huff and puff

The Three Little Pigs came to visit this week.

We made the three types of homes by using 3 different brushes for straw, sticks and bricks.

But the best part was reading different versions of the story 

including these fun versions.

Puss in Boots

This week we read Puss in Boots in iPad Fairy Tales.

It was rather amazing how many different versions there are 

including one that takes place in Texas 

with oil rigs, possums and of course cowboy boots on Puss.

Here is my example first and their pieces.

the week in instagram

some random instagram pictures...

I drove by artEAST and discovered my crow painting in the window,

 and we celebrated our 33rd anniversary

with some of this,

which led to buying a juicer and making some of this - yum.

and Zoe enjoyed an Easter ride

and some quiet time washing my foot.

Hope your week was extra special 

and if not there is always next week. ;)

Little Red Riding Hood - iPad style

This week we discovered just how dark a tale Little Red Riding Hood is.

But we also discovered several more uplifting versions 

including one called a "new Fangled Prairie Tale" 

where grandma drives a tractor and scares the wolf as he approaches 

and recites "all the better to see you with" etc.,

then trains him to help her make muffins to satisfy his hunger.  

This version was very fun and way more uplifting with a valuable life lesson too.  

I had each of them copy what I was doing and they turned out quite nice for 2nd and 3rd graders.  

 I think they just need to hug and make up, don't you?

My favorite illustrations were in this classic tale by

Lari Don

and the remade version is by

Lisa Campbell Ernst.

Let's go out for a little walk

I finally finished a painting...

I was beginning to worry it was not going to happen. 

It's so easy not to get to the studio even though it is in the next room.

Why is that?  

Life just takes over and before you know it,

weeks or months have passed-just not right.

This one is going to the 150' of Art Auction 

at UpFront Gallery.

Hope the two birds find a new home.

Come and bid and they could go out for a little walk on sunny days with you!

The Princess and the Pea

The iPadders are learning Fairy Tales this trimester.

We started off with The Princess and the Pea

and even the boys had fun I think. 

Notice the pea in each...

I didn't get as many giggles as I thought I would every time I said 'pea'. ;)

Next week we will climb beanstalks...

a Sunday blessing

I have not posted a Sunday blessing in ages.

Here is Doug walking through the tunnel under Pacific Coast Highway

which comes out onto one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

from darkness into light...

The world around you seems to spin faster and faster, till everything is a blur.  

Yet there is a cushion of calm at the center of your life, 

where you live in union with Me.  

Return to this soothing Center as often as you can, 

for this is where you are energized:  filled with my Love, Joy, and Peace.

Sarah Young