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2009 JESTER digitally altered photograph |
| CRAYON HOUSE House made of paper mache and cardboard tubes then colored with crayons. "The roof", she says, "is specially designed for the birds." |
| Photography, sculpting, cooking, programming, music,soccer, and solving puzzles are just a few of her interests |
| Stefani has a special gift for composing scenes and flattering her subjects |
| Watching TV with her brother |
| Recipes appeal to the scientific side of her |
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| The clay sculpture above is depicting her and her brother watching TV. Notice that she places herself beneath him . Children are especially revealing in their artwork and I encourage parents to pay close attention to these subtle signs. |
| Stefani outdoors where she can run and release the energy she has so much of. |
| Stefani is an excellent seamstress, and made this stuffed creature for her father as a gift. She and her siblings learned to do simple stitches with the help of a neighbor who filled in as a missing grandmother figure . Sometimes it takes only a taste of something to spark an interest that is carried on into later years. |
| Stefani loves to take pictures, especially of landscapes and outdoor scenes. If one takes the time, there are seemingly insignificant patterns that will present themselves without any conscious effort. |
| Stefani really got fired up about soccer and we were fortunate to have a local organization that focuses more on the fun aspect of the game rather than the competing aspect. It's important to try different things that seem to be along her lines of interests. I don't forcefully encourage a hobby because the only one who would get anything from it would be me. |
| Programming is a nice intro into the digital logic required to create a picture and make it move. Stefani especially liked Scratch. |