Art in the Time of Corona Part VI

It's been 8 weeks now that we have been home due to the pandemic.

Each day, instead of crossing off the day, we draw a picture or put up a word.

Chalk markers have never been used as much as they are now.  Each Friday we mark the number of coronavirus cases in Vermont, which have only continued to rise.  We are up to nearly 1000 cases.

The calendar is growing more beautiful by the week.  The path of the virus, not that beautiful.

Art in the Time of Corona Part V

This week's art was a Pandemic Portrait.  

Inspired by the photographs of Gregg Segal, we surrounded ourselves with the most beloved and used items during this pandemic.  Each of us chose our personal objects carefully.  We climbed up on a ladder, and on top of a counter, and on a red stool that sat on top of a short white table to get the shot.  Here they are. 

Seeds, seedlings, Chromebook, iPad, headphones, slippers, toilet paper, face mask, corny jokes, water bottle, hand putty, juggling balls, D & D book, Book of Natural History, meter stick, granola, brain teasers, and pop gun. 

Thea, iPad, iPad charger, Chromebook, Laptop, headphones, slippers, hand putty, 

granola, D&D dice and book, seed packets, bear mug, tea, pillow

Apples, journal, meditation bench, granola, baking supplies, Chicken mug, Earl Grey tea, peanut butter, art supplies, family art, tulips, pussy willows, hiking boots, sewing machine, rainbow, face mask, toilet paper, sanitizing wipes

Slippers, shovel, rocks, carving tools, wooden spoons, dog leash, favorite 

Swedish mug, Earl Grey tea, drill, saw, flour, baking yeast, pencil and graph pad

A Boy and his dog

Art in the Time of Corona Part IV

Kuba needed to create a rainbow based on the color wheel for art class.  Here's what he did. 

Art in the Time of Corona Part III

 

We decided to do a remake of Wayne Thiebaud's painting - Candies.

All of us colored sheets on 16 rolls of toilet paper.  

Then we photographed it.
It's amazing.  

Art in the time of Corona Part II

We had a pizza and painting party the other night with 2 other families.

All done on Zoom.  We had 2 ipads running so we were hooked up and online.

Then we ate pizza and we painted.

Our family painted 4 square pieces for an art show coming up.

The theme was water.

Here we are! 

The Ants are Coming One by One- Hurrah!

Anders wants to be an ant keeper.  He's been watching videos on a channel called, Ants Canada, and has decided this hobby is for him.  He's slowly gathering up what he needs, including building an inner terrarium and ant habitat -- using old coca-cola bottles and a lot of tubing.  He's waiting on some necessary things to come in the mail and then he is getting a small starter ant colony - with a queen.   Stay tuned for more.  This is a view of the beginning of his project.