Paper Quill Art with Jane Austen
Since the name is derived from the use of a quill to wrap the paper, we found a fancy quill for my daughter to use for her demonstration.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: becoming history through art
Decoupage History, Project, and Gift
After creating his own 18th century project, for Mother’s Day my son surprised me with a decoupaged memory box of my own!
Warning: Colonial Basketweaving 101 more Difficult than any Collegiate Class
We had basketmaking kits with all the parts! We had my son, the engineering-artist who problem solves everything! What could go wrong?
Becoming Leonardo da Vinci via Nature Journaling
The art projects included in this book taught us the art of keeping nature journals, like Leonado da Vinci, for our Renaissance unit.
My Son the Apprentice Bootmaker
My son, who wanted to be Robin Hood for the Medieval Feast, made his own bow and arrow…and his own boots.
Meanwhile I made the rest of his costume.
How we Made our Coat of Arms
Dating back to the Middle Ages, Coat of Arms were important to distinguish identity in battle.
Also they are quite unique to the individual.
Creating Stained Glass for a Feast
For our upcoming Medieval Feast, I helped my daugher create stained glass out of tissue paper to decorate our Grand Hall aka our living room.
Creating Illuminated Manuscripts
We kept our illuminated manuscripts far simpler since my kids had not the 6+ hours a day to bend over beautiful artwork that the monks did.
Ancient History Memory Books
Because of so many creations into which my kids invested much time and energy, they created memory books that contain encouraging notes from extended family.
Celebrating the Feast of Purim with Groggers and Masks!
After studying Esther in the Bible, we reenacted the Feast of Purim like the Jews do, which coincided with the actual celebration.
