Pass the colored pencils, please

ONE

 of the 

best things in life

is

 colored pencils.

Follow the Bees

          Young beekeeper enjoys honey, 

helps tend hives

 and isn’t afraid. 

                               

                                   [click here to view the full story on washingtonpost.com]

                                                             (via thankfulsagefarmschool)

                 

Sisters

                                                  Watercolor sisters by LUCY age 4

Lotte

Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 min. 45. from Frans Hofmeester on Vimeo.

My friend Evan told me about this piece yesterday,

I just shared it with my 13 year old Georgia.. sniffle sniffle.

Please watch.

lazy suz

 We love to use our lazy susan's (from IKEA) at beehive..

 sometimes with watercolor paint, sometimes with crayons or colored pencils.

 This time we used markers and boy do they make me smile.

My friend Susanna showed me this colorful tidbit, 

I always love love love it, and the best part is...  kids love it even more.

elephant march

loving everything about this fabric,

elephant march 

find it here.

Kid Made Modern

Way cool and colorful diamond crayons from Todd Oldham’s Kid Made Modern collection, 

available at Target and Target.com on May 20th.

 I cannot wait to get my hands on these gems and share them with my Beehive friends.

TGIT

                                                           drawing by ANSON age 5

Butterfly Parade

coffee filters twisted with pipe cleaner

water color paint and brushes

painted sticks

4 year olds

 voila!

 butterfly parade, spring 2012

God's Eye

Pablo Picasso

1960

image found here

Postage

I have been going through my archives this past month as part of my spring cleanse.
 I found this worn envelope I saved,
that I loved for it's colorful stamps, postage marks and beautiful handwriting.

 I ordered fantastic calendars from Flora Douville that traveled in this envelope,
  pleasing the eyes of many who caught a glimpse.

Glass Stones on Wood

I'm not the only one who loves
 the look and feel of these
 small glass stones on

pastel / painted wood pieces.

We also used crayon shavings 

for additional  texture and color.

Nicey.

Portfolios

We're wrapping up the Early Spring Session this week,

which means the sorting and sifting of artwork in many mediums.

And LOTS of it!

Here, the Tuesday 5-9's class paintings, 

sitting upon portfolios on the gallery floor

 (mid stream sorting).