Category Archives: community

Ready for the Art Show

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Both my boys wanted to enter the art center’s collaboration show, like they did last year, again. G also painted a canvas, but she’s not sure on whether she wants to let the art center borrow it for a whole … Continue reading →

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Patterned Paper Bag Heart Banner

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Since November, I’ve been decorating our big sliding glass door to the deck with a seasonal banner of some sort. Our thankful banner was even created from paper bags! So when I saw that TinkerLab’s paper bag challenge fell at … Continue reading →

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Featured

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Our family’s trip to the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum (posted here) is included in the Winter 2012 issue of Create With Me, Stampington’s magazine devoted to parent-child artistic collaboration. Amber Demien, the magazine’s editor, interviewed me about our visit, … Continue reading →

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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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Peek-a-boo Paintings

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Materials: Drawing and/or painting materials of your choice; drawing or watercolor paper, depending; acetate the same size as your paper (we used this); tape; paint for the acetate–this can’t be too watery–we found liquid acrylic and gouache worked well, tempera … 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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(Guesting)

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

I’m over at Michelle’s site Lagniappe Academy today, hoping to show her readers that the art portion of a homeschool curriculum doesn’t have to be stressful! When I first met Michelle, her daughter was in school and I was homeschooling. … Continue reading →

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Random Monday

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

We had a really busy weekend, so here’s a few random things for a Monday morning. 1. I’m hosting a giveaway on my craft blog. Head on over there for a chance to win this pretty little handmade book. 2. … Continue reading →

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Cardboard Box Challenge

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

Rachelle at TinkerLab invited us to join her one-year blog party by participating in her cardboard box challenge. What could my kids do with a cardboard box? I asked the boys if they’d like to participate, and I’m glad they … Continue reading →

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Guest Posting

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

I was delighted to be asked to contribute to the “I Was That Kid” series at Sunflower Creative Arts, and you can read my guest post there today. It’s challenging to try to isolate a few things from childhood that … Continue reading →

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