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“Colors are the deeds of light; its deeds and sufferings.”
Watercolor Painting, by Marlo Trivan (Yellow Rose Kindergarten)
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Insets: [left] Phoenix, by Cate Moll (Class Ten)
[right] Fox, by Marco Schamoni (Class Ten)
“When a child puts on to the paper what arises
out of his soul, this develops his humanity.”
january 2016
—Rudolf Steiner
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New Year’s Day
kwanzaa ends
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makar sankranti
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Martin Luther King Jr.day
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“Come forth into the light of things,
Let Nature be your teacher.”
Noah’s Ark, by Song Held (Class Three)
Insets: [left] Elephants, by Lily-Ann Najmabadi (Class Ten)
[right] Jellyfish, by Sariah Neff (Class Ten)
—William Wordsworth
february 2016
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candlemas
groundhog day
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chinese new year
(year of the monkey)
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shrove tuesday
Ash Wednesday
vasant panchami
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Presidents Day
nirvana day
Valentine’s Day
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rudolf steiner’s
birthday (1861)
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“Light is the hidden reality of things and beings.”
Reflections, by Austin Kamin (Class Eleven)
—Massimo Scaligero
Inset: Lily Pond, by Alexa Criste (Class Twelve)
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art and science.”
march 2016
—Albert Einstein
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Maha Shivaratri
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Daylight Saving time Begins
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Palm Sunday
spring equinox
easter Sunday
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holi
purim BEGINS AT SUNDOWN
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St. joseph’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day
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good friday
maundy thursday
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rudolf steiner died (1925)
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“Beauty itself doth of itself persuade the eyes of men without an orator.”
Family of Ducks, by Grace Henry (Class Eight)
—William Shakespeare
Insets: [left] Farm Tractor, by Oliver Simmons (Class Eight)
[right] Cow on the Farm, by Christopher Lockwood (Class Eight)
“When Nature begins to reveal her open secret to us, we feel
an irresistible longing for her most worthy interpreter, Art.”
april 2016
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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April Fools Day
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earth Day
passover begins at sundown
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arbor day
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“Art is the daughter of freedom.”
Lino-Print: Bird in Flight, by Sophia Giegerich (Class Nine)
—Friedrich Schiller
Insets: [left] Puffer Fish, by Marco Schamoni (Class Ten)
[right] Duck, by Jake Gimpel (Class Ten)
“Truth is so excellent, that if it praises
but small things they become noble.”
may 2016
—Leonardo da Vinci
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May Day
international workers’ day
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Ascension
Cinco De Mayo
lailat al-miraj
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Mother’s Day
BIKE TO WORK day
Pentecost
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lag b’omer begins at sundown
victoria Day (canada)
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“Movement is the source and cause of all life.”
Movement in Space, by Olivia O’Hare (Class Ten)
—Leonardo da Vinci
Insets: [left] Life Drawing with Japanese Ink by Jessie Brandt (Class Eleven)
[right] Working with Light in Shadow, by Austin Kamin (Class Eleven)
“God in His ineffable resolve chose straightness and roundness in
order to endow the world with the signature of the Divine. Thus the
Allwise originated the world of form, the total essence of which is
encompassed in the contrasts of the straight and rounded line.”
june 2016
—Johannes Kepler
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shavuot begins
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ramadan begins at sundown
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Father’s Day
summer solstice
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“To see the world in a grain of sand,
and a heaven in a wild flower,
hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
and eternity in an hour.”
Summer Garden, by Cosette Wood (Class Two)
Insets: [left] Lavender, by Chloe McCormick (Class Eight)
[right] White Rose, by Kiana Marckx (Class Five)
—William Blake
july 2016
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canada Day
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Independence Day
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“The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first,
Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first,
Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop’d,
I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.”
Pine Forest Study, by T.W. Lee (Class Five)
Insets: [left] Mountains, by Calder Feinstein (Class Two)
[right] Cloud Study in Color, by Eliana Lanphar (Class Twelve)
—Walt Whitman
august 2016
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tisha b’av begins at sundown
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raksha bandhan
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Krishna Janmashtami
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“A thing may endure in nature if it is
duly proportioned to its necessity.”
