We also composed a poem for Jess, commemorating the year-long devotion to our craft group. Michelle performed the reading of the poem (entitled "Ode to Jess") to a rapt audience, while Mirna captured the recital on video (but Michelle has since destroyed any evidence of this...).
Below are each of our contributions to the calendar, in alphabetical order.
Ellen painted in acrylics (what a gorgeous rendition of a royal flycatcher bird!), and hand-sewed the Christmas ornaments with felt and ribbons.
Kara filled one page with colourful flowers/snowflakes, and did a couple of great pencil sketches of talking animals ("Yummmy yummy yummy" and "Oh No").
Katya played around with watercolours, for an abstract design using her signature colour combinations. She also painted a colourful version of Opabinia, a prehistoric creature the story of which you need a PhD in biology to undertand or remember!
Li used a collage of bird photos to express her gratitude to Jess for repeatedly baking for us over the past year, and Laxmi did a beautiful collage of flower photos as well.
Michelle printed a photo of her cat, Theo, and crocheted a small sampler using Theo's actual hair, spun into yarn and sewn onto the page. She also did a collage of silk flower petals and leaves, free-motion sewn onto felt.
Last but not least, Mirna glued an arrangement of glittery 3-dimensional dragonflies and butterflies, and the cute Easter bunny and eggs. She also marked her birthday on the calendar with what she thought was a harmless-looking ladybug sticker, which became the joke of the night (for reasons we will keep to ourselves, as Mirna's Spanish temper may get the better of her if we tell...).
