Family Unity
For this Saturday’s WPA poster, I chose this winter scene from Lake Placid in New York. I like the unusual combination of background colors. They are so appropriate for the snowy scene that you can almost feel the cold. I…
Category Learning Through Art
A Saturday Pet Show
Today I’m sharing another Works Progress Administration poster for children. I like the bright cheeriness of this one in one of my favorite color combinations. Maybe today is a good day for a pet show at your house. Actual pets…
A Poster from Long Ago
Happy Saturday Morning, Mamas. While working on lessons about the Great Depression a while back, I enjoyed seeing dozens of WPA posters. People from many professions found work in the Works Progress Administration, including artists. For the next several Saturdays,…
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing for Him.
I love the art of Norman Rockwell. I love that he painted moments from American life: Thanksgiving dinner with the family, Boy Scouts praying at their campsite, Mother’s arms outstretched when her son comes back from war. Rockwell painted scenes…
Art and Learning
I am grateful that sewing and crafting is in fashion again. Sewing was a very important part of my childhood. Since Mother took in sewing, she only put her sewing machine away when she was hosting a party or hosting…
Artist Eric Carle and His Mama
Yesterday I went on a field trip with one of our daughters and four of our grandchildren. We visited the Frist Art Museum in Nashville to see the Eric Carle’s Picture Books exhibit. The exhibit celebrates 50 years of The…