May
21
2009
Inspired by a Bluebird poem this original work was created by Janet Davies
Today on the
Thursday Sweet Treat, I unveiled a art project that was the result of a global collaboration of artists and a 2nd grade class here in the New York. As the creator of the project, I’d like to invite you to see what amazing works of both art and writing were created.
Here is a little about the project. Artists from around the globe gathered together to take part in an incredible educational art project with an amazing group of 2nd graders led by an equally amazing teacher, Ms. Regan.
Each child was invited to write a poem based upon a theme chosen by the artists and writers. The poems were to begin with the phrase, “I Am…” Once the theme was announced the students got to work.
When the students finished the first draft of their poems, the artists and writers reviewed the work and provided valuable feedback. Then, with the help of Ms. Regan, the students wrote and decorated their final poems.
Then, each artist was invited to write their own “I Am..” poem and then bring an aspect of a student’s work to life. Please join me in celebrating a project that turned an online group of students and artists into a small global community creating beautiful works of art full of hope and joy.
To see this project, please click here
May
05
2009
I find no shame in admitting that I am currently reading the Twilight series. It’s all my brother’s fault. If he hadn’t suggested it to me, hadn’t brought the first one to my house then I might not have gotten sucked in…(for those of you who have read it, pun totally intended!) Honestly, I don’t remember the last time I was this addicted to a book. It’s worse than my addiction to chocolate so you know it’s bad! I simply cannot stop reading. The way Stephanie Meyer paints her characters is brilliant. I know that I am not giving anything away when I tell you that there is a vampire in the story and I know that idea just conjured up all of these stereotypical images for you. However, this is the most original take on that idea that I’ve ever read. It’s hauntingly beautiful. There is such feeling; you find yourself longing to be friends with some of these folks. The story has the feel of Romeo and Juliet of which I am a huge fan.
Reading this book brought back the days of high school when I’d steal away to read Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë(how I love that story) or Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I was hungry for the words, the story, the connection I felt to the writing, the characters and the story. As I grow older, I feel as though I don’t always connect with books on that level. I don’t hunger for the stories the way I once did. I can put the book down, walk away and come back to it at any time. (Although that is definitely not the case right now.) Is it perhaps that the more demands on our time and the less time for reading means that there is no way we could have the same hunger or are is it that novels written nowadays for adults lack the ability to leave a reader on the edge of their seat? Or is it something more?
What is the last book you read that you could not put down?? Did you love escaping to read when you were growing up? Do you love it now?
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
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