{"id":13315,"date":"2016-09-16T03:11:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T03:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/?page_id=13315"},"modified":"2016-09-16T03:15:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T03:15:56","slug":"teacup-tempest-a-sculptural-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/teacup-tempest-a-sculptural-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacup Tempest\u2026 a sculptural project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day one<\/em><\/p>\n

The introduction<\/h2>\n

`Why is a raven like a writing-desk?\u2019 \u00a0No, no \u2013 we all know the answer to that one.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018What does A cup of Tea, hurricane,\u00a0<\/strong>Alice,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0and a Library\u00a0<\/strong>have in common?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hmmm, well let us break it down, open\u2026up?<\/p>\n

A teacup= \"cupsnumbersteateacupwhimsybeige-c88aecc3d8979bd57e0a75b124957262_h\"
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

more thoughts on tea cups<\/a><\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

hurricane\u00a0=<\/p>\n

Alice\u00a0=<\/p>\n

\"a16-alice_in_wonderland_2\"<\/p>\n

A\u00a0Library=<\/p>\n

\"slide_5030_69709_large\"<\/p>\n

Now, what do they have in common?<\/p>\n

Let us go further\u2026.<\/p>\n

Ask yourself if you can make any connections with the words and pictures?<\/p>\n

\"tea_tax_tempest\"<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tempest in a teapot<\/strong>\u00a0(American English<\/a>),\u00a0storm in a teacup<\/strong>\u00a0(British English<\/a>), is an\u00a0idiom<\/a>\u00a0meaning a small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion.[1]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0There are also lesser known or earlier variants, such as\u00a0tempest in a teacup<\/em>,\u00a0storm in a cream bowl<\/em>,\u00a0tempest in a glass of water<\/em>,\u00a0storm in a wash-hand basin<\/em>.[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and\u00a0storm in a glass of water<\/em>.
\nFrom Wikipedia,<\/sup><\/p>\n

A Mad Tea Party<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013 A small read\u2026 or\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Books<\/p>\n

Mindset- open. \u00a0 Hands at the ready. \u00a0Eyes close.<\/p>\n

And ask yourself,\u00a0\u2018What does A cup of Tea, hurricane,\u00a0<\/strong>Alice,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0and a Library\u00a0<\/strong>have in common?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Still don\u2019t have a clue\u2026 well, I think we should turn our heads to a genre of sculpture that has made my finger tingle for the last few year.<\/p>\n

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Day two:<\/em><\/p>\n

Our project is to make a sculpture with, or from, a book.<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

I have asked you to incorporate your thought\/memories\/ideas\/desires into the sculpture by asking you to think about four things and your connections to them:<\/p>\n