I spent Wednesday afternoons this term crafting with a great
bunch of primary school kids. They did marbling, paper making and origami – and
they’re fantastic at it too. Take a look at some of their marbled papers. The
ones with a textured look are their own homemade recycled paper.
One week I wore a pair of marbled origami crane earrings I’d
made, as we were making cranes in class. The reaction was so enthusiastic; I
went home and designed some book themed ones to match the notebooks they made in
the last few weeks. It turns out teaching is not only great fun, it’s also
inspiring.
Disliking the bright white of a blank page I’ve turned to
Shakespeare – I find one sonnet fits neatly between two ears.
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| Here is sonnet 19, on white printer paper with marbled
cartridge paper for a cover. |
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| And sonnet 116 with a homemade marbled paper cover. |
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| Finally, a Lord of the Rings set, with the poems All That Glitters and
One Ring to Rule Them All. |
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| They even have appropriate end papers - Gondor’s white
tree and the One Ring. |
I love the potential for personalisation in these earrings –
a favourite quote, poem or even a recipe. I think I’ll have great fun making
many more of them. I hope to take another session again soon too – the kids were
great, and who knows what I’ll end up designing next time!
