tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23633449345538263732024-02-20T13:24:58.428-08:00ImaginArteImagine Create Express Reuse Share Play... with SaraSara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-52502086468788340002010-05-14T21:51:00.000-07:002010-05-14T21:52:57.570-07:00New BlogI have a new blog, one that will be more all inclusive, to talk about all the fun and creative things i am involved in. Check it out, become a follower!<br /><a href="http://www.lupesmom.blogspot.com/">www.lupesmom.blogspot.com</a>Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-55498239943005909752010-04-06T23:43:00.001-07:002010-04-06T23:44:32.254-07:00new class timeI had to cancel last Saturday's class, but all is well now, and we will continue this week with a Friday morning Toddler Spanish class at 10 am.....Itsy bitsy arana here we come!<br /><br />rsvp 540-1673Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-17623974150246357152010-03-24T13:55:00.000-07:002010-03-24T14:27:31.689-07:00Busy bees in April<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv3T965IiXgi3NQNSv1Of2N8BQ0bj3GxksLftvdiMzDUwROtMsXxJ0HxsVIq20YvkvR2sDm48t1ZwBmZ7hvWcBmmLm0FgAve-RklTOGX7lSl6GYAoMr-0GjXnAVe9sBLJj4hTZCrLiFo/s1600/imaginartefebrero+(3).JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452313201358077890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFv3T965IiXgi3NQNSv1Of2N8BQ0bj3GxksLftvdiMzDUwROtMsXxJ0HxsVIq20YvkvR2sDm48t1ZwBmZ7hvWcBmmLm0FgAve-RklTOGX7lSl6GYAoMr-0GjXnAVe9sBLJj4hTZCrLiFo/s200/imaginartefebrero+(3).JPG" /></a> Lots of exciting activities in the month of Abril! <strong>Toddler Spanish</strong> class will be Saturday April 3 at 10 am at my home- canciones, juegos, baile, cuentos, arte y mas!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br /><strong>Spanish Story Hour</strong>, as always the 1st Tuesday of the month at 4:15 at the SLO Library......<br />that's April 6.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWqNC9ZDufg46XpKPcOe3yZILckFfbvSHiAkxz22GTvEUHaO9s1Q3_A_rGhJx7G1YUcNUUGNcXvHsMMtHkbuseQAoZpxMwbOjpQUmHvquZPwVLFvJFxjyobegGE3BOPe87ZcPd2WL9YI/s1600/DSCN0148.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452307592031454098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWqNC9ZDufg46XpKPcOe3yZILckFfbvSHiAkxz22GTvEUHaO9s1Q3_A_rGhJx7G1YUcNUUGNcXvHsMMtHkbuseQAoZpxMwbOjpQUmHvquZPwVLFvJFxjyobegGE3BOPe87ZcPd2WL9YI/s320/DSCN0148.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br />I'll be doing an Earth Day themed workshop for kids at the <strong>Morro Bay Library</strong> on April 24.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Check out my other blog, with partner Jen: <a href="http://www.upcycleslo.blogspot.com/"><strong>www.upcycleslo.blogspot.com</strong></a>. We are starting a new creative artist colletcive with recycled or "upcycled" art (I'll be selling my repurposed, embellished tanks, baby onesies, dish towels and cloth napkins). April 17 we will be doing a <strong>Swap-o-rama-rama</strong>, an poorotunity tobring in your old clothes and learn how to covert them into something new!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic0R00mx1bpddVPTLAdBKUScbfS3KGUVfpA3TWJ5W5ynpi1lUBS1m3M6X3l_OkCCtSjlW9HH8507uDON5Oilu6m2lLtVEB8lBzcc3yU7u5QteI8QTo5ERb_T2MOFI9eSET8WIZEJNP9w/s1600/DSCN0451.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452314205487179074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic0R00mx1bpddVPTLAdBKUScbfS3KGUVfpA3TWJ5W5ynpi1lUBS1m3M6X3l_OkCCtSjlW9HH8507uDON5Oilu6m2lLtVEB8lBzcc3yU7u5QteI8QTo5ERb_T2MOFI9eSET8WIZEJNP9w/s200/DSCN0451.JPG" /></a>Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-89887425346176860992010-02-05T11:21:00.000-08:002010-02-05T11:23:38.450-08:00Vengan ninos a bailar!This Saturday, February 6, will be a special Imaginarte class, for ninos pequenos! Join us for muchos songs, games, stories and a bit of art as well!<br />10-11:30 am<br />Call to rsvp. 540-1673Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-90549171294352285992009-08-09T11:29:00.000-07:002009-08-09T11:56:56.946-07:00ImaginArte becomes weekly!<em>Una nueva hora para la clase, y ahora sera semanal!