Hand Line Art

Our Very First Lesson!

Almost 2 years ago, Crafty Girl's friends came over for the first ever art lesson.  All of the girls were extremely keen, so we met monthly which quickly became fortnightly.  The group started with five, it did grow to seven but is now a group of six. 

So, our first lesson was kept simple with a twist.  Some were completed, some were too excited to complete them.

The art class task for today:

1.  Trace your hand onto a large piece of paper, with fingers apart slightly.

2.  Make the tips of the fingers pointed.

3.  Add slightly curved strokes to each finger, to represent individual trees or branches.

4.  Add leaves.

5.  Go over all the outlines in black pen.

6.  Colour in.

7.  Add a background.

Here are the results. 

Indiana's hand tree

Crafty Girl #1's hand tree

Crafty Girl #2's hand tree

Annie's hand tree

Cobb Loaf

Before every art class we fill up on afternoon tea and last art class was particularly yummy, as we had Cobb Loaf.  Here is the recipe for those who wish to have it again.

Cobb Loaf

1 cobb loaf
1 carton sour cream
1 cup mozarella cheese
1 cup tasty cheese
4 bacon rashes/100g diced
5 - 6 shallots
1 tspn dried chives

1.  Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2.  Cut the center out of the cobb loaf and break it into bite size pieces.
3.  Place all the mixed ingredients into the center of the cobb loaf.
4.  Place in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees C.
5.  After 30 minutes add the bite size bread pieces.