Tag: arts and crafts

Beadweaving, Designing Jewelry, Homeschooling, Jewelry Design, Life, My Creations, Wearable Art

Craft Your Own Jewelry: Free Classes This April!

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Hello everyone! Since 2022, I’ve been offering free online and in-person painting classes every year during my birth month. Along the way, I’ve also written about these experiences—feel free to check out the articles below to see some of the past classes I’ve conducted as part of this tradition! https://thefabulousscientist.com/2022/04/01/my-birthday-gift-to-our-readerships-and-homeschooling-families/ https://thefabulousscientist.com/2023/05/07/first-face-to-face-painting-class-with-homeschoolers/ https://thefabulousscientist.com/2024/03/28/paint-along-sessions-via-zoom-for-april-2024-an-invitation-to-geologists-and-geology-students/ This year, I’m… Continue reading Craft Your Own Jewelry: Free Classes This April!

steaming mug in watercolor by Grass Padrique
Life, My Creations, My Life in Watercolor

January Artworks

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Who doesn't like a steaming hot coffee or chocolate in the morning especially in the current chilly weather that we now enjoy in the Philippines? This art was inspired by another one by JoelDeJong Art. I liked the way he painted the steam coming out from the cup and I tried to duplicate it. A… Continue reading January Artworks

Homeschooling, My Creations, My Life in Watercolor

Homemade Watercolors: A Fun Learning Project for Kids

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My youngest son is currently enrolled in a hybrid homeschooling program combining parent-led learning with teacher-guided instruction. He attends online webinars with teachers and classmates, but I supervise half of his education, allowing us to follow our own pace and schedule. While he adheres to the curriculum set by the Department of Education in the… Continue reading Homemade Watercolors: A Fun Learning Project for Kids

Homeschooling, Life, Local Travel, My Life in Watercolor

Happy 2024: Local Travel and Recent Watercolor Artworks

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Photomicrograph of a rock with a vein of anhydrite and gypsum minerals. I took this photo during my analysis of rock thin sections last week. First off, Happy New Year! The past month has been quite overwhelming, making it challenging for me to extend holiday greetings to everyone. I'm sure many of you can relate.… Continue reading Happy 2024: Local Travel and Recent Watercolor Artworks

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My current addiction: collecting, sketching, and writing with fountain pens

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Two years ago, a fellow homeschooling parent invited me to get into writing using fountain pen. Back then I was still learning how to paint with watercolors which meant I was busy studying all there is to know about the medium - from attending classes to reading through books. I then moved on to learn… Continue reading My current addiction: collecting, sketching, and writing with fountain pens

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Free homeschooling class: learn about fossils and paint a nautilus fossil using watercolors

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Hello everyone. How are you doing? This is just a short blog to promote my upcoming free art and science class - the topic this time is fossils! Who likes fossils? I totally do. One of the things I dreamed about while in college taking up my bachelor's degree in Geology was to someday go… Continue reading Free homeschooling class: learn about fossils and paint a nautilus fossil using watercolors

Coping with Depression, Designing Jewelry, Fashion, Health, My Creations, My Life in Watercolor, Wearable Art

Van Goghing Through Life

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Have you ever obsessed over someone or something in your life, it's the only thing that kept you going? I have. Not just once, but so many times. This month's obsession is Vincent Van Gogh - his life, his art, his struggles, and triumphs. Although he lived from a different time period, so far away… Continue reading Van Goghing Through Life

Homeschooling, My Life in Watercolor

My Birthday Gift to Our Readerships and Homeschooling Families

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April is my birth month! To celebrate this month with our readerships and fellow homeschooling kids who have been painting with me, I am giving away free watercolor painting lesson every Sunday this month. Did I mention FREE? I did. Yes, free. All classes will be recorded and posted at our family's YouTube channel. Here's… Continue reading My Birthday Gift to Our Readerships and Homeschooling Families

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Ian’s Homeschooling Highlights January 2022

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January definitely was one for the books. The start of the year was scary for us simply because we came back to Manila from our Bicol trip while Omicron virus was wreaking havoc in Metro Manila. We wanted to stay in Bicol where there were no reported case of COVID but we had to come… Continue reading Ian’s Homeschooling Highlights January 2022

Homeschooling, My Life in Watercolor

Paint Harry Potter with Me and the Busy Months Ahead

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Hello, my dear readerships. If you noticed, I haven't written much these past few weeks. I was away for two weeks for the much needed holiday break last month and my January was jampacked with my teaching responsibilities such as review of my students' performance tasks and grading. I am also mentally and physically preparing… Continue reading Paint Harry Potter with Me and the Busy Months Ahead