Elementary Curriculum Recommendations
These are many wonderful curriculums out there, so this list just shows the tip of the iceberg. While the variety of choices is great, it is also OVERWHELMING. If you just need a place to start, I’d recommend these. Then as you get more comfortable with homeschooling you can branch out. To start with, cover […] Read More
The Conversation That Is Art: An Introduction to the Study of Art History
Every discipline has its’ tools. Writer’s craft with words to stimulate the senses, rouse the emotions, and spark our ideas. Construction workers use tools to make an architect’s drawings a physical reality. Teachers use books, imagination, and dialog to inspire their students to learn. When we want to know more about art, how to read […] Read More
The Conversation That Is Art
Art is an exchange of ideas that expands our understanding of what it means to be human. Across time, geography, and social constructs, artist reveal the world we live in and challenge us to think deeply about our place in it. Art extends an open invitation to all, to join the conversation that is art, […] Read More
The Habit of Thought
Whether parents with kids in school or homeschoolers, this area of the thought life of a child is central to life. I wrote the article for homeschoolers, but I find this area of life is something I still need to work at in my 50’s. We never outgrow the need to get better at managing […] Read More
Video – Nativity Panel by Nicola Pisano at the Pisa Baptistery
Originally I shared the story of the Nativity Panel of the Pisa Baptistery pulpit in a blog, you can read it here, but decided to convert the material into a video for those who prefer that medium. The Baptistery Pulpit is a seminal piece of art marking the beginning of the Italian Renaissance. Nicola Pisano […] Read More
The Horrors of War by Peter Paul Reubens
I’m converting several of my blog post into videos, and here is one of the first. Peter Paul Rubens’, The Consequences of War, or the Horrors of War is a fascinating study. Today I was listening to a book about the Italian Renaissance and found it interesting that for centuries there was seldom a period […] Read More
Raphael – The Resurrection of Christ
This post is an excerpt from our Lent Devotional Series. The Background Rafaello Sanzio of Urbino: The Resurrection The Resurrection is the only work of Raphael in the Southern Hemisphere, currently held at the Sao Paulo Museum of Art in Brazil. The work is an oil painting on wood that was at one time believed […] Read More
Silent Saturday – Anastasis in the Chora Church
Holy Saturday, Silent Saturday, either way today is a day of expectant waiting, at least it is for us as we know that Easter is coming. The disciples experience was much different. And what was Christ doing on this ‘in between’ time, but descend. Here is a painting for Holy Saturday. Read More