Finally!  My copy of the magazine has arrived. Featuring magazine was started by the lovely Marit in the Netherlands.  It is about art journaling, mixed media and other arts.   She had a call for submissions and applications to be a contributing editor and I was thrilled when my article and application were accepted.   After several months of brainstorming, interviewing and writing.. plus the countless hours Marit and her husband spent with layout, editing, printing and everything else… the magazine … Read more… →

Here are some more of our painted fabrics.  They doodled on the muslin fabric with Sharpies… graffiti-style!  Then, we used liquid watercolor paints (with a little bit of water) in spray bottles and stencils to spray over them with color.  These are all going to be cut up and used in fabric collages. 

I was going through my old emails and I found this one from a parent.  He had told me about this at parent-teacher conferences.  His daughter had made some art using backyard materials.. all natural!  She is a fourth grade student and very creative.  “Backyard Sushi”

The first graders made these utterly adorable birds in nests this week. We first made nests.  We used tinfoil to shape a nest-like shape.  Then I mixed up some goopy paper-clay and the kids covered their tinfoil nests with the goop.  Little sticks, hay and pebbles were added to the goop before it dried. Here are the steps we used to make the birds.We used Crayola Model Magic.  A big secret I discovered is that if you squirt hand-lotion on … Read more… →

And the winner is….. Katie Morris!  Email me your address and you will get a copy of the Pick and Draw game. I went to a party at my sister-in-law’s house and they had these very cute cupcakes there!