sealant to help repel moisture
• Although they are strong they do need maintenance.  This is the job of the resident sculptor.
• After the event is finished the sculptures are broken down and the sand is stored for future events.

You can read more about the history and how to build sand sculptures over at Sand Sculpting Australia.

Sand Sculpting Australia - Disney Princesses

Sand Sculpting Australia - Disney Princesses

I loved the attention to detail

Disney Pixar Toy Story

The Evil Queen

Mater from Cars

Disney's Micky and Friends

Mother Gothel from Tangled

The resident sculptor doing some maintenance on Disney's Frozen Sculpture

Star Wars X-Wing Battle Scene

Star Wars Rebels

Marvel The Avengers

Marvel - Spider Man

Jungle Book

Friends Foes and Super Heroes

Homeschool Friends trying their hand at Sand Sculpting

Next up we made some sand art pictures

It was a beautiful day to fully immerse ourselves in the art of sand at the beach.  If you find yourself near an exhibition take some time to appreciate the creativity in this art form.

Blessings
Chareen