(grating the beets, dyeing with cousin Grace, the finished products) I bought organic brown eggs, not wanting to get the white ones at the Waveland Wal-mart, and then worried how the colors would turn out. But I loved them, those earth tones. Besides beets, we used turmeric, onion skins, and blueberries, and then mixed the [...]
Archive for the ‘art thing’ Category
Easter: egg dyeing
Posted in art thing, tagged Beauty, Esmé, event, family on April 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Representational art
Posted in art thing, tagged art, Baby Tricks, Esmé, ideas, literature on July 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
:: Esme and Mama and Baby Yodel walking in the rain :: a lot of people getting on an airplane :: Esme and Baby Yodel driving a motorboat So cool to watch her teach herself. And those adorable little arms and legs coming right out of the head. Been reading about unschooling, intrigued by it.
Play
Posted in art thing, tagged art, Baby Tricks, Esmé, fun on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One thing I can possibly attribute to my nesting instinct: making a big batch of play clay less than a week before Curran was born. And it has come in handy, as it totally absorbs Ms. E for a considerable amount of time, and it doesn’t make a big mess. I love that it doesn’t have [...]
For the artists
Posted in art thing, tagged art, ideas, nature, new orleans on February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is a lovely, lovely place, cared for by people doing good work, not far from where I grew up. You should all apply. I’ll babysit your kid.
Art experience
Posted in art thing, tagged art, Baby Tricks, Beauty, Esmé, fun, new orleans on October 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At the sculpture garden in City Park. Hooray for touchable art.
Finger forest
Posted in art thing, tagged art on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
a drawing: Esmé helped, holding the crayons.
drawing, last night
Posted in art thing, tagged art on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »