By Marie, December 28, 2009 Paul made this art with the sun and a magnifying glass:
The art of decorating a material with burn marks is called pyrography – “writing with fire”. It can be done using a tip heated by fire or electricity, or using sunlight through a lens – Paul used a magnifying […]
By Marie, December 26, 2009 We have had an extremely busy insanely great December! Due to people having time off from work and travelers wanting to spend the holiday season with a community, our group is larger than normal. We’ve had people coming through from Canada, USA, Mexico, France, Australia, Italy, England, Germany, and India. All of our visitors have […]
By Marie, November 10, 2009 Every year we put together an ofrenda for Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. An ofrenda is a shrine we build to honor friends and relatives (and, in Bosque style, altering the traditions a bit to include pets, body parts, or whatever else seems right). This year Margret painted a mural on […]
By Marie, October 15, 2009 Brenda made a logo for the Bosque!
It is already been put to much use: for the Bosque flier, the activities board, and our letterhead. Yay! Thanks to Brenda, a volunteer here who is a freelance photographer and graphic designer.
By Marie, October 3, 2009 Brenda, one of our awesome resident volunteers, has been experimenting with clay in her free time. Out of several volunteers and visitors who talked about figuring out a way to fire pottery, Brenda is the first to put the clay into the fire. Quite literally.
Rather than messing […]
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