About Unboxing Childhood - through the manual arts
I explore how working with your hands in the manual arts is necessary for everyone but especially school age children to help balance the overwhelming effects of gaming, social media and technology.
I speak about how and when I introduce the carving knife to my students. I realize that a parent knows their child best so I offer some guidance to look for to know if your child is ready for an edged tool.
21 Feb 2025
A Conversation with Bob Thurrell - Woodworker and Educator
Episode 6 is a special one as I welcome Bob Thurrell. He is a friend and the teacher I learned under at 21 years old when I started my journey in Waldorf Teaching. I worked with him for five years at the Merriconeag (now Maine Coast Waldorf School) Waldorf School. We speak about: His entry into Waldorf Education and teaching in general His favorite woodworking project Ruskin Mill Projects and the work that they do The importance of self confidence in the student The need for becoming co...
21 Feb 2025
A Conversation with Milena Bica-Shibata
I welcome Milena Bica-Shibata, a designer of spaces and a maker to the podcast We touch on her influences such as her upbringing in Albania, her husband’s Japanese influence and her children. We speak about beauty and what that means as well as the language of craft that can go beyond verbal communication on the eve of her moving to Japan with her family. See her work at: https://www.thewhistlingwell.com/
21 Feb 2025
Observing Vs. Seeing
I speak about the difference between observation and seeing, and about different experiences I lead the students through from clay work in 4th and 5th grade to appropriate conversations in Middle School.
9 Sept 2024
A Conversation with Milena Bica-Shibata - Designer, Maker and Lover of Life
I welcome Milena, a designer of spaces and a maker to the podcastWe touch on her influences such as her upbringing in Albania, her husband’s Japanese influence and her children. We speak about beauty and what that means as well as the language of craft that can go beyond verbal communication on the eve of her moving to Japan with her family.
9 Sept 2024
An Introduction to Knife Carving
I speak about how and when I introduce the carving knife to my students. I realize that a parent knows their child best, so I offer some guidance to look for to know if your child is ready for an edged tool.
9 Sept 2024
A Conversation with Patrick Stolfo - Art Educator
I am so excited to welcome Patrick, who is a mentor to me as a teacher. He was an educator for 30 years teaching sculpture and other courses. We touch on his beginning story, coming to teaching and his observations of students over the past three decades.
23 Jul 2024
Conversation with Bob Thurrell - Educator and Woodworker
Episode 6 is a special one as I welcome Bob Thurrell. He is a friend and the teacher I learned under at 21 years old when I started my journey in Waldorf Teaching. I worked with him for 5 years at the Merriconeag (now Maine Coast Waldorf School) Waldorf School. We speak about:
His entry into Waldorf Education and teaching in general
His favorite woodworking project
Ruskin Mill Projects and the work that they do
The importance of self confidence in the student
The need for becoming comfortable and feeling a passion in what you are doing
among other things.
17 Jul 2024
The beginning
A story of how this podcast came to be and the inspiration behind the name.
17 Jul 2024
Observation vs. Seeing
I speak about the difference between observation and seeing
I speak about different experiences I lead the students through from clay work in 4th and 5th grade to appropriate conversations in Middle School.
31 May 2024
Conversation with Milena Bica-Shibata, designer, maker and lover of Life
I sit down for a conversation with Milena, an architectural and interior designer, founder of the The Whistling Well (https://www.thewhistlingwell.com/ (https://www.thewhistlingwell.com/)) and maker. We cover a variety of topics including:
~Her background of forming her business
~Her love of spinning, dying and how that has influenced her business but has also stemmed from a rich upbringing in Albania, surrounded by a family of makers
~The season aspect and importance of crafts
~How she works with her children curiosity and interest in making
~Finding true Beauty (listen to the podcast for our definition) through the process of working on something (both external - material and internal - personal)
~The universal language of crafts and her upcoming journey to Japan
~An appreciation for Korean Moon Jar and the complex simplicity of Asian Pottery
~The complete intentionality of making and having things that have meaning
~What is creativity, beauty and the focus on process and progress as opposed to just the final product.
16 May 2024
Introduction to Knife Carving
I speak about the project I use to introduce the edged tool in my classroom. I have the students carve a butter knife or speaker. I speak about the safety policies and agreements I come to with the students and give a thought about when to introduce a knife to a child.
2 May 2024
Conversation with Patrick Stolfo, Art Educator
Please welcome my first guest, Patrick Stolfo, to the podcast. Patrick is a Waldorf teacher with over 30 years experience teaching Applied Arts as well as a practicing artist. Our conversation spans his beginning into art and Waldorf, working with children, the process of making as well as his plans for to make art during his retirement.
You can find his work at: https://patrickstolfo.smugmug.com/Sculpture (https://patrickstolfo.smugmug.com/Sculpture)
I have a slight cold so I sound a little more nasally than usual. I apologize.
There is also some piano playing in the background. It sounds like random notes sprinkled here and there and for that, I apologize as well.
17 Apr 2024
Episode 2 - Observing vs Seeing
Taking a quick look at the difference between observing and seeing and how childhood is a place that needs both. I talk about a specific exercise in clay that I do with 4th and 5th graders to introduce this idea of seeing vs observing. I also touch on different aspects of observation from tantrums to social media use and free play.
17 Apr 2024
The Beginning Story
A welcome to Unboxing Childhood - through manual arts and a look at how I got started on this path of podcasting.
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