Art at Friday Group

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This semester, our Friday co-op has been focusing on art. We have been reading art books, looking at art, playing art games, and, of course, making art. Last co-op's project was constructing this Mona Lisa. Each child got their own square to decorate however they wanted. When all together, it made for a really neat project!

Then last week we met some of our co-op friends at the Russell Collection art gallery on 6th street. They have a Salvador Dali exhibition going on right now. The kids, for the most part, were impressed with the pieces they saw, and there was only quiet giggling at the nudes. The children were also impressed by the price tags on the pieces. "Oooh, that one's $9,000!" "Well, look at this one! It's $14,000!" Griffin was less impressed with the art and indifferent to the prices. This fact was made especially clear when he slammed into a pillar holding a $12,000 glass sculpture as he threw a temper tantrum by the front door.

However thrilling the art gallery was, according to the kids, the two highlights of the day were: the snow cone stand that we went to after the gallery and, not to be forgotten anytime soon, the man riding his bike down 6th Street wearing a thong (and only a thong).