</em><br /><br /><div><br /><div>ImaginArte will now be a weekly class! Starting <strong>August 15</strong>, the <em>taller </em>will be held <strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">every Saturday from 10:00 to 11:30</span></strong> at my downtown SLO home. I know it is hard to make it to a monthly class, so I hope more of you can enjoy the class this way. I will be starting class cards and discounts for referring <em>amigos.</em></div><br /><br /><div>Please RSVP by Friday evening if possible and call for directions. <em>Mi numero es</em> 540-1673.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here are fotos from our last <em>taller</em> in July. We made <em>tortugas </em>from <em>cono de huevo</em>, egg carton. You wouldn't believe how many creative things can be made out of this recycled material!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4fBcme9kxEArhJ7RE2dveZ9J8l2WP_4w6FpoO4zHLlSrDqzx0Wy5WLmgW9-PnGnSZfMSj7jcXqD7w_MtTdxzvHXtU4J5nf-Ax6bIi2KieazLihAIgwVTcsZtqY0-yaNFLvvre1LEtKY/s1600-h/DSCN0557.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368037392292171314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4fBcme9kxEArhJ7RE2dveZ9J8l2WP_4w6FpoO4zHLlSrDqzx0Wy5WLmgW9-PnGnSZfMSj7jcXqD7w_MtTdxzvHXtU4J5nf-Ax6bIi2KieazLihAIgwVTcsZtqY0-yaNFLvvre1LEtKY/s400/DSCN0557.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4KoNTIhj2aiOuT32yrDpBQ0XeryqbvgslLVRxNJ_sOaOVqJs4-lu9WjuuOdOqpWkyOB29gH1E8lijQeIxhBN1QcMAZ9lyjIXZwd0R_364m4lQfCSZrf5TtXGYlIX78mn1FVWYdqnrYM/s1600-h/DSCN0555.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368037236212086418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4KoNTIhj2aiOuT32yrDpBQ0XeryqbvgslLVRxNJ_sOaOVqJs4-lu9WjuuOdOqpWkyOB29gH1E8lijQeIxhBN1QcMAZ9lyjIXZwd0R_364m4lQfCSZrf5TtXGYlIX78mn1FVWYdqnrYM/s400/DSCN0555.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368038729807165298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJdlieawSRHmt29YRI3WK2vDqSM2fXHWnEYYRY3_8sRNMiQQ6tFhVFtK1q2PU0sG01nsZ9Emg6553HlVWRZMKE1NqqbN8DWyYfx49wtjamRIGtAaBd9PPjt1IYSBXuG_7ksbOIL4MfqE/s400/DSCN0560.JPG" border="0" /><br /></div></div>Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-7018591286405344182009-07-25T16:49:00.001-07:002009-07-25T16:52:03.000-07:00nuevas ideasPictures to come soon of our last taller.......<br />Una pregunta, a question for the parents:<br />I am thinking of having the workshop at my new house, in downtown SLO, and possible doing it every week.<br />Who would be interested in a more frequent class? ( I may do a class card such as offering a free class after 10 classes, and other ideas, etc)<br />Would Friday afternoons or Saturday mornings work better for everyone?<br />Fri 3:30 to 5, or Sat 10-11:30....<br />I look forward to your input!Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-73034604842232547552009-06-24T17:29:00.000-07:002009-06-24T17:46:15.964-07:00Mail Art Workshop for Teens at SLO Library<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiGGlfLyzt7AOe2rDEJzzPMBkOxFhfQsaMFBuV9tSAu1li4H_kyPV58tlEvt9DkPO4plj9_TKzhh61qEpUX3nRJ5dBajLs1H5_s3NlDW_q2AoO7SwQlsOHDoxM8mua5O0_9xrr4ETv4Q/s1600-h/mailart14%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351060091389831874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiGGlfLyzt7AOe2rDEJzzPMBkOxFhfQsaMFBuV9tSAu1li4H_kyPV58tlEvt9DkPO4plj9_TKzhh61qEpUX3nRJ5dBajLs1H5_s3NlDW_q2AoO7SwQlsOHDoxM8mua5O0_9xrr4ETv4Q/s320/mailart14%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Saturday June 27 at the SLO Library from 2 to 4 pm<br /><br />I will be doing a <strong>Mail Art</strong> workshop for teens this coming Saturday. The art we create will be sent to another Library and displayed there. We will use a variety of materials to create postcards, letters and hand made envelopes: magazines, ziplock bags, fabric, stamps, etc.<br /><br />"Mail art is <a title="Art" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art">art</a> which uses the <a title="Postal system" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_system">postal system</a> as a medium. The term mail art can refer to an individual message, the medium through which it is sent, or an artistic <a title="Genre" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genre">genre</a>. Mail art is also known as postal art and is sometimes referred to as Correspondence/Mail Art (CMA).