Author Archives: phoebe bird
Pass the Pencil – Making Art Accessible
How can I make art accessible to my children? – the young one, the reluctant one, the inexperienced one? I …
The Teaching Artist
So far this week, I have highlighted the artwork of my husband and my two daughters. This post – fourth …
Artist in Residence
PX, my second daughter, is my hightlighted artist of the day; she likes to paint. Her chosen medium is wooden …
The Reluctant Artist
Today I’ll be highlighting the artwork of my first daughter – particularly her drawing. When she was a younger girl …
A House of Artists
This week I’ll be blogging about the theme: art in our home and family. Each day I will feature a …
“Pepito”
There once was a little boy; his mother called him “Pepito”. He had hazel eyes and a full, thick head …
Behold – The Family Outing
(An anonymous record of a true event.) See the family walk out to the car: they are giddy with anticipation! …
Summer Camp – My Tarantula Story
Many years ago both my husband and I served in the capacity of Camp Counselor for a rather small one-week …
World Geography Revisited
One day my husband and I were studying a world globe and wondering at the immense size of Russia. As …