Shannon Merenstein from Hatch Art Studio in Pittsburgh is back to share with us her very favorite kitchen tools to use with plasticine, and why plasticine has become her favorite go-to material for process art at home with her two young boys. I invited Shannon to write a quick post for me when I saw…
Make a Felt Pom-Pom Crown
Make a felt pom-pom crown for your next party or celebration! Whether for New Year’s Eve (just a few days a way) or a birthday or a summer soirée, these crown are actually quite simple to make and look so delicate and boho chic people will think you are a creative genius. [ I am…
Make Ice Votives
My daughter turned 21 this past Saturday. I remember a few years ago when she was calculating her next Saturday birthday, and when she realized it would be on her 21st, she did a little dance. Little did we know that COVID would come and ruin all her plans. So I wanted to make the…
DIY Wrapping Paper
On December 1st (2 days ago) I decided I wanted to wrap all the presents I’ve collected for Christmas and get them out of my office. I usually do this on Christmas Eve, if you can believe it. It became a tradition when the kids were little to wrap presents by the fire after they…
Grateful for Teacher / Printable
It’s a week until Thanksgiving, and as I sit here thinking about all the things to be grateful for, teachers are at the top of my list. During this pandemic, they have had to pretty much change on a dime and figure out how to make remote learning work for our children. Art teachers are…
Mixing Skin Tones Using Primary Colors
I’m back with more color mixing! Last week we mixed secondary and tertiary colors (check out this video) and today we are mixing skin tones using primary colors! This is pretty sophisticated stuff, and hopefully I do a good job of explaining the concepts of mixing browns in the video below. Don’t be intimidated, though,…
Color Mixing for Art Class
I’ve been wanting to make a color theory and color mixing video for YEARS! I’m so exciting to finally share this video that I made showing you how I mix my colors for art class with tempera paints. (Watch Part 2 here, where I show you how to mix skin tones using primary colors.) […
Clare Youngs Artist Study
Last summer in art camp, I introduced my students to artist Clare Youngs who lives and works in the UK. She trained as a graphic designer and now makes beautiful “handicraft objects,” as she calls them. I’m in love with her cardboard animals so we did a little artist study and made some of our…
VOTE Postcards and Lawn Signs
Multitasking is always something women do, but never more than in 2020. As I sit at my desk and work on my blog, newsletter, The Creativity Project learning guides, videos, I’m also cheerleading and supporting my three kids on their ZOOM classes (and getting texts about being hungry, and can I turn on the heat,…
NEW Website for At-Home Learning Guides!
Our new website is called The Creativity Project and it’s up and live and looks so good! Shannon and I are so excited to have a new hub for our at-home learning guides. If you followed along in the Spring when we launched our first Art + Play Guides here on this website, you how…
