Vol. 5, No. 055, March 1, 2020

5055 - Surrounding Smells.

When I arrived for Miller Time on Saturday, Miller4Ever was finishing up breakfast and asked for a banana. The smell of that banana inspired me to bake some more banana bread when I got home. I used heart shaped pans this time. I filled the pans a little full, so they aren’t quite as heart-shaped as I was hoping.

Vol. 5, No. 054, March 1, 2020

5054 - In Your Cup.

Before heading out for a Miller Time adventure, I had a cup of coffee. I using dot markers, I created a coffee mug picture.

Vol. 5, No. 053, March 1, 2020

5053 - Emotional State.

As I was hanging out at Wheel and Cog with the Miller Littles, I spent some time with Littlest Miller in the foam pit. She wanted me to bury her and then she popped out. It was a perfect expression of our fun day and the fact that it was Leap Day. I love that the foam fell into a heart in her lap at the end.

Vol. 5, No. 052, March 1, 2020

5052 - Nature Shrine.

This project was a family collaboration. Becca, Nate, Dad, Eleanor and I all made hearts using the melting snow and ice. We left the hearts in the park for others to enjoy.

Vol. 5, No. 051, March 1, 2020

5051 - Contrasts.

Momma Miller both started working on this prompt with out consulting each other. While we were crafting at Wheel and Cog, she used thick and think tape lines to make Oldest Miller a sign. I added the heart and made a tape bookmark.

Vol. 5, No. 050, March 1, 2020

5050 - Lost.

I’ve gotten a little behind in my posting. This project was inspired by Oldest Miller. As we were crafting at Wheel and Cog the other day, I read her all of the prompts that I hadn’t completed yet. She said that one thing she keeps losing is her blanket. She started making a card with flowers on it similar to the colors on her blanket. I helped her finish it, adding a heart.

Vol. 5, No. 049, February 24, 2020

5049 - Bathroom Backtrack.

After just one day back at work, my Miller Manicure was chopped pretty badly. So I decided to take action. When I got home from work, I headed to the bathroom to find my nail polish and got to work sprucing up my nails. With blue tips, a coat of shimmer and some hearts, I am hoping this manicure will last a little longer. In case you were unsure, it is challenging to to paint the nails on your own dominant hand.

Vol. 5, No. 048, February 24, 2020

5048 - Night Blind.

My go to artwork is Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. Today I drew Starry Night as a Blind Contour Drawing and colored it with oil pastel. I substituted hearts for the stars and moo .

Vol. 5, No. 047, February 23, 2020

5047 - Go Bananas.

Today we celebrate National Banana Bread Day. Since I had a fridge full (almost literally) of over ripe bananas, I decided today would be a good day to make some banana bread. I broke a couple rules. First I raised the oven temperature. Second, to get a heart into my art, I cut the loaf of bread in half, used a cookie cutter to make the heart, and then put the loaf back together. I ate the portion of the bread that was covered in chocolate.

Vol. 5, No. 046, February 22, 2020

5046 - Work Wanted.

The first thing Oldest miller said to me when I walked through the door was, "what's today's project?" She had also gotten nail polish for Christmas. So today she "opened" her nail salon and painted my nails to match my shirt. It was neat that she had the exact right colors. I added the bear with a red hat to match. 

Vol. 5, No. 045, February 22, 2020

5045 - Bath Time.

Yesterday Oldest Miller asked what my project was for the day. She wanted to help, so I told her the prompt. She knew right away what the project was going to be, bath bombs. Who doesn't think of bath bombs when they take a bath? Oldest Miller had gotten a bath bomb kit for Christmas and has been begging me since then to do it with her. It was late last night, so I promised her that I would come back today to make bath bombs with her. That's exactly what we did. It was fun to have a little one on one time. We only made one bath bomb today, but that means we can make more later.

Vol. 5, No. 044, February 20, 2020

5044 - Decadent Delight.

I made dinner tonight, Margo made dessert. She made homemade chocolate pudding. I served it up, with layers of raspberries and whipped cream.

Vol. 5, No. 043, February 18, 2020

5043 - Found Fun.

As my Kinders explored texture, I wanted to make a new game for them. As I looked around my supply room, I found some sturdy cardboard tubes that I cut into 1 inch sections. I lined each section of tube with a different textured object. I used fabric, wall paper, a rubber ball, velcro, plastic wrap, sandpaper, ribbon, and much more. I can't wait to actually use these texture tubes in class.

Vol. 5, No. 042, February 17, 2020

5042 - Lost Inhibitions.

I lost my inhibition to make art yesterday, so I back tracked a bit. Today I was in charge of supper and I made fish tacos. As I set the pan of fish in the table Margo asked if the heart shape of the fish was intentional. It wasn't, but I rolled with it, making a beautiful taco.

Vol. 5, No. 041, February 16, 2020

5041 - Stew Face.

We had beef stew with dumplings for dinner today. I cut my dumplings into hearts and rearranged the meat and veggies to create a face.

Vol. 5, No. 040, February 15, 2020

5040 - Heart Hands.

Yesterday when I was collecting hearts, Becca sent a heart made from hers and Nates hands. When I saw today's prompt I decided to collect hand hearts. This collection didn't go as well. Contributors included Becca and Nate, CC and CAT and Margo and Myself.

Vol. 5, No. 039, February 14, 2020

5039 - Helping Hearts.

With Margo's help, I would bring back hearts as my souvenir. As she was making Valentine's Truffles, she suggested that I collect hearts from people so I reached out. Thanks to Becca, Nate, Eleanor, Mom, Aiden, Oldest Miller, Margo for your help.

Vol. 5, No. 038, February 13, 2020

5038 - Earworm.

As soon as I read the prompt I knew what song I was using. My Kinders are learning about texture right now. They seem to learn well when using songs, so I searched for one about texture. I found Sound Garden's The Texture Song. After the first week of listening to it two times a day, I went home and couldn't fall asleep, because the song was stuck on repeat in my head.

The project that goes with the song is a textured castle. Students draw a castle and then use texture plates when coloring their picture. This picture is my example, so I am slowly coloring it with each class.

You may ask, where's the heart? There are small hearts on the Queen's crown.

Vol. 5, No. 037, February 12, 2020

5037 - Food For Thought.

Today I collaborated with the Miller Littles. Each us used a different tin of Thinking Putty to recreate our favorite foods. Littlest Miller made a stack of pancakes with syrup amd peanut butter. I thought her stack looked slightly heart shaped. I made an ice cream cone. Oldest Miller made blue spaghetti. Middle Miller attempted to make an oce cream cone, but we all agreed it actually looked like a pepper.

Vol. 5, No. 036, February 10, 2020

5036 - Pouring Pink.

My two favorite colors are pink and green. As I was digging through my work bag, looking for something else, I came across a paper that I had smashed pink and orange oil pastels on. In honor of NATIONAL umbrella Day, I cut a mostly pink section into an umbrella shape. I laid the umbrella on a green blanket for the picture.