Comments on: reigniting my inner artist… http://creativlei.com/2012/reigniting-my-inner-artist/ Looking at life CreativLEI Wed, 25 May 2016 18:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: Lisa W. http://creativlei.com/2012/reigniting-my-inner-artist/#comment-357 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:52:56 +0000 http://creativlei.wordpress.com/?p=532#comment-357 In reply to dakord0505.

This year I am actually using a “do-the-next-box” type of curriculum (Charlotte Mason style) and it is actually the gentle structure of it that is freeing me so much! I never knew I liked this sort of thing. 🙂 We are blessed to have a dedicated space in our home that is our school area, but currently we’re doing most of our work on the dining room table. Each child has all their supplies in a bin and they just bring them to the table for work and put them away afterwards. I want our home to encourage education but not scream “this is a school”. I also have a craft area in the home office but my various projects pepper much of our home since I work on things at all different times and places. It’s our home and it definitely reflects us.

]]> By: Beth http://creativlei.com/2012/reigniting-my-inner-artist/#comment-356 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:47:29 +0000 http://creativlei.wordpress.com/?p=532#comment-356 I’m so glad that God uses art to lead us into healing.

And I understand what you mean about the knitting. I’ve been loom knitting since my Eve died, and the repetitive nature brings up a lot of hard feelings. But that’s okay — this is grief.

]]> By: dakord0505 http://creativlei.com/2012/reigniting-my-inner-artist/#comment-355 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:28:34 +0000 http://creativlei.wordpress.com/?p=532#comment-355 We’re homeschooling artists, too. Unconventional methods used to scare me, until I learned to judge less and love more. My creative wells had dried, but my daughter, 10-year-old-artist with ingenious talent provided the muse to revitalize my tired spirit. Corny? Perhaps, to some, but our experience is somewhat brighter. The confines of a traditional classroom presented many challenges, but so does the homeschool environment, at times. Still, the academics are accredited, and my 4th grader earns her grades in a freestyle fashion that’s comfortable for her. . . all while our inner artists emerge and grow. I tweak the lesson plan quite a bit. How do you separate home, school, work, and your personal space?

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