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Hello my friends! Thanks for visiting today. As an artist - I get inspired with many different mediums. I have loved the simple rock my whole life. My last endeavor was to crochet around them. But on Facebook a photo showed up of Japanese rattan cane wrapped rocks that just wowed me. This below is my second one, the first one was less than satisfactory. :-) This is the photo that inspired me. As you can imagine, I googled them and have seen some amazing examples. First up - gathering the materials. I actually found a small supply of cane.. where else but.. Amazon. It was fairly inexpensive. They sell it to people who do cane seats for chairs, plus basketmakers. I have used this for several baskets I've made over the years. I looked for the perfect rock around the farm and the best I could find was this one which was... on the bottom of the pond. SO.. honey.. will you fish this out for me? Thank you. :-D Then I donned my shoes and found a pruning shear and trekked out to our large black bamboo patch. I wanted short pieces with nodes on both ends. After some research I found out that the area of bamboo between the nodes is called the internode. :-) I cut some likely pieces and snipped off the branches while standing outside. Once inside I cut them into pieces. As a side note, many people are afraid of bamboo as some are called runners and spread badly. I have 5 different varieties, all are called "clumping" and don't spread crazy but are well behaved. This is a closeup of the black bamboo and it's node, where new branches come from. The canes grow to the girth of a man's thumb. The canes turn solid black over time. They start out green. The label on the cane. It comes from rattan cane and is stripped off and cut to different sizes. OK.. materials gathered, time to get to work. OK, my first attempt.. ummm.. I was ready to give up on the whole idea! I found my second rock near the pond, it was smaller and much easier to work with. I soaked the cane in warm water for 10-15 minutes before I began to weave. I think I will leave my first rock out by the pond. :-) I am very happy with Rock #2. Of course I had to photograph them on my big rock I had placed when our pond was built - it's my "sitting rock". The photo below shows the size of rock that is optimum for doing this - palm sized. Some people look askance at me when I share my rocks. :-) The ones below are my crocheted ones. So.. what do you think of cane wrapped rocks? :-) Would you ever consider trying to do one? ((hugs)), Teresa :-) PS - I had a suggestion that I make my type larger so it's easier to read. When I selected Large type it's huge on my screen. Question, do you like it better the size I have used for 10 years or do like the bigger font? Please let me know.

"The Veggie Thief" is a heartwarming, entertaining reader's theater script. It's part of a set of quality scripts kids love practicing and performing. They are real crowd pleasers! Check out the bundle here: Reader's Theater Bundle. This bundle includes enough roles (substantial roles) for your whole class. These Reader's Theater scripts are aimed at students in third grade, late grade two, or early fourth (fluency practice). The Veggie Thief has four parts (Rabbit, Skunk, Narrator One, Narrator Two) and includes themes of friendship, forgiveness, community gardens, and cooking! Performance time: 5 minutes. Included in the download are: the script in pdf and Google Slides (TPT digital activity) character cards (nametags) titles (to put on your report covers or duotangs) a simple student Glossary (kids enjoy reading and discussing this together) *All materials come in black and white, with some pages also available in color. Reader's theater is an excellent way to improve reading fluency and develop vocab. I love that it is student centered! If you want to get even more adventurous, please check out my set of classroom PLAYS for grades two - three. Check out the Video Preview of The Veggie Thief :) A Bit About Me I am a part time writer. I especially enjoy writing for children. In addition to writing scripts and plays for my students, I have written books for the Scholastic Education Literacy series: Literacy Place for the Early Years, including a 3rd grade big book, pattern books, and an early chapter book. I also enjoy creating teaching resources that teach children how to write and, more importantly, foster a love of writing. I am a strong believer in using writing models, scaffolding, and providing writing challenges for those who need it. Thank you for reading this. Enjoy your Reader's Theater! Teresa McGee

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Hello! So happy to see you today! Mother Teresa www.messagefrommasters.com "It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters." - Mother Teresa A woman I deeply respect - found at www.asianews.it "Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." - Mother Teresa Kirigami: Here are a few (more) samples of the wonderful Oriental cut paper art of kirigami: kirigami art by inkspired I have added little scraps of leftover origami paper behind my cuttings, to give a sort of 'stained glass' effect. I'm such a recycler, it kills me to throw away such pretty little bits of color! Needless to say, my husband does not share my pack rat enthusiasm, so we are a happy balance for each other! :0) "Being with someone, listening without a clock and without anticipation of results - teaches us about love." - Mother Teresa You can always use the search blog box to find more kirigami from past blogs. kirigami card with stamped and cut image of angel by inkspired "Do not think that love in order to be genuine has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies!" - Mother Teresa On this kirigami card, I used a triangular kirigami of purple dragonflies then layered a scrap of another kirigami cut from green paper and added a stamped/cut out cone flower to finish it. (The flower is from a discontinued Stampin' Up! Two-Step stamp set.) "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa I hope you have enjoyed this blog of peace, Mother Teresa and kirigami ideas! See you soon, inkspired www.inkspired.etsy.com www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com www.inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com and on pinterest: kkloberdans

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Peruvian artist Ana Teresa Barboza has previously been drawn to recreating full landscapes with yarn and thread, embroidering large tapestries with rivers, valleys, and waves that spill out from the wall and rest on the floor. Barboza continues her exploration of installation-based tapestry with a new body of work that charts the growth of individual plants, while also expanding her practice into weaving with a new work of interconnected baskets. Her series Increase charts a plant’s shadow for 15 days, steadily tracing its growth and movement over the two week time space. More

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