Go See This!--- "Being Elmo"

My boyfriend and I went to see the documentary "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" last night at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge. It is about Kevin Clash (the voice of Elmo), his quest to be a puppeteer, his career, puppet/muppet creation, Jim Henson, and Elmo's evolution. 

It was FANTASTIC. It is only an hour and fifteen minutes- a very interesting and wonderful story!

The bonus is that the puppet making and puppeteering insight is fascinating (-especially if you are an art teacher or fiber artist....) 

Go watch this now! (Waste Land)

I just watched the documentary Waste Land featuring Vik Muniz's project in Brazil at Jardim Gramacho.

Go watch this now! (you can get it on netflix)

I have built a very large curriculum of lessons and resources focused on recycling that hopefully one day sooner rather than later I will be able to organize and share via my blog- but for now go watch Waste Land... recyclable materials, contemporary art, portraits, oh my!
....especially if you are one of the art teachers out there enthralled in bottle-cap murals (or plastic bottle Chihuly work).

And also look into Recycled Reseen (both the DVD and the catalog) - great video to show the kids.