<br />Mail artists typically exchange <a title="Ephemera" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemera">ephemera</a> in the form of illustrated <a title="Letter (message)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(message)">letters</a>, <a title="Zines" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zines">zines</a>, rubberstamped, decorated or illustrated <a title="Envelopes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envelopes">envelopes</a>, <a title="Artist trading cards" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_trading_cards">artist trading cards</a>, <a title="Postcards" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards">postcards</a>, <a title="Artistamps" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistamps">artistamps</a>, faux postage, <a title="Mail-interviews" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mail-interviews">mail-interviews</a>, friendship books, decos, and three-dimensional objects.<br />An amorphous international mail art network, involving thousands of participants in over fifty countries, evolved between the 1950s and the 1990s. It was influenced by other movements, including <a title="Dada" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dada">Dada</a> and <a title="Fluxus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus">Fluxus</a>.One theme in mail art is that of commerce-free exchange; early mail art was, in part, a snub of gallery art, juried shows, and exclusivity in art. "</div>Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-38297848584191306092009-06-24T17:04:00.000-07:002009-06-24T17:21:36.025-07:00Un pez, dos pezes, pez rojo pez azul<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351050823596895922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBOXtDd9xaRplF0JHwCEyy9CRa2ETAeA2-EklHh8l7y63S1baMLaYgaTywObNFCczBrx-aIGVSnv_NSZg9bJ3GVz9b7t2lRuhP1wyAE6sFAF0vGgebPRbgCGR7_o5Ek1uvQzb0ZgvNbU/s320/DSCN0331.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351050584603728930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUSSN9oqbOaC9y4ibgOhDQwHGiseF9Z4lSdrV8OSkiXG3OuI87pkbSwPQk2FmeGSWB4SUsU4WYSo9HrnBN3Oc5OqPz5_Bg1IwnQsbbE3eh-Jo9ta2nJcZwTjafCj1Q2-V1wcVhhk3DqU/s320/DSCN0334.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div>Going with the flow of the kid's interests, we decided to do <em>pezes</em> (fish) for our last <em>taller</em>. For those of you who haven't been to our <em>taller</em> (workshop), it is held monthly at a beautiful inn called the Sanitarium by the train station with a lovely fish pond out back. </div><div>The <em>ninos</em> always seem to congregate around the fish pond like adults around the food table at a <em>fiesta</em>. So we made big fish out of newspaper and painted them with bright colors. we even added a string to turn them into kites.</div><div> </div><div>Our next <em>taller</em> will be <strong>July 11</strong>. As some of our regular younger <em>estudiantes</em> will be out of town, i may design the class for teens this time. <em>vamos a ver</em>. rsvp if you are interested and i will cater the class to your <em>deseos</em>!</div><div> </div><div>RSVP tel. 540.1673</div><div> </div><br />and don't forget BILINGUAL STORY TIME in Espanol and English, the second tuesday of every month at 5:15 pm at the SLO Library. <div><br /><br /></div><div></div>Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-41926081686104999752009-05-22T14:58:00.000-07:002009-05-22T15:09:53.030-07:00Insectos a la Eric Carle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAvc05RxM2Z2_Y6qz8UTI34OcEnkZPApWERwuUCZqnXg_plxW40FsmS0WIi_nfQvZPcXGJ3-KBF9_sFYticUgziEg2Y1blTFXAwpyfBt89nCqfwWQrWo0mhSDaUaqXYDKH8ZodgQwkuc/s1600-h/DSCN0226.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338771736864472546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAvc05RxM2Z2_Y6qz8UTI34OcEnkZPApWERwuUCZqnXg_plxW40FsmS0WIi_nfQvZPcXGJ3-KBF9_sFYticUgziEg2Y1blTFXAwpyfBt89nCqfwWQrWo0mhSDaUaqXYDKH8ZodgQwkuc/s320/DSCN0226.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAevulZxpBRManpBqd54jZW8UOxqwbhGyq3bi_BlPGjHhMbJbPwu4pwtf7lSNmRibZXxHPtYcktlujXD0yXYRSY8caEV4vsC3cesToxbzUgRvOwvq1VJsNtXMfKiF6iFUK6KM2oqW14sY/s1600-h/DSCN0230.