I just love this project . . . students were asked to find a pattern nature. They chose anything from animal fur to microorganisms. They replicted the pattern using acrylic paint on 12×18″ paper. Once their painting was complete, they camoflaged their hand within the painting. I photograped each composition and now students are manipulating the images in PhotoShop. They are INCREDIBLE! And best of all, the students are so impressed with themselves 
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Patterns in Nature: 8th grade hands
February 8, 2010 – 11:24 am
Pretty girl . . .
February 1, 2010 – 7:48 pm
This little girl is so hard to photograph. I guess it’s because I’m her momma and she really just wants me to play with her or hold her- not stick the big ole’ camera in her face. I just love the bottom right photo of her. Owen made her smile so perfectly . . . and she just had to be standing in front of the crazy cluttered closet. Oh well, I still love that grin.
Our house . . .
January 31, 2010 – 1:28 pm
A typical scene at the Speelman household after school. Elle playing with her fridge magnets and True on the floor by the heater doing homework. Isaac and Owen were at the kitchen table doing homework and drawing pirate ships. You can probably guess who was doing what .
Bacchanalian Society Winter Gathering
January 29, 2010 – 7:11 pm
Becky and Suzanne roped me into going to a wine tasting downtown at Music Hall last night. It was SO much fun! Each team of three people brought three bottles of the same wine (the theme was Spanish Reds). The bottles were bagged and numbered then the tasting began. Everyone voted for their favorite and least favorite. The winner (and loser) was announced at the end of the evening. There were loads of people there, Music hall was gorgeous, the wine was good and the company was fabulous! Can’t wait for the next gathering in May!
2009 Collage
January 18, 2010 – 1:18 pm
I came across THIS free template over the weekend and decided to create a little mosaic of my favorite 2009 images. I’m printing it 12×12″, framing it and hanging it in my living room. I like the idea that you need to get up nice and close to see each little image. I finished today and already ordered the print. Yay! If you are PS saavy (there is a template for PS Elements too) you should consider downloading the template and making your own collage! It was super easy and FUN! It would be fun to do this every year.
p.s. Don’t forget to check in on the 300 miles blog . . . there’s a weird combo up today
“Little miss sis”
January 16, 2010 – 9:37 pm
That’s what we call her. She’s looking out the window at her biggest brother Isaac. Elle always lights up when she sees her brothers.
Lovely Little Leah
January 13, 2010 – 8:07 pm
When I arrived at Kim’s after school today I found little miss Leah all curled up. She looked SO adorable! I remembered that I had my camera in the van so I ran out to get it. I just had to get a snap of this little sweetie. Couldn’t you just eat her up!