Explore wk 4

Hello!
Welcome to week 4! Designing rubber stamps and Fimo clay fun! Can't wait to see what you all make!

I so enjoyed seeing everyone play with paint last week! And I plan on posting some artifacts from that experience so we can all learn from one another :) ...fabulous results!

Did anyone take the altered book spark and run with it? I hope so! Post photos if you would :)

Did anyone run out and buy rubber fish? Hahaha! I can't wait to play again soon!
See you Tuesday night,
Willow

Exploring the Possibilities week 4

Hello!
Here we are in week 4 already!
I so enjoyed watching you all work last week on your color palettes and printmaking! And, it was great to see you take the materials available to the next level! That's what being creative is all about!
I hope to carve some time out of our week 4 muse: design and do more with printmaking!
And, I want to post some pictures of student work from week 3.
I can't wait to see what you all do with Fimo clay and Easy Cut this week! It's a rush to play with these materials with such a fun group :)
See you Tuesday night!
Willow

Blogging from my phone...

Hello! My computer is down this week... so I figured out how to publish blogs from my phone! However, I can't seem to edit "pages" so our class syllabus will have to be on the front page this week :)

Thanks for your patience!
Willow

Art Idols... a camp for k-3

Sign up now at www.articulture.org for my newest art camp for kiddos!
Join us on our journey of inspiration and creation. Learn about the famous artists that inspire us and then use your creative juice to make your own art! Who will captivate you? Picasso? Klee?Georgia O'Keeffe? Let's go!

Painting Fun!

Let's get started with the basics!
Watercolors...
Paper: 140 lb cotton cold press block or sheets. This one is my favorite... but Blick art matrials has a nice Canson 140 lb cold press pad on sale for a fraction of the cost.

Paint: Start with a set of warm and cool reds, yellows, and blues. Colors that contain Cadmium, like cad red and cad yellow are highly toxic. So, choose your colors wisely if you're working with small children and pet that may be tempted to get into them. I ditched all of my toxic paint colors a few years ago while my daughter was young.
I like keeping watercolors in a round palette with a cover for traveling. But here is a sweet little set of starter paints (however the good paints are amazing...and if you can swing it...get the primary colors in warm and cool)


I also keep this little set of Cotman pan colors in my reach for quick sketches. I love the pigment concentration in this brand. Yummy.

Cotman also makes a super watercolor bush selection... nothing makes watercolor more fustrating than having the wrong brush. So, go brush hunting for a good flat, round and a liner. I like having a #12, 8, 6, and 4 of each. It's really up to you and what you prefer.

Play! Play! Play!

Up & Running!

Posting NEW fun lessons to inspire you! :) xoxo Willow

ZENtangle much?

Hello!

Here are the official Zentangles that I was talking about... LOVE doing these as much as I love folding origami... soothes the soul!

You will need:

140 lb Watercolor paper or card stock cut into 3.5 inch squares. Or do 2.5 by 3.5 for the artist trading card version of this art form, and a black ink pen (I like Sharpies or Pigma Micron).

Start by making a dot in each corner of your paper. Then connect the dots in an organic fashion (don't worry if the lines are perfect...it's a doodle and relaxing). Then divide your space into separate sections...each section will get it's own pattern. Then draw away your stress!

Have fun!

xoxo

Willow