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338773151444498210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAevulZxpBRManpBqd54jZW8UOxqwbhGyq3bi_BlPGjHhMbJbPwu4pwtf7lSNmRibZXxHPtYcktlujXD0yXYRSY8caEV4vsC3cesToxbzUgRvOwvq1VJsNtXMfKiF6iFUK6KM2oqW14sY/s320/DSCN0230.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />What a fun class we had, <em>que diversion</em>! We painted Eric Carle style, using plastic combs to make texture in the paintings. We played outside while our <em>pinturas</em> dried in the hot hot <em>sol,</em> and then we cut them up to make insects....<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Our <strong>next <em>clase</em> will be Saturday June 6</strong>, <em>ojala nos veamos alli!</em></div>Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-35975725190539748802009-04-27T18:47:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:59:12.845-07:00De colores....<div><br /><br /><p align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329554326019901650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3QOUCkb6enoBAeHPPAcip-33olvVWMmeK5pCxIwbdqqb-5X87JjzWGG1xbzmzFIVa9KIl1b0oM79XvW2bDvLAQQJG1ByiqBWq0KxxpZ7xZV_giyqCUch8XEcmSZdB5cvuJRjJraGAx4/s320/DSCN0119.JPG" border="0" /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329554324141035730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAglkQp3ywKolQF2xTbONq83X1KmCAW6RjZlPxZ7PpXyCwOq8mKsGxWFRg35BMDueiPx7xQsBUlZ-zlgWi91Ua0UEI-Y9kzcSbhr6y5lpwIuhvnl78LJSBOL5trSx-CoiVXo7sDd69Bs0/s320/DSCN0122.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><em>"De colores se visten el campo en la primavera..."</em></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Because our little <em>artistas</em> are Spanish language learners for the most part, this class, held on April 18, was dedicated to practicing <em>los colores</em> through the art of collage.</div><br /><br /><div>And we played some <em>juegos</em> of course, starting the clase with <em>Loteria</em>, and ending with one called <em>Pescadores y peces</em>.</div><br /><br /><div> </div></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPgbZoMgnlRCKd_1eoPjaUiZKTswwAJhquoXFU0IjFf9afWzgVs72JWpKK5oMQOsvJjjfLvS9O3ZSQUje8ItsqRwBWqyGwvQYg3tu_p3dL4dTXUCr0uvSil-wWTi00yG7F9krk1aFzc0/s1600-h/DSCN0127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329555387842562466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPgbZoMgnlRCKd_1eoPjaUiZKTswwAJhquoXFU0IjFf9afWzgVs72JWpKK5oMQOsvJjjfLvS9O3ZSQUje8ItsqRwBWqyGwvQYg3tu_p3dL4dTXUCr0uvSil-wWTi00yG7F9krk1aFzc0/s320/DSCN0127.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgBILH49FnQ8Uyzh5rF-CgPAXr39oBM5HNVK5t9oOF1c6NnqiqBsBHNyEsqTHsl7ppCJN1Jn5TJH71bO3a1MMUDh74xYvuTe3tsZB6bqIfEDaDP5uRt2RtCpy8BayHl6AoDUXmIs5Rhs/s1600-h/DSCN0129.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329555389714230834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgBILH49FnQ8Uyzh5rF-CgPAXr39oBM5HNVK5t9oOF1c6NnqiqBsBHNyEsqTHsl7ppCJN1Jn5TJH71bO3a1MMUDh74xYvuTe3tsZB6bqIfEDaDP5uRt2RtCpy8BayHl6AoDUXmIs5Rhs/s320/DSCN0129.JPG" border="0" /></a>Stay tuned for the date of our next class, probably the second Saturday in May.....Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-28179103922684374892009-03-22T11:09:00.000-07:002009-03-22T11:20:23.192-07:00Kukulcan, Dios del viento<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGAV8dQz2LKXubY2KvQByQXXt2Fo0VV3bMRWj2Vsri50d9-mTi1HrCrOUbm0VI0qxsPm6fmaKyrOneu9Hj1Mt0TMzRlVD-DXSOuRHLbOkzvWUPv32yG2u7-Sj9M0J4g_5Nx1H0lzpImI/s1600-h/DSCN9870.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316076251106201970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGAV8dQz2LKXubY2KvQByQXXt2Fo0VV3bMRWj2Vsri50d9-mTi1HrCrOUbm0VI0qxsPm6fmaKyrOneu9Hj1Mt0TMzRlVD-DXSOuRHLbOkzvWUPv32yG2u7-Sj9M0J4g_5Nx1H0lzpImI/s320/DSCN9870.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><p align="right"><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Que viento!</span></em> I chose a windy day to describe our last class which was all about.....<em>el Dios del viento</em>, the Mayan God of wind, <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Kukulcan </strong></span>(Quetzalcoatl for the Aztecs)...