Designing and Carving Block Prints, Stone Soup and More!
/The Sea Lions had another week chock-full of learning, creating and serving others. Our community weaving project had two more strips added, with the words smart, cool, brave and dependable and the Sea Lions managed to be all those things this week!
We were lucky enough to begin our week with a visit from Nikol Roubidoux, a tribal member and head of Pacific’s Indigenous Student Alliance. Ms. Nikol talked with us about the hunting practices of her family and shared the way her tribe honors the life of all living things, making sure to use every part of the animal, and giving thanks for the way the animal’s life provided for them. Ms. Nikol brought a buffalo pelt, deerskin, porcupine quills, arrowheads and more. The Sea Lions were captivated by her presentation and her stories!
After talking more about the principles of design, the Sea Lions finished their block print drawings and transferred them to their block for carving. Using care with the carving tools, the Sea Lions created their printing blocks. On Friday we began the printing process, using block printing ink and brayers to transfer the art onto paper. We couldn’t have been more pleased with the results. They are stunning! Stay tuned for photos of the finished pieces.
And finally, we ended our week with a day of service and community as we worked to help the preschool students cut their vegetables for our Stone Soup celebration. Sea Lions were kind, careful and patient as they guided their younger friends. It was fun for so many of our Sea Lions to be back in their first classroom in the ELC. The Stone Soup celebration was a beautiful celebration of sharing and community!
