Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Do you know Yokohama?

Do you know Yokohama? Yokohama is a city that is located near Tokyo, in Japan. It is abig and historic city, and is known as a harbor town. It has the largestChinatown in Japan, where you can see and enjoy exotic atmospheres.Yokohama Museum of Art is in this lovely city. The museum opened in 1989, and has many pictures that arerelatively new (modern art and contemporary art). It is a different kindof museum because you can not only see these pictures, but also createand learn there. What is Children's Atelier? Children's Atelier is a space inside the museum for childrenfrom 4 to 12 years old. You can do lots of creative activities there.For example, you can play with clay, paints, paper ... you can dowhatever you want with these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music VideoThe music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:172. ! You don't have to worry ifyour work is good or not. What's important is to: "See with your own eyes, feel with your own hands and try byyourself." You can just enjoy feeling these materials and creating what youwant. So, what would you make? How would you feel about your work? Goahead--pull out some materials and discover for yourself! Stuffed art Do you like stuffed toys stuffed toystuff n → Stofftier nt? How many do you have? Have you everimagined making your own? Well, you can! Here's an idea from theChildren's Atelier, for making your own stuffed toys. You will need: A pencil, paper, scissors scissorsCutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends , 2 pieces of felt *, cotton, a sewing sewing:see needlework. needle, a pin, sewing thread and some decorations (buttons, beads, othercolored felt) * Felt--cloth made by rolling and pressing wool Have fun! 1. First, imagine what kind of stuffed toy you want to make. Drawon paper whatever comes into your mind. It could be a bear, fish, icecream, a tulip tulip[Pers.,=turban], any plant of the large genus Tulipa, hardy, bulbous-rooted members of the family Liliaceae (lily family), indigenous to north temperate regions of the Old World from the Mediterranean to Japan and growing most abundantly on the steppes ... you can make anything you like! 2. Draw a picture of what you decide to make. 3. Use scissors to cut out your drawing. The paper you cut out iscalled a "paper pattern". 4. Stack together the 2 pieces of felt and put the paper pattern ontop of them. Pin them together with the pin and cut along the paperpattern. 5. Stitch stitch(stich)1. a sudden, transient cutting pain.2. a suture.stitchn.1. A sudden sharp pain, especially in the side.2. A single suture. the felt pieces together like a pouch pouch(pouch) a pocket or sac.abdominovesical pouch? one formed by reflection of the peritoneum from the abdominal wall to the anterior surface of the bladder. , leaving a 2-inchopening. When you sew sew?v. sewed, sewn or sewed, sew��ing, sewsv.tr.1. To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: it is important to stitch little by little, makingsmall stitches, so that when you stuff your art the cotton stays insidethe felt. 6. When you finish stitching, put the cotton inside the felt. Thenstitch the rest closed. 7. You can decorate your art with buttons, beads or anything elseyou want.

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