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second nature to me now...7 comments

shiborigirl wrote 2 months ago: As an artist (using that term since it seems to be what others perceive as a convenient term to desc … more →

Tags: shibori, shibori ribbon, business of craft, Art, Silk, not about shibori, harrison mcintosh, Charles Hugh Smith, amoca

Dare I ask? Just what IS the role of an artist in society today?17 comments

shiborigirl wrote 7 months ago: I think I just heard a strange sound…..must have been the sound of a can of worms being opened … more →

Tags: Art, business of craft, contemporary shibori, Dyeing, experimenting, Inspiration, LBUSD, long beach art, not about shibori

feeling a bit prickly11 comments

shiborigirl wrote 7 months ago: Maybe because I was working on this: -and asking myself “what is the point?”. Having so … more →

Tags: shibori, arashi shibori, Teaching Kids, long beach art, Art, LBUSD, Silk, contemporary shibori, Inspiration

gotcha! not necessarily the end...5 comments

shiborigirl wrote 7 months ago: The end to working with kids in a public setting, at least for the time being. And definitely an end … more →

Tags: art education, elementary art education, LBUSD, long beach art, shibori girl, teaching kids art, create long beach., Creativity, mind style estimator

Sadly, this is the end.4 comments

shiborigirl wrote 8 months ago: Recently, I’ve been taking stock. Refocusing my lens. Since the move to the library I’ve … more →

Tags: art education, elementary art education, LBUSD, long beach art, shibori girl, teaching kids art, arts council of long beach, create long beach., Kathleen Caricof

Randomness2 comments

shiborigirl wrote 9 months ago: As a diversion this morning, I delved into chaos theory, randomness, and the butterfly effect via va … more →

Tags: business of craft, contemporary shibori, Dyeing, experimenting, Flowers, Inspiration, long beach art, not about shibori, Photography

more offtopic stuff2 comments

shiborigirl wrote 9 months ago: behind the scenes on the upcoming movie Coraline: and: then: a couple of thoughts- i’ve always … more →

Tags: shibori, Teaching Kids, Inspiration

Making a case for "made in America"2 comments

shiborigirl wrote 11 months ago: -or just about anywhere really. When it comes to making things, there’s apparently more to it … more →

Tags: LBUSD, long beach art, teaching kids art, shibori girl, elementary art education, art education, trash for teaching, Ellen Dissanayake, dan pink

Trash for Teachers

shiborigirl wrote 12 months ago: The librarian at the local branch library suggested we check out this link as a source for cast off … more →

Tags: long beach art, shibori girl, elementary art education, art education, Art, Education, kids, Trash, Treasure

changes in the making for elementary art6 comments

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: I have been busy in the studio and at shows recently and just letting myself settle with the idea of … more →

Tags: long beach art, teaching kids art, shibori girl, elementary art education, art education, not LBUSD, Art, Long Beach, kids

prize money-woohoo! but still no art1 comment

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: Long Beach Unified to receive $250,000 in scholarship money from Broad Prize The article states: … more →

Tags: LBUSD, elementary art education, art education

not about shibori9 comments

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: Prompted by a visit to the LA County Fair which ended this weekend I offer the following post. It wa … more →

Tags: houston quilt festival, Inspiration, LBUSD, long beach art, shibori, Teaching Kids, damngorgeous, elementary art, gallery

teaching art to children in India

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: I am adding this link to the sidebar today. Go have a visit at Shikshamitra (Bengali for Friends of … more →

Tags: elementary art education, Art, Children, India

computer lesson for the 5th grade

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: Courtesy Diego Meozzi - Stone Pages (www.stonepages.com) I came across an interesting post in my art … more →

Tags: teaching kids art, elementary art education, art education, Art Lessons, stonehenge, Stone Circles, Dolmens, ancient standing stones, Cairns

apologies for copyright violation

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: To read the whole sad affair, you have to visit my other blog. We will resume irregularly scheduled … more →

Tags: long beach art, teaching kids art, elementary art education, Art, shibori girl, creativity network, Long Beach, Culture

maybe i should just become a photographer...10 comments

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: at the risk of boring you to death with yet another instance of image “nicking” i again … more →

Tags: Art, business of craft, houston quilt festival, long beach art, Photography, shibori, Teaching Kids, antonio pedro ruiz, Arts Advocate

what if?4 comments

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: I added my first block to the crazy quilt revisited pool last weekend but never got around to gettin … more →

Tags: shibori, arashi shibori, Quilting, shibori ribbon, Teaching Kids, long beach art, Silk, Flowers, houston quilt festival

if there was any question...

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: why we need to keep art in public schools- watch this video … more →

Tags: LBUSD, long beach art, teaching kids art, shibori girl, elementary art education

End of summer...thinking about art2 comments

shiborigirl wrote 1 year ago: Pinwheels for Peace click for details Penny & I are getting together next week to brainstorm aga … more →

Tags: LBUSD, long beach art, teaching kids art, shibori girl, elementary art education, LBMA, San Jose Quilt and textile museum, Jane LaFazio, mundo lindo


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