Crafts at the Lawler Academy of the High Seas

Many folks have asked how Emily keeps busy now that school is out for the summer. Well, Kim has been steadily feeding the right side of her brain (creativity) throughout the year with music lessons on the keyboard and one craft project after another.

Of course Leggos and Playdough get top billing for versatility and neither rust or make too much of a mess. Both of these media are universal. Below is a shot of Emily and Marvin playing together. Marvin only speaks French, but that made no difference to either child.

Each country visited provides an opportunity to learn about a new culture or language, but also we make all the courtesy flags that we must fly after clearing in. Below is Emily painting the stars on the flag for Dominica.

The ten green stars, which are the traditional symbol of hope, represent the ten parishes of Dominica. The Sisserou Parrot is the national bird of Dominica and symbolizes flight towards greater heights and fulfillment of aspirations. The Parrot also comes from the Dominica Coat of Arms, representing the official seal of the country. The Dominican flag's stripes form a cross representing the Trinity of God... And so it goes...each flag has a story.

Kim has even made a few attempts at painting with Emily on canvas. She has a good eye and can paint many animals from memory where the teacher prefers looking at the real thing or a picture. Both teacher and student paint the same scene. The top paintings were done by our eight-year-old crew.



Emily already has several boxes filled with shells collected and identified from the beaches we have strolled. Several of the shells made it into the shadow box above.

Finally, Kim has taught Emily to knit and the short video shows our student on the first project; a scarf for Dasher.



Tom