Are you ready for spring? I don't mind the winter, as long as there is snow and it's pretty! Sometimes the pretty is just the trees' silhouette outline on a colorful sky, since we haven't had as much snow this winter. There have been a lot of gray, wet days. It has me itching to bring back color, so the other day, I took down all the winter decorations at our art studio and started creating some spring ones. Let me show you how I came up with my foliage! As the founder of a non profit art Continue Reading
Marbled Soup Can Canister Tutorial
Do you love recycling trash into treasures as much as we do!? Art doesn't have to be expensive. Using things you might normally throw away as art supplies is one way to create in an inexpensive way! Soup cans are one of our favorite recycling materials to repurpose into a fun craft. It is sturdy and strong and be a great base for something else. Today, we are excited to show you how you can turn those cans into marbleized storage canisters. The first step is to collect your soup cans. Continue Reading
Collaborative Scrap Wood Project
How often do you feel tired in a project or group? Without even trying, we all get tired or settled in routines and find a comfortable role in a group setting. We often need something to booster us out and awaken us to the creative ideas and excitement around us once again. I have found that small, hands on, creative warm ups can do just that. A creative prompt can be just what is needed to switch the brain from autopilot and release the ability to play. As John Cleese says, "the Continue Reading
DIY Wood Painted Tray
This project has so many of my favorite components. I love color, paint, process art, functionality, and several steps for a project and this fun project incorporates all of that. It's not too difficult and a few steps can really set up kids or you for a fun project that (I believe) you would then enjoy the finished product for years. Embrace the process being the art and enjoy it with this project. I will quickly show you the main steps I did in this project with campers at our studio. My Continue Reading
Easy DIY Satin Flower
As I mentioned in my last post, we are READY for spring around here. Sunshine. Warmth. Color. Anything to get beyond this cold grey reality. While the weather around here isn't totally cooperating with my desires, I'll continue to take matters into my own hands and create something to introduce a little warmth and pop of color. Take that Old Man Winter. If you've been around here for a while you know that I love to make flowers out of all kinds of materials for different projects. Burlap. Continue Reading
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