The yurt with sheep was created by my students. The shepherd was created by me. The frame was created by the father of a student. Heirloom craftsmanship & cherry wood. The walls were needle-felted, then wet-felted & sewn together; some by machine, others with blanket-stitch by hand. The walls have scenes on them... Shepherd, sheep, trees, flowers & such. The wooden tag on the door reads: 3rd Grade ~ 2010/11.
It was our 3rd grade building project & also our auction art project. My students were very proud. The yurt sold for $400. It has a 3-foot (app. 1 meter) diameter & it's about 14" high. The roof was wet-felted using feet. :-) Fun times! We left it "rugged" rather than cutting it to a perfect circle.
Shepherd felted at the last minute, in true procrastinator style. The sheep each had a lil' tag with the name of the student who created it wood-burnt in. It was such a great project. My students worked so hard & we had so much fun.
(The pictures were taken with Noah's iPod & they are thus a bit grainy. The beauty still shows, though.)
(The pictures were taken with Noah's iPod & they are thus a bit grainy. The beauty still shows, though.)
7 comments:
Such an amazing project. Glad it sold for a good price.
What a wonderful project for everyone. And what a great price to receive at the auction.
Fantastic job by all!
Mel
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Amazing work by so many!
Thank you for sharing.
Warm wishes, Tonya
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Fantastic! My daughter has to make a yurt for her 3rd grade project!! Love this one.
Ellen
http://everydaysisters.blogspot.com
Gorgeous! My 23-year-old daughter, Katy, wet-felted a yurt as her 3rd grade individual house building project. Then she made a Mongolian family for the yurt, out of beeswax (shiny gold for the skin), and a few yaks for them to tend. I have it up in the top of a closet, keeping safe.
At the end of 3rd grade, a friend's daughter remarked "I can live on my own now. I know how to milk a cow, shear a sheep, spin yarn and knit, grow veggies, get the chickens to give me their eggs, cook, and build a house. Pretty soon, I won't need you."
What a healthy way Waldorf responds to the 9-year change!
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