Picture Study

A narrative remembrance after five years: Eve Anderson's class (and our evolution toward a CM methodology)

This past month we discussed "The Knowledge of Man; Art" from Miss Mason's Towards a Philosophy of Education (vol. 6) in our local CM study group.  As there were several who were new to CM or Picture Study, I gave an integrated narration of sorts - a bit from our own home school experience, a narration of Eve Anderson's class from the Perimeter School DVD, and a fusion of CM's writings and descriptions.  Overall, probably TMI for a brief explanation.  I will give you a more succinct version of "How-To" at the end.

Quote for the Day - Rembrandt

Rembrandt - A Girl at a Window

It is not in a day or a year that Fra Angelico will tell us the beauty of holiness, that Giotto will confide his interpretation of the meaning of life, that Millet will tell us the simplicity and dignity that belong to labour on the soil, that Rembrandt will show us the sweetness of humanity in many a commonplace countenance... (Ourselves, Charlotte Mason)

Quote for the Day - Millet

Jean Francois Millet - The Gleaners

It is not in a day or a year that Fra Angelico will tell us the beauty of holiness, that Giotto will confide his interpretation of the meaning of life, that Millet will tell us the simplicity and dignity that belong to labour on the soil... (Ourselves, Charlotte Mason)

Quote for the Day - Giotto

Giotto - The Last Judgement

It is not in a day or a year that Fra Angelico will tell us the beauty of holiness, that Giotto will confide his interpretation of the meaning of life... (Ourselves, Charlotte Mason)

Quote for the Day - Fra Angelico

Fra Angelico - The Annunciation

It is not in a day or a year that Fra Angelico will tell us the beauty of holiness... (Ourselves, Charlotte Mason)

baby dear

[baby dear,] 
How did you just come to be you?
God thought about me, and so I grew.

But how did you come to us, you dear?
God thought about you, and so I am here.

A Cold, Clear Day

A while back I challenged us to get out and take a walk.  I have been out a few times since, though not as much as I'd like and certainly nothing to call consistent.  I promised a follow-up.

a tenuous life

Through the essays in Makoto Fujimura's Refractions (see: What Should We Then Read? Kelli's Good Reads list), I have learned a small bit about Japanese culture. One of the pieces speaks about the traditional craft of paper making.  He describes the strength and durability of this special 'Cloud Skin' as coming from the weaving together of layers and the purity of the natural products needed.  The delicacy and fragility of these materials are vulnerable but develop strength and beauty through the process.

It made me ponder the layers of a life and...