Mad hatter’s hat decoration

Halloween’s coming. 1. White card stock painted black, while paint is wet, sprinkle black glitter (I know?! can you believe there is black glitter?) 2. When dry, cut a circle a little larger then a half dollar. 3. Cut a strip of the black painted paper about 2″ high, tape inside to hold together as…

Peace art project for kids…

Directions: I drew the dove & photocopied it onto card stock. I looked up every symbol for Peace in the world & drew them on a chalkboard. (At an art store, I purchased boxes of white only oil pastel) This project was done at our Jewish Temple in Birmingham. I had every class come to…

my art studio in action

Soon…i have to wait just a little while longer for children to come & make magic happen.  make art.  fill the studio with their work.  best of all…bring me laughter.

i miss my purple spring

my gardens are pinks & purples in the spring. in the fall, my gardens are yellow, orange & reds. & lots of tomatoes… Our gardens are filled with blueberry bushes, grape vines, tomatoes, herbs, peppers, yellow squash, a peach tree. The rest are flowers. All this hidden behind my house in a small backyard bordered…

My extraordinary day.

My mother came to spend the day with me.  One of my very best friends, Stephanie (I love you) came to visit for a while, too.  We spent the time we had together on the bed, where I’ve been since June 27th.  Broken Pelvis, bone infections, picc lines, home health nurse, fusions, stitches & lots…

Yellow & Blue make Green

art for 2-3 year olds. I used white card stock. Dropped blue paint on one side of the paper, yellow on the other & told the wee ones to use their fingers & see if they can find green. I bought the foam stickers at the dollar tree & picked out all the green animals….