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May 25, 2017

5/25/2017

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Ok, this is serious. My little dabble with making a yoyo the other day has developed into a full blown mini-obsession that I have almost completely and successfully ignored. I have dreamed of making yoyos. I have thought of making them when I sat down to sew the other night. I saw a scrap of fabric in a drawer and thought "That is yoyo material." And, I even watched a video about the Clover yoyo making tool, of which I was highly skeptical. I mean...really...you need a tool to make a yoyo? 

Since I am committed to growing as an artist and trying things that I feel are inspiring whether they make total sense or not, I was convinced a tool WOULD be helpful, and Primed it. Either my standards for artistic behavior are slipping, or I am on the brink of a revolutionary creative application for the humble fabric yoyo. Yeah, must be the former rather than the latter. 

Or, I just might teach kids how to make them for fun next year as I continue to try to bring more fiber art into the classroom. 

In any event, though I would love to try it out right away, tonight is my school's PTO Open House, at which I am hosting a fun art activity called "Still Life with Parrot."  I have fake fruit and fake flowers, a variety of small objects, and several parrots available for people to observe and draw, and add to a group composition. I hope it is crowded and fun.

​Makes time go by and gives the kids memories, and lets them play.  Maybe next year we will have a yoyo making workshop. 


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    Amy Ropple is an artist and art educator who believes engaging in visual art can make life happier and more meaningful.  This blog is a daily journal of creative habits and interests, as well as reflections on living with chronic autoimmune disease. Website: http://amyropple.com

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