Tag: painting

  • Emily Carr

    Emily Carr

    “Dear trees, we don’t stop half enough to love and admire them.” This is a quote by Canadian artist Emily Carr. We learned about her while in Victoria and had the chance to see many of her works of art. Emily Carr was born December 13, 1871 in Victoria, British Columbia. She lived in a…

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  • Lions, and Tigers, and Masks, Oh My!

    Lions, and Tigers, and Masks, Oh My!

    Get ready to get your hands sticky and colourful because we are going to make some traditional Vietnamese paper masks. As an activity in Vietnam with the Backstreet Academy, we decided to make paper masks that are used for an important Vietnamese holiday called the Mid Autumn festival. The mid Autumn Festival is a holiday…

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