Art Fundamentals:
Mystery of Stonehenge Solved
Wow, I am so amazed with this article. I have actually had a change to go to Stonehenge in England and I was totally amazed with it. I really enjoyed seeing it and it confused me while I was there. It is great how scientists now believe to have discovered part of the secret behind Stonehenge. Thanks to Durban now it is believed that whoever built Stonehenge did not drag the stones to where they are now but rather they were built out of Corobrik and plastered together. Archaeologists believe that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC. Corobrik was established in Durban in 1902 and today is being used worldwide. I think this is amazing and I think that it is great that some of Stonehenge’s secrets are still being discovered.
There are archeologists that now believe that Stonehenge may have acted as a prehistoric healing place, like Lourdes. They have a theory that pilgrims flocked to Stonehenge as a center of healing. During the first excavation in more than forty years, a discovery was made that supports this theory. Archeologists have uncovered fragments of stone which could have been used as lucky charms. These archeologists now believe that the blue stones were brought to Stonehenge in Wiltshire in 2,300 BC, which is 300 years later than was originally presumed. At a press conference the archeologists told the media that people believed in the healing powers of the blue stones for hundreds of years afterwards. I think that the finding of the remains of talismans and good luck charms defiantly adds a lot of weight to their opinion. I found this article very interesting and I enjoyed it because I am interested in Stonehenge and it’s secrets.
Applied Arts:
Weaving banner helps bind women's spirits
Aww, this article is so sad but yet it has happiness to it. It is about a group of women coming together to overcome hardships that they have all faced. In Edmonton over 800 women have gathered at the First World Conference of Women's Shelters. The women were all affected by violence and abuse in their families, and the told their stories to help each other. I thought it was amazing how all these women came together to tell stories and weave a banner to celebrate their time spent together. They used a Japanese form of weaving called Saori, to create the colorful banner. Almost a quarter of the women sat down to help add to the creativity of the banner. I think it is wonderful how all these women have a chance to gather together and help to overcome the difficulties in their pasts.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=ab11ddbe-01e5-4630-9d58-a5e0030bd9bc
World's biggest cork mosaic created
World's biggest cork mosaic created
Looking at the picture, It’s hard to believe that this is actually completely made out of corks. In Tirana an Albanian artist has broke the world record for the largest mosaic completely made out of corks. Artist Saimir Strati glued 229,764 corks of various shapes and colors over a plastic banner to create his mosaic. In order to create his 12.94 metres by 7.1 metres mosaic Starti worked for 14 hours for 28 days to complete it. It was really cool how Starti’s goal is too show the world that mosaics should be made in traditional ways and not on computers.
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