a fun art project to do with your kids. the unfinished birdhouses can be found at craft stores. if you have beautiful paper you’ve been saving for ‘something’ this is a great way to use it. these birdhouses can be nailed to a tree, or you can use a drill with a long bit, to…
Category: art studio
DIY ugly fix
the table’s shape is a must for an art studio…
the cat in art class…
was a bit of a bully today. Hobbes decided that he would sit on a student’s sketchbook to prevent said child from drawing. 🙂
art class creations
We worked on mosaics today, using paper squares. They tore up a race car like a puzzle & rebuilt in on top of the mosaic. The bottom three was a project about texture. The kids used a pallet knife to paint & then added bits of paper. They also pressed different textures into the wet…
ready for a good laugh? My art class
At the beginning of all my art classes, the children learn to draw something, some times we ink & color it.  The younger the child, the simpler the subject.  I usually chose animals.  Animals that can be  drawn by using basic shapes. Yesterday, I had three boys. The youngest is in kindergarten.  The oldest is…
a place where dreams are made
A friend & I found this amazing place by walking a path less traveled. It is the Chaffin Carousel Carving School.  “one of only Two Carousel Carving School in Country”  I met the artist & asked him if I may return with my camera (I took these with my iPhone), he said I could.  www.chaffincarouselcarvingschool.com…
Christmas ornament art project
The bird that is mostly glittered with MOD PODGED wings & tail was the idea of the Mom who signed up for the class. Â I thought her idea was brilliant & it ended up that I liked her idea more then my own. Â She also painted inside the black lines because they couldn’t be drawn…
