Reflections Entries

Last week, Brooklyn and Makenna completed their Reflections projects and turned them in. The theme for this year is "I can make a difference by...". Brooklyn choreographed a dance and Makenna did a painting. We don't know when they will announce winners, but the girls are anxiously waiting. The good thing is that every participant gets something. We really hope they both win because they worked extremely hard on their projects. This would do a lot of good for Makenna. Anyway, I uploaded video and pics of their projects below. (The quality on the video is not great. It was compressed for video streaming, but you'll at least get the idea.)

Brooklyn's dance is entitled, "The Beautiful Butterfly". Her artist statement reads something like this: "I created this dance because I like butterflies. They are so beautiful. Each of us has butterflies inside of us waiting to get out. I can make a difference by helping others find the beauty within them."

NOTE: Her interpretive dance shows the life cycle of a butterfly, from egg to caterpillar, from chrysalis to butterfly. She dances around exploring the world, trying out her wings, gathering nectar from the flowers (a.k.a Makenna), laying eggs, and going for one last flight before dying. (The life cycle is only about 2-6 weeks for each butterfly. Something we learned while researching butterflies together.) She metamorphoses back into a chrysalis, caterpillar, and finally egg to end the dance, symbolizing the end and the beginning. It turned out cute.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Makenna's project turned out darling, too. I was so impressed with not only the final project, but also her determination to get it done. She did it all in one day (not including the concept drawing done by her a few weeks earlier). Her piece is entitled, "Sharing My Love". Her artist statement reads something to this effect: "I love my sisters. I want them to be happy. I can make a difference by sharing my toys with my sisters." (I should have written it down before we turned it in.)