Beaded Christmas Observation

My greatest skill is painting my nails. Painting my nails was a way I used to express my mood by the color or design. To me this was craftmanship because I am able to channel my creativity. I first started off not knowing the basic skills on how I should paint my nails, so I would randomly paint causing the manicure to turn out thick and bubbly. I started investing in higher quality nail polish and treatment that would not not keep my nails weak and brittle. I also started watching youtube videos which helped me with the balance and shakiness of my hands. Overtime I had learn the diligence of keeping my nails strong and clean. Investing time and patience allowed me to see the result of my skills, in which I demonstrated it to family members.

Our intrepid duo delves into their delightfully diverse cultural background and their travels around the world for the inspired custom made pieces that enhance the aesthetics of homes and public buildings.

The first thing that stands out in this painting is the color scheme. From far away, the warm colors of orange, tan, and mahogany seem inviting. The home seems friendly under a slice of turquoise sky. Shadows heighten the look of the fading sunlight upon the

| Copper bracelet and beads, amber pendant, 3 colored pots, colored pottery figurine and colored bowl with charred barley

The capture of the bead as it slides along the thread among various colors compliments the unfinished beadwork. The development that happens throughout this process is often tedious and tests even my patience at times, but by sticking to my project I am almost always rewarded. Almost always because even when I envision what the pattern will turn out to be I find myself restarting to the very beginning. My greatest skill is keeping my Native American culture alive and breathing. By beading there’s a sense of peace and pride for my people and myself. My mother taught me ever since I was little, showing me how to make the simplest of earrings and bracelets to the more complex earrings and medallions. I remember my first completed beadwork. It

The women of the Seminole tribes wore necklaces with small, glass beads that varied in color. Some favorite colors were blue(both light and dark) and red. The women of the seminoles didn’t wear just normal necklaces like us, though. Their necklaces sometimes reached a weight of 12 pounds or more, because of the copious amount of beads on the necklace. They wore these necklaces all day, and usually didn’t take them off until they went to sleep. They would store the necklaces in a basket, and they would put them on the next morning, repeating the process. What’s interesting in when a man brought engagement presents to a woman, he would give her several items, including these valuable beads. We give rings...they give beads. After a while, the

It amazing to see how these things are passed on from generation to generation, and how many people are willing to take on the challenge of trying to recreate something that was made years before. It would be nice to keep my mother’s sun face earrings and bracelet making legacy alive when she is no longer able to do so. It think it would be a huge challenge because from the times that I’ve seen her do her jewelry, it seems like a lot of hard work and skills. Skills that I don’t think I have, but it would be nice to certainly try. I’m pretty sure that I will fail miserably at trying to make the jewelry my mother does because I am not a creative type of person and I’ve never been good at these type of things. I hope she will teach me everything that I would need to do in order to make her sun

“Red and green holiday tinsel still lined the doors and a string of colored light framed the mirror the mirror behind the bar. The waitress moved from table to empty table, sashaying her hips as she straightened the ketchup bottles. She had a high bouffant the color of washed-out lace, exactly like the angel hair that swirled beneath the artificial tree with gold ornaments that was balanced on a table at the end of the room. She was decorated too. Over her beige turtleneck she wore a black felt bolero with MERRY and CHRISTMAS written in green glitter on either side, and around her neck hung a pendant made from a Bic lighter in a gold lamé case. It swung like a charm between her low breasts” (Dorris 213).

Firstly, the craftwork that I would like to review is called Degikup Basket by Louisa Keyser. The artist was also known as Datsolalee who was a Washoe Native American basket maker. Degikup Basket is basically a large basket that consist small flat base but wider in the middle and then same diameter as base for the hole at the top. In other words, the craft produced is almost similar to a bird nest which has the concave side and smaller top. Moreover, the craft work get the people attention after it has been documented by Keyser’s sponsor who sees the art talent that she had. Apart from that, the interesting part about the basket is it is created through a weaving process by hands which suggest that it is carefully produced.

This is a nice piece of jewelry made of string of beads arranged according to a strict pattern. There is a crucifix on the end, then a small row of beads, one alone, then three grouped, then another alone. Then there's a small medallion. The loop is made up of beads grouped in tens, with each group separated by a space containing one single bead. So that's the physical thing.There are five beads from the crucifix to the sacred heart of Mary dividing the entire rosary into two exact parts from the center to the middle of the tenth and eleventh bead. The rosary has a metallic gold color. The first thing noticeable about this Jewelry is the warm color that has

Space and social demands are also very challenged because if there is not enough space to string the beads it would be very difficult to achieve success. Socially one needs to be able to communicate to ask for help. Body structures and functions are very crucial to completing this activity. To have the discipline to keep making the necklace and the physical capabilities you need to have a good respiratory and circulator system. Having proper functioning body structures like eyes, hands, arms, and fingers.

An example for when art and craft is effective is in child therapy because by getting a child to draw a picture can usually tell a lot more than listening to a child try and explain how they’re feeling. Also if a child is traumatized they may find it hard to speak to someone about a situation that they may have been in therefore through art and craft a child therapist may be able to understand what a child is thinking and feeling, meaning that they can help them. This can all happen without a child having to say a word, therefore it an extremely effective way to communicate.

“What do these kids do over the summer without school or the after school program? Where will they get food and someone to care for them and love them?” I continued brainstorming ideas to get the kids out of their hopeless, hungry summer. Crafts have always been a strongpoint for me, so I went to the afterschool coordinator with a containing all details the program would entail, from the crafts to the supplies to the cost. After getting a go from the coordinator, I began my six month journey to create the best art program I could. As I started gathering supplies for the crafts, I realized that some of crafts were too difficult to prosecute for either the kids or me. Later thankful for that roadblock, I came up with a whole new plan; I came up with themes that went along with a craft as well as an activity that went along with each theme. Not only were the crafts cute and fun, but also served a purpose: from decorating pillows and tie-dyeing shirts, to making homemade chiapets to teach responsibility. The summer months drew nearer as I scrambled to finish shopping and preparing each craft. Recognizing it was too difficult to accomplish on my own, I began to get my

Children in the child care center also work on their fine motor skills. I observed how they often draw pictures of themselves or of something they really like. For example, of flowers, animals or a favorite cartoon character they really like. The teacher help children to perfect this fine skills by learning how to make cupcakes and cookies. This helps the child identify that sugar and chocolate chip cookies need to be added to the mixture and all the ingredients need to be mixed together in order to create the recipe. The textbook mentions that between the ages of 4 and 5 a child develops this skills by using scissors correctly following the line, and drawing simple figures. (Beck 309). Parents can also work with their children to perfect this skills. For example, they can show their children how to use the correct kitchen utensils or come up with creative arts and crafts that a child might enjoy depending on their interest. For instance, when I was around 4 years old my mom tells me a story about how when I was younger she and I would do arts and crafts together. We had the tradition of always decorating for the holidays especially for Halloween, thanksgiving, and Christmas, She commented that decorating crafts was always exciting for me because I had the ability to use my imagination and creativity. She also said that my favorite part of decorating was painting the crafts because I had the ability to combine colors together to make the arts look great.

Throughout my life, I did participate in a lot of activities, but art has consistently stood out the most to me. I would regularly be doodling through school, then gradually got increasingly serious about drawing in Middle School. I was known to