Saturday, August 27, 2011

SHOW TIME!

Five weeks of hard work paid off on Wednesday August 17th at our Walkin' The Tightrope Summer Session art exhibit...WE HAD A BLAST!

If you couldn't make it, take a look at the show from start to finish....if you WERE able to join us, see if you can see your smiling face in these pictures!



A LITTLE BIT TO THE LEFT...A LITTLE LOWER....NO NO HIGHER, AND A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT! 
PERFECT!


 SHOE BOX SCULPTURE...




SIGN ME! OUR GIANT SHOE GUEST BOOK KEPT TRACK OF ALL OUR VISITORS...


 GOTTA LET THEM KNOW!... 



WALKIN' THE TIGHTROPE T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE ON KARMALOOP.COM- ALL PROCEEDS GO TO TIGHTROPE STUDENTS! YOU GOTTA HAVE 'EM!




IF YOU WALKED A MILE IN MY SHOES YOU WOULD KNOW...

 PAPER SHOES!
Students made mini paper versions of their actual sneakers as practice before it was time for the real deal...

TIME TO STRING 'EM UP!
(Excellent job Cedrick and Jordan!)






WE'RE ON!


 PIZZA!!! YUUUMMMMM


 TO CONTINUE TAKING STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, I PROMISE TO...
















CAN I TAKE MY SNEAKERS HOME NOW?!?!






IT WAS A VERY SERIOUS OCCASION...







SPECIAL THANKS TO...
Cheryl & Marissa for putting up with and catering to my every loving demand,
Alfredo for our fabulous invites/flyers
The Tannery/CNCPTS Family for their contributions,
Khari for dreaming up paper shoes,
RUBY for asking me how high I'd like her to jump and for understanding my crazy vision :)
Mom for artistic input and inspiration everyday,
DORCHESTER HOUSE staff, volunteers, peer leaders, and everyone who helped make this night a huge success!!!


THANKS EVERYONE!!!!

If you walked a mile in my shoes you would know that Walkin' The Tightrope is dedicated to the loving memory of my father Doug Chaffee. 

To continue taking steps in the right direction I promise to keep running after my dreams of being an art educator, and to try my hardest to be as brilliant and patient of a teacher to my students as my father was to me.

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