Colors are the deeds of light; its deeds and sufferings. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe When a child puts on to the paper what arises out of his soul, this develops his humanity. Rudolf Steiner january 2016 Watercolor Painting, by Marlo Trivan (Yellow Rose Kindergarten) Insets: [left] Phoenix, by Cate Moll (Class Ten) [right] Fox, by Marco Schamoni (Class Ten) december 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 february 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 New Year s Day kwanzaa ends Epiphany/three kings day makar sankranti 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 Martin Luther King Jr.day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher. William Wordsworth Noah s Ark, by Song Held (Class Three) Insets: [left] Elephants, by Lily-Ann Najmabadi (Class Ten) [right] Jellyfish, by Sariah Neff (Class Ten) february 2016 5 6 candlemas groundhog day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 chinese new year (year of the monkey) shrove tuesday Ash Wednesday vasant panchami 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Valentine s Day Presidents Day nirvana day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 january 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 rudolf steiner s birthday (1861) march 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Light is the hidden reality of things and beings. Massimo Scaligero Reflections, by Austin Kamin (Class Eleven) 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. Albert Einstein march 2016 february 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 april 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Maha Shivaratri 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Daylight Saving time Begins St. Patrick s Day St. joseph s Day 20 22 23 24 25 26 Palm Sunday spring equinox holi purim BEGINS AT SUNDOWN maundy thursday 27 28 29 30 31 good friday easter Sunday rudolf steiner died (1925)
Beauty itself doth of itself persuade the eyes of men without an orator. William Shakespeare When Nature begins to reveal her open secret to us, we feel an irresistible longing for her most worthy interpreter, Art. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe april 2016 Family of Ducks, by Grace Henry (Class Eight) Insets: [left] Farm Tractor, by Oliver Simmons (Class Eight) [right] Cow on the Farm, by Christopher Lockwood (Class Eight) march 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 may 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 April Fools Day 17 18 19 20 22 23 earth Day passover begins at sundown 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 arbor day
Art is the daughter of freedom. Friedrich Schiller Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble. Leonardo da Vinci may 2016 Lino-Print: Bird in Flight, by Sophia Giegerich (Class Nine) Insets: [left] Puffer Fish, by Marco Schamoni (Class Ten) [right] Duck, by Jake Gimpel (Class Ten) 5 6 7 May Day international workers day lailat al-miraj Ascension Cinco De Mayo 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mother s Day 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pentecost BIKE TO WORK day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 victoria Day (canada) lag b omer begins at sundown 29 30 31 april 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 june 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Memorial Day
Movement is the source and cause of all life. Leonardo da Vinci 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. Johannes Kepler june 2016 Movement in Space, by Olivia O Hare (Class Ten) Insets: [left] Life Drawing with Japanese Ink by Jessie Brandt (Class Eleven) [right] Working with Light in Shadow, by Austin Kamin (Class Eleven) may 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 july 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ramadan begins at sundown shavuot begins at sundown 19 20 22 23 24 25 Father s Day summer solstice St. john s eve 26 27 28 29 30
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. William Blake Summer Garden, by Cosette Wood (Class Two) Insets: [left] Lavender, by Chloe McCormick (Class Eight) [right] White Rose, by Kiana Marckx (Class Five) july 2016 june 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 august 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 canada Day lailat al-qadr begins sundown Independence Day Ramadan ends 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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. Walt Whitman 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) august 2016 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 tisha b av begins at sundown feast of the assumption raksha bandhan 22 23 24 25 26 27 Krishna Janmashtami 28 29 30 31 july 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 september 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
A thing may endure in nature if it is duly proportioned to its necessity. Fra Luca Pacioli 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) september 2016 august 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 october 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Labor Day Ganesh Chaturthi 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 eid al-adha begins at sundown 18 19 20 22 23 24 autumnal equinox 25 26 27 28 29 30 michaelmas
We carry within us the wonders we seek without us. Sir Thomas Browne African Baobab Tree, by Mimi Hollinger (Class Seven) Insets: [left] Halloween Mischief, by Cruz Leras (Class Five) [right] Vanishing Point, by Isabella Brenner (Class Seven) october 2016 september 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 november 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 al-hijra muharram (islamic new year) rosh hashana begins at sundown 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 indigenous peoples day Columbus Day ashura begins at sundown yom kippur begins at sundown 16 17 18 19 20 22 sukkot begins at sundown 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah 30 diwali begins 31 Hallowe en
Nature will reveal itself if we will only look. Thomas Edison All Nature s diff rence keeps all Nature s peace. Our Beloved Laguna, by Amy Freeman (Class Eleven) Insets: [left] Autumn Winds, by Cole Sansone (Class Five) [right] Night Sky after Sunset, by Lia-Sofia Tropeano (Class Eleven) Alexander Pope november 2016 5 All Saints Day día de muertos all souls day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Daylight Saving Time Ends election day Veterans Day st. martin s day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 First Sunday in Advent 27 28 29 30 Thanksgiving october 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 december 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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. Cennino Cennini (c. 1370-1440) Poinsetta, by Petal Held (Class Six) Insets: [left] Evening Star, by Malaya Yarmark (Class One) [right] Menorah, by Justin Grundy (Class Two) december 2016 november 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 january 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 st. nicholas day Mawlid al-nabi begins at sundown 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 santa lucia day 18 19 20 22 23 24 winter solstice Christmas Eve Hanukkah begins at sundown 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Christmas day kwanzaa begins 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. Proclos (410-485) 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) january 2017 5 6 7 New Year s Day kwanzaa ends Hanukkah ends Epiphany/three kings day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 makar sankranti 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Martin Luther King Jr.day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 december 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 february 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 chinese new year (year of the rooster)
To draw, you must close your eyes and sing. Pablo Picasso The conversation between light and darkness unfolds in the human soul. Massimo Scaligero february 2017 Complementary Colors, by Rylie Mrazik (Class One) 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) vasant panchami candlemas groundhog day Valentine s Day nirvana day 19 20 22 23 24 25 Presidents Day 26 27 28 january 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 march 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Maha Shivaratri rudolf steiner s birthday (1861) shrove tuesday
Art does not represent the visible, it makes visible. Paul Klee The greatest scientists are artists as well Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination circles the world. Albert Einstein march 2017 february 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 april 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ash Wednesday Collage Exploring Warm and Cold Colors, by Rose Lee (Class Twelve) Insets: [left] Flow, by Mari Stusser (Class Nine) [right] Black and White Drawing: Reflections, by Iren Barnum (Class Nine) purim BEGINS AT SUNDOWN Daylight Saving time Begins holi St. Patrick s Day 19 20 22 23 24 25 St. joseph s Day spring equinox 26 27 28 29 30 31 rudolf steiner died (1925)