Autumn Leaf Study in Complementary Colors, by Fiona McKenzie (Class Eight)
Insets: [left] Corn, by Kobain Lockwood (Class Eight)
[middle] Apples, by Sophie Feinstein (Class Eight)
[right] Red Barn, by Whitney Block (Class Eight)
—Fra Luca Pacioli
september 2016
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Labor Day
Ganesh Chaturthi
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eid al-adha begins at sundown
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autumnal equinox
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michaelmas
“We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.”
African Baobab Tree, by Mimi Hollinger (Class Seven)
—Sir Thomas Browne
Insets: [left] Halloween Mischief, by Cruz Leras (Class Five)
[right] Vanishing Point, by Isabella Brenner (Class Seven)
october 2016
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al-hijra
muharram (islamic new year)
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rosh hashana begins at sundown
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indigenous peoples day
Columbus Day
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yom kippur begins at sundown
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sukkot begins at sundown
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Shemini
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diwali begins
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Hallowe’en
“Nature will reveal itself if we will only look.”
Our Beloved Laguna, by Amy Freeman (Class Eleven)
—Thomas Edison
Insets: [left] Autumn Winds, by Cole Sansone (Class Five)
[right] Night Sky after Sunset, by Lia-Sofia Tropeano (Class Eleven)
“All Nature’s diff’rence keeps all Nature’s peace.”
—Alexander Pope
november 2016
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All Saints Day
dÍa de muertos
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all souls day
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Veterans Day
st. martin’s day
election day
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“Do not fail, as you go on, to draw something every day,
for no matter how little it is, it will be well worth while,
and it will do you a world of good.”
Poinsetta, by Petal Held (Class Six)
Insets: [left] Evening Star, by Malaya Yarmark (Class One)
[right] Menorah, by Justin Grundy (Class Two)
—Cennino Cennini (c. 1370-1440)
december 2016
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Mawlid al-NabI
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st. nicholas day
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santa lucia day
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Christmas Eve
Hanukkah begins at sundown
winter solstice
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Christmas day
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kwanzaa begins
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New Year’s Eve
“[Form Drawing] is the recaptured memory of the invisible ideas of the
soul ... It makes us a true human being, allows us to behold the spirit and
guides us towards the gods.”
The Midgard Serpent by Ellie Carson (Class Four)
Insets: [left] Log Cabin, by Luke Endo (Class Three)
[right] Black Ships Before Troy, by Hopi Caiazzo (Class Five)
—Proclos (410-485)
january 2017
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New Year’s Day
kwanzaa ends
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Epiphany/three kings day
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makar sankranti
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Martin Luther King Jr.day
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chinese new year
(year of the rooster)
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“To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.”
Complementary Colors, by Rylie Mrazik (Class One)
—Pablo Picasso
Insets: [top left] Exercise in Light, by Javier Ramos (Class Ten)
[top right] The Blues, by Amy Freeman (Class Eleven)
[bottom left & right] Cloud Studies in Black on White,
and White on Black, by Kaya Guthman (Class Ten)
“The conversation between light and
darkness unfolds in the human soul.”
february 2017
—Massimo Scaligero
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candlemas
groundhog day
vasant panchami
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Valentine’s Day
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nirvana day
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Maha Shivaratri
rudolf steiner’s birthday (1861)
Presidents Day
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shrove tuesday
january
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“Art does not represent the visible, it makes visible.”
Collage Exploring Warm and Cold Colors, by Rose Lee (Class Twelve)
—Paul Klee
Insets: [left] Flow, by Mari Stusser (Class Nine)
[right] Black and White Drawing: Reflections, by Iren Barnum (Class Nine)
“The greatest scientists are artists as well…
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world.”
march 2017
—Albert Einstein
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Ash Wednesday
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purim BEGINS AT SUNDOWN
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Daylight Saving time Begins
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holi
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St. Patrick’s Day
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spring equinox
St. joseph’s Day
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rudolf steiner died (1925)