Corn husks to become art at Imagine Children's Museum in Everett
This article is about how Fiber artist and weaver Beth Preston, will be showing children on all ages how to create baskets and holiday decorations. To create these projects they will be weaving together corn husks and other natural materials. This is going to be going on at the Corn Husk Art event at the Imagine Children's Museum. Other materials available to the children will be yarn, string, and wire so the kids can make whatever they want. Preston will be bringing along some of her works to display and will also be making new things at the event. Preston makes her baskets and fiber weaves from various natural materials such as pine needles, sea grass, willow and other flexible vines. She uses traditional basketry techniques such as coiling and twining. Preston is currently showing some of her artwork at the Arts of Snohomish Gallery. I think that this is a wonderful idea. The event is free and it allows children the chance to use some of the materials in the world around them to create art. This event will teach them new techniques and it think that is really cool.This article was really cool; it is how scientists now believed to have discovered a new type of fruit bat, also called the flying fox. The paintings depict features on the bats that no other bat has. The rock art was found in a cave in Australia's Kimberley region and the painting dates back 20-25,000 years. The paintings show that the bats wouldn’t have lived in the same cave that the painting was in. The bats are depicted as roosted in vines, which indicates living in a forest habitat. The eight bats in the painting have white markings on their faces and that doesn’t match any Australian flying foxes. I loved this article, mainly because I think bats are interesting. I just love that there may be a new type of ancient bat that we had no previous knowledge of.
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How Did That Vase Wind Up in the Metropolitan?
This article is about the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the controversial topic of the history and origin of some of the artifacts in the museum. Mr. Campbell who is to become the new director of the MET, is now in the position to help the museum advance. Multiple countries including Italy, Turkey, and Egypt have filed lawsuits against them over the origins of various artifacts. Many museums face these charges. It is believed that some of the artifacts may have come from dubious sources, such as smugglers or grave robbers. In one instance the artifacts were returned to Italy after it was discovered that the artifacts had been found by tomb robbers. Mr. Campbell hopes to be able to move the museum forward without depleting the museum of its displays. I found this article to be a very interesting read. It’s sad that the museums can’t agree but I can understand them wanting to hold onto their property.
Local Churches celebrating art
This article is about how two churches will be hosting an art displays for people to celebrate art. The art galleries will contain paintings, photography, sculpture, wood carving, quilts and mosaics produced by approximately 50 local artists. The art shows will be followed by hors d’oeuvres. There will also be a musical portion of the show will consist of adult and children’s choirs and hand-bell choirs. There will also be an art sale to benefit various charities. I think that this awesome, it brings the whole community together to celebrate art and have a good time.
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