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Before Kaplan arrived at
Baker Middle School, Gealy
asked her students to sketch
designs for a panel depiction
of winter. She chose the sea-
son thinking of the colors as
peaceful, and she completed
the final drawing inspired by
the students' sketches.
As the youngsters applied
the small shards to their
panel, they discussed how
to use the different colors of
glass — blues, pinks, purples
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associated with the cold-
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