Fimo or Sculpey Cherry Pie

Yesterday was so much fun! We had the "clausura" or graduation program for the students. It was great to celebrate their accomplishments. Here is another fun project. If you ever want an explanation, just comment or e-mail. Sometimes I'm too lazy to add instructions, but I will do it for the asking. Enjoy!

It takes a very sharp knife or blade to cut the pie well. I use a varnish or resin to make the filling shinny.

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Flower Canes

Yesterday evening I held a class for the moms. We all huddled in the school building against the rain. It was great to have a chance to hang out with the moms as well as the children. We made roses and canes. Here is a link for a great how-to on Flower canes. The great thing about working with others is that we could all build on one another's ideas! I'll post a how-to on the roses later.

Trip Update

This morning we woke up to rain. Until now, it's been warm and sunny. Both have been beautiful! Words can't express what a blessing it has been to be here. I'm just a small part of a great program. The projects have turned out to be wonderful. I'm so proud of the students! I hear laughing and playing all day long. I don't think I've ever missed being a kid quite as much as I have during this trip. This is the school building in the distance.

Market Day

I've made it to Oaxaca, and it is even more beautiful than I remember. The little apartment on "campus" where I'm staying is so peaceful and simple. So much nicer than my crazy messy room back home. Life in general seems so peaceful. Probably only because I'm just visiting. There are no demands on my time. I can sit here as the breeze blows through the screen door, and create to my heart's content. This morning I met some of the kids I will be teaching. They are playing right outside the door.

We also went to the Sunday market where I bought a new apron and some oil cloths to keep the tables nice while the students are working with clay. I absolutely LOVE the market. Beautiful light and color and faces everywhere. If only I wasn't such a reticent photographer.

Fimo or Sculpey Swans on a Pond

My bag is almost packed. It's so funny to see the huge suitcase full of colorful clay and supplies and only one little section dedicated to my clothes. I guess we know what's really important! Here is another project with water. Ponds are so much fun to make. There are so many things you can add!


Oops! I think baby swans are grey! I don't even know what you call baby swans!

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Trip to Mexico!

Soon, a dream I've had for a long time will come true! I was born in Mexico and spend many wonderful summer with my family there. However, I haven't been back in almost ten years. You can see some of my paintings of Mexico on my art blog. On Saturday I will be flying down to Oaxaca, Mexico to spend almost two weeks where we used to live! I'm planning on taking zillions of pictures of course! My mom and dad are already there. My mom is in the middle of teaching two weeks of drawing to her colleague's home-schooled children. I'll be teaching fimo classes for the last week. I'm so excited, if you can't tell!

I'm sure I'll be heartbroken to discover many changes to the beloved landscape. However, one thing that has not changed, is that certain art supplies are still inaccessible where these families live. You can read about how I learned about fimo in my post about the fimo penguins. Those of us who can access fimo and sculpy should be very grateful! I'll be bringing as much clay with me as I can.

I won't be bringing any fimo books down however, so in the coming days I hope to post a lot of fimo how-to articles for those of you who would like some extra ideas!