Category Archives: collage

Keeping it Simple (+ Happy Spring!)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Happy First Day of Spring! We’re expecting higher-than-normal temperatures here again this week. Even though it was a mild winter, I’m still so happy for the light to increase, for the migrating birds to begin to return, for the frogs … Continue reading →

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Matisse-Inspired Collage

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

The kids each received a Joyce Raimondo book for Christmas; this activity is from What’s The Big Idea? Activities and Adventures in Abstract Art. The books are suggested for ages 5-12 and are full of techniques to try based on … Continue reading →

Posted in books, collage, color, drawing, elementary & up, preschool & up, review | 3 Comments

Painted Collages (TinkerLab Magazine Challenge)

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

Materials: Illustration board, old magazines, glue or paste, scissors (of course!), acrylic paint–the kind in tubes, not the liquid kind. Once again, Rachelle at TinkerLab invited us to participate in a materials challenge, this time using magazines. So I brought … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Mr. Carle

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Kate at An Amazing Child is hosting a week-long celebration of Eric Carle‘s birthday. We are lucky here not just to own and have read many, many of Eric Carle’s books, but we’ve also been to visit his fabulous museum … Continue reading →

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Open Studio

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

Yet another partial school day, so I gave the kids some ideas for activities we could do in the studio. And this is what happens when three kids want to do three different things… in retrospect, I should have made … Continue reading →

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Artist Notebooks

Posted on December 27, 2010 by

An artist needs a notebook, right? A place to record ideas and inspirations, or a place to doodle. I have notebooks everywhere, but mine are usually full of lists: items I want to knit or sew; the week’s meal plan … Continue reading →

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