</p><div align="right"><br /></div><p align="right">We started the class playing <em>Memorama</em>, the memory game, a version of which I brought back from my family's recent rip to Mexico, full of drawings of animals made by <em>ninos mexicanos.</em> </p><div align="right"><br /></div><p align="right">We used egg cartons and paint and construction paper and feathers to create this plumed serpent. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwNfJt7YYJVy9-iw4yl-aeb1VekmYLN4EnFXWzPzJ4_E9vUVfu3KnWtg5TWWS-a504QTAaHleNlu9PzuFdPtBhyphenhyphenDhF7idJU8D3LaUmVtEDxOdsQLMy8g9aJyIFNxeLmh_16YghA1EXEo/s1600-h/DSCN9872.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316077665311254306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwNfJt7YYJVy9-iw4yl-aeb1VekmYLN4EnFXWzPzJ4_E9vUVfu3KnWtg5TWWS-a504QTAaHleNlu9PzuFdPtBhyphenhyphenDhF7idJU8D3LaUmVtEDxOdsQLMy8g9aJyIFNxeLmh_16YghA1EXEo/s320/DSCN9872.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="right">Stay tuned for our next class date, which will fall on either April 11 or 18, the beginning or end of spring break. And don't forget that <em>mi esposo y yo</em> do a <strong>bilingual story hour</strong> the second Tuesday of every month at the SLO Library at 5:15 de la tarde.</p><p align="right"> </p><p align="right"><em>Hasta la proxima!</em></p><br /><br /><p></p>Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-13835111917518473872009-02-12T15:35:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:40:10.543-08:00AlebrijesAnother great class as we learned about the Mexican legend of the <em><strong>alebrijes</strong></em>. These are fantasical creatures which appeared to a sick man in his <em>suenos</em>, his dreams. They can be dolphins with saber tooth tiger teeth, like one child created, and they are always brightly painted...<br /><br />Our next class will be <strong>Saturday March 14</strong>. Nos vemos alli para mas creaciones fantasticas!Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363344934553826373.post-25385123353010071142009-01-25T11:20:00.000-08:002009-01-25T11:35:29.075-08:00Piramides en la Selva!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJ2FKNlI0AO-a_ItO-IQiC3W8Wo5KzI74UQBmSs2f85679-FCUN4qRqzLCwXNfGtFdrq7BqFal12wG9N83PHtsFRUHZdTFUKWUTjaObIyaocaQBW-F0_52v_5r8NNUJ9rivVZi9h5CHc/s1600-h/DSCN9780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295316427177022498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJ2FKNlI0AO-a_ItO-IQiC3W8Wo5KzI74UQBmSs2f85679-FCUN4qRqzLCwXNfGtFdrq7BqFal12wG9N83PHtsFRUHZdTFUKWUTjaObIyaocaQBW-F0_52v_5r8NNUJ9rivVZi9h5CHc/s320/DSCN9780.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The Maya people have inhabited southern Mexico and Guatemala for many hundreds of years. Mayan <em>ancestros</em> created pyramids and cities in the jungles of the south...Jungles full of Mayan kings and artesans, jaguars, monkeys and medicinal plants...</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Our class on January 17 was <em>muy divertido</em>, a lot of fun! First we practiced the <em>colores</em> in <em>Espanol</em>, and learned how to mix <em><span style="color:#006600;">verde</span></em> and <em><span style="color:#663300;">cafe</span></em>, with the goal of creating plant life for our jungle scene. Then we painted the backgrounds for our selvas.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><em>Y ya es hora de jugar!</em> We played a couple of games outside, running to get our energy out, and then back inside to create our pyramids out of cardboard and stones.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Our all too quick taller ended with a song familiar to all, "la arana pequenita...". The itsy bitsy spider....Hasta la proxima clase!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunm9ZadQtBalQrkCt8C2YQs-tKeNm8o_1xinzriLQiuHHfvyj70W50sBaJi_mmgPxGM3nIEAk-Vv1cKX8gXkdsoalmzW8MBYZdcNrpWfAVEgpAYfcKOaueGbYK2pjMVxtQOxwYK7jEoc/s1600-h/DSCN9784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295316700089882594" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunm9ZadQtBalQrkCt8C2YQs-tKeNm8o_1xinzriLQiuHHfvyj70W50sBaJi_mmgPxGM3nIEAk-Vv1cKX8gXkdsoalmzW8MBYZdcNrpWfAVEgpAYfcKOaueGbYK2pjMVxtQOxwYK7jEoc/s320/DSCN9784.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div>Sara McGrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15191759346222357685noreply@blogger.com0