Category — Art

Thanksgiving is an occasion everybody looks forward to. It is a special event when families reunite and friends get together for a meal representative of thankfulness for all the blessings that have come the whole year round. Comparatively, Thanksgiving does not tend to the same level of decorating as Halloween or Christmas, holidays for which decorating has become so much a part of the celebration, but there are still wonderful Thanksgiving decorations to make your home more festive. And some of my favorite decorations are Thanksgiving vintage collectibles.

Most Thanksgiving collectibles tend to revolve around the foods we eat during the season, whether used as images on paper items such as Thanksgiving postcards or [Read more →]

Fine Arts is defined in the Encarta Dictionary as being, “any art form, for example, painting, sculpture, architecture, drawing, or engraving, that is considered to have purely aesthetic value” (Encarta, 2004). Though this definition is used in relationship with the arts in the regular world, in regards to teaching, fine arts is defined as a subject beneficial, not essential, to the learning process and is often phased out because of lack of time, little learning potential, and no money. Fine arts is simply seen as painting and drawing, not a subject studied by an academic scholar. Writer Victoria Jacobs explains, “Arts in elementary schools have often been separated from the core curriculum and instead, offered as enrichment activities that are considered beneficial but not essential” (Jacobs, 1999, p. 2).

What is missing in classrooms is the lack [Read more →]

If you’ve never seen the Blue Man Group and you’re wondering what’s the deal with these strange blue dancing guys, the answer is not as simple as one might think. Yes, the Blue Men are an international show sensation with long-running sell-out shows in New York, Chicago, Boston, Orlando, and elsewhere, but they also provide a sophisticated art experience. While entertaining you with amazing skits and dances, huge music, and mind-blowing video exhibits, they also work hard to make you think. With their unusual show, they satirize high culture, low culture, and everything in between.

But if you’re still not sure if this is something you would enjoy, you might want to give the Blue Man [Read more →]

Some are wondering why there is such a resemblance between Micheal Jackson and a 3000 year old Egyptian Bust.  The bust is located in the Chicago Field Museum.  You decide…

A very special thanks goes out to Beck the Deck, who was kind enough to send us yet another amazing email!

Look carefully at each picture below. Then decide for yourself who the best parent is!

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