Making the Invisible Visible
Out of sight, out of mind. It’s such a common phrase. It’s so easy to not see the far reaching implications of most of our actions. Take trash for example. We put the can out on the curb and it “disappears” right? Tidy disengaged blinders shield us from the far reaching implications of garbage disposal
Wonder Wednesday 104: Quick Spring Sprouting Rings
Spring is sprouting up all over the place, and that means it’s time to get those seeds started! Sprout sunflowers to grow in time for Mother’s Day in May or jump on the ball for post-frost garden planting! These quick and easy up-cycled sprouting rings will save you money, time, and tick off both reducing
Feedback Loops in Life and Nature
Feedback?! Don’t cover your ears. I promise this type of feedback loop won’t cause hearing damage. The past 2 months I’ve been compiling my personal research around creative cognition with my professional research/work with Montessori Method and Ecological Literacy. I’m super excited to present this work in the Principles to Practice Summit in summer 2021,
Wonder Wednesday 103: Climate and Icicles
Across North America ice, snow, and freezing temperatures abound. Let’s round out Black History Month by looking at some of the top Black Climate Scientists out there making big waves – and by learning to draw some icicles! And since we can finally officially celebrate the re-admittance of the US back into the Paris
Spotting Solar Cycle 25!
In these shortest days of the year (in my neck of the woods), I learned something new about the sun. Did you know about solar cycles? The solar magnetic activity cycle is an approximately 11 year period of changes in the Sun’s activity. These changes are measured in the number of observed sunspots on the solar surface. Sunspot cycles have
Wonder Wednesday 102: I Believe in Montessori Phenology Wheel
It’s the first Wonder Wednesday of 2021! We’ve got a whole new year of firsts and new horizons to celebrate – not least of all those that surprise us in nature each day! For almost a year now, I’ve been doing some behind the scenes work with the super talented Montessorian Kathrine Kabral of I
An Avian Antidote
I want to say congratulations and thank you to all the people working so hard to fight for equity and justice for all. Georgia brought us a huge win for equal rights last Wednesday morning. To be clear, because art, education, and environmentalism is not, and never was, a passive wall flower, I feel compelled to share what the Audubon
Wonder Wednesday 101: Winter Solstice Stone Wraps
Wonder Wednesday one-oh-one, well doesn’t that just have a brilliant alliteration ring to it! Here we are flying to the winter solstice. As per usual, this is our only December post, so it is both inspiration and activity. As we round out this year of unprecedented upheaval, I don’t know about you, but I sure could
Wonder Wednesday 100! Benevolence Boxes
Wow! It’s officially the 100th month of Wonder Wednesday activities! Through the wide variety of y’all’s benevolent support, Wings, Worms, and Wonder grew and continues to bloom. And for that I am ever grateful. To celebrate the amazing benevolence of each of you who make up the world of Wings, Worms, and Wonder, this
100 Months of Wonder: Gratitude & the Book Braiding Sweetgrass
I’ve never been great at the popular 100 day social media challenges however hard I try. I’ve succeeded at a few one week or 10 day ones, but never been able to pull off doing anything for 100 days in a row. You know here on the blog and in the email I’ve
Wonder Wednesday 99: A Nature Inspired Yoga Class
This month we’ve been exploring the duality of focus and distraction and the roles they play in our creative lives. Having a stocked tool belt to draw from when we need sensory integration support, physical and psychological peace amidst turmoil, or to just get something done is key. It helps us more consistently feel calm,
Focused Distraction: A Life On Our Planet
A highly focused distraction may seem like an oxymoron, but right now the benefits of a focused pursuit is a healthy distraction from the past 9 months and the upcoming 4 weeks (in the states anyway). Now I’m not saying ignore the civic responsibilities. We all have to fight tooth and nail against
Protected: Yoga, Children, and Natural Wonder Workshop
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Wonder Wednesday 98: Shadow Portraits
It’s Wonder Wednesday and as we breeze into fall, the shadows are falling earlier and becoming longer as the sun travels to its winter resting place in the southern sky. (Up here in the northern hemisphere anyway.) This is a great time of year to draw shadow portraits! Shadows on leaves are particularly dreamy
Montessori Homeschool Summit 2020
Well, school is officially in and for those of you adventuring into homeschooling for the foreseeable future, you may be coming across some challenges, or maybe you just want to make school more than simply the zoom calls or virtual learning. Are you looking to learn about all things Montessori homeschooling? Great
Studio Visit With Gary Mahan!
This week, let’s take a studio visit! Artist’s studios are like peeks into their minds. You not only get to see art work in many stages, perhaps even more interesting you get to see all the fun little things that inspire their art and which tell the stories of their lives. The
Wonder Wednesday 97: Top 3 Outdoor Teaching Tips
The end of the 2019/20 and the beginning of the 2020/21 school years have been unique to say the least! As teachers, schools, students, and parents adapt to new ways of learning and educating to keep our communities safe and healthy, there’s one wheel we don’t have to reinvent – outdoor learning! And I
5 Steps to Creative Flow
I admit, ever since this virus struck getting into really focused creative flow- or anything requiring sustained focused for that matter – has been difficult. This is disturbing to me personally, because I am normally a very focused and productive person. My lapse in productivity and focus has also given me a chance
Wonder Wednesday 96: Plantain First Aid Salve
Happy Wonder Wednesday! Whether you’ve been out in the streets working for justice, up in the mountains attuning with nature, chopping fresh peaches from your local farmer, or staying home creating art and staying healthy – there’s a chance you’ve gotten a cut, scrape, rash, bug bite, burn, sting, or random skin irritation. Well, never fear, faithful plantain
World Watercolor Month
It’s July and that means it’s World Watercolor Month! We’ve made it through the first half of the most intense 6 months of my years alive so far – and that’s saying a lot because adolescence wasn’t anywhere close to a smooth ride for me. Most of us have learned a few things, are making