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Can you tell cardboard is one of our favorite art mediums? Next to plastic, cardboard seems to be the worlds most plentiful resource at the moment, and we seem to have a bottomless pit of ideas for how to use it! I wish ideas for re-using plastic came as easily to me - I’m all ears if you have any!!! These cardboard animal bust relief sculptures had us going wild last week! Kids worked soooo hard on them! We used a lot of corrugated cardboard pieces that they could actually cut, which was key (says the person who had carpel surgery in both hands last year). And everyone was challenged to learn a technique to create a 3D snout - we demo’d several techniques: 1: folding card stock to create a raised shape (example… cut a nose shape, fold it in half vertical direction, and voila, you have a raised nose!) 2: cutting a circle and adding a slit, then gluing it into a cone shape. 3: rolling a piece of cardboard into a tube shape. We helped with a lot of the cutting, but there were some kids who managed to actually cut all their own pieces! And then it was layer, layer, layer! More was definitely more! Super fun! A great “at home” summer project for lethargic, bored little people, if you happen to know any And a huge shout out to my fellow art teaching cardboard lovin’ friends @artbarblog and @hatchartstudio who have written entire BOOKS on the subject!
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Alexander Calder - radical inventor exhibition in Melbourne
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The revised edition of @theartfulparent , Jean Van’t Hul’s book, “The Artful Parent - Simple Ways to Fill Your Family’s Life with Art and Creativity” is out, and it’s a GEM! It’s a complete update to the glue & playdough-encrusted, watercolor stained book we’ve all loved so well! Flipping through the pages is a feast for the senses, but it’s also making me want to share a long-winded story... I purged something recently that I wish I had photgraphed to show you today! It was a tattered manilla folder labeled “Art Studio Inspiration”, stuffed with torn pages out of magazines, online articles, & sticky notes. When I opened Small Hands Big Art in 2009, every image or printed word that inspired me went in that folder. Pinterest, before Pinterest. Back then, I could count on one hand the number of children’s art studios on the planet. And even fewer people writing about the joy of creating art with children. Jean was one those people. So many of her blog posts were saved in that tattered folder!
Jean has literally been inspiring me ALL. THESE. YEARS. Today, there are thousands of children’s art studios, & millions of moms doing amazing work nurturing their children’s creativity at home. Jean has truly been a PIONEER in fueling this “artful living” movement!
Shaving cream, salt + liquid watercolor, contact paper, melted oil pastels on a hotplate (my husband: “What’s that purple stuff on this pancake?”) - would we use any of these unusual art materials & tools if not for @theartfulparent Doubtful. We’re eternally grateful for her tireless churning out of new ideas, for modeling how to live a creative life, & for bringing together + giving this online community SO MUCH TO SHARE & celebrate!
It’s Summer. Everyone is visiting one Disney or another. This “It’s a Small World” inspired Cardboard Collage pays homage to Jean & her wise, Artful Parent tutelage over the years! (Cardboard Collage, pg. 141) And with it I also send a collective shout out + heartfelt group hug to all the other pioneers like Jean (too many to name!). I’ll never be able to thank you all enough for the ways you’ve influenced my life! XO~ Jennifer
Collaborative cardboard sculpture art work ❤️
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Hand-eye coordination art challenge ❤️
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Tinyhouse @lyttlespace
I have always been into making miniatures for my dolls when I was a kid, been brainstorming and collecting scraps to run this class.
We have a Blackpink fan with fangirl posters all over the rooms. A really tall princess bed with a window view of the rainbows reminds me of Princess and the pea. Spot the little lamp hung by the coffee table and a cuppa tea awaits. One of them made such bold decision and painted her room in black, perhaps signs to be an innovative architect in future! And for those who loves living in country house, you can see faraway neighbors and sunset from one of the rooms too!
You kiddos are real awesome! ✨
@petecromer inspired birdy
collages by Big Kids at RPS in progress. Amazing huh? Could be a contender for an Easter school holiday workshop? Great facilitation by @anniekilbane
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The joy of a mural ❤️
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