In a letter to his father, Michelangelo drew a sketch of what is was like for him as he painted the Sistine Chapel. Many of us were taught that he laid down to paint. In fact he stood, with his neck always up in an awkward fashion. This makes his magnificent works even more astonishing. … [Read more…]
Thanks to Bremen and his amazing pictures, I was transported back in time…back to when I would beg my parents to let me keep the boxes that were delivered to our door on rare occasions. (Amazon wasn’t even a thought back then) Back to the days when I would spend hours making doll furniture, typewriters, … [Read more…]
In our Cooperative we have learned some inspiring things about Leonardo DaVinci and about ourselves. Now we’re moving on to….the Sistine Chapel, David, the Pieta and more. Today we pulled out the paintbrushes and plaster to see the difficulties that Michelangelo faced as he painted a ceiling – a huge ceiling! We started by … [Read more…]
Aaahh, a New Year…It’s a new calendar with lovely white squares. It’s a clean slate waiting for the first chalk squiggle to be drawn, or maybe a brand new notebook with fresh pages awaiting all the stories and letters and lists and dreams soon to be penned. Don’t you just love it? I seem to … [Read more…]