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the art critic
This is Hobbes, my cat. He loves to eat, sleep and ART CLASS. Hobbes jumps on the art table while i’m teaching children. He watches, tries to pick up a pencil. He is looking at a baby foot print (4...
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what boys say…
always sometimes make me smile. My art class boys arrive at my studio before i do. The boys decide to play basketball while they wait. I park in the garage & go to the front door to let them in,...
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why i teach young children to draw aLiEns & MonSteRs
i teach art classes in my studio. the youngest is 18 months & the oldest…well, i’m not going to tell you my age. the toddlers & children teach me how to be fearless-when it comes to putting...
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take a hike…craft (& ghost)
a fantastic art project to give to a hiker for the holidays. my son was going to use it for some Boy Scout project, but he gave it to me instead! i came up with the idea because i’ve been struggling...
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decorating for Hanukkah or Chanukah…
without having a good camera. art studio table (Kettler Woodworks bowl from Vermont) the dinosaur is always there, so i’m not making an evolution statement, he holds my toothpicks for art projects....
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Whoooo is watching your front door?
i have an owl, whoooooooom i borrowed from my son. i found this wreath at a thrift store (thrift stores are a fantastic way to make art out of old), a few years ago, for $3. a great find, i cut the...
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fail proof abstract painting for kids
Oil pastels base is oil, wax is the base of crayons. both refuse to accept water. the old oil & water don’t mix is proven in this wonderful fun art project. i begin the class with showing the...
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the quickest way to finish a painting
is to photograph flowers in front of them all. (I’m joking)
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painting a 65 year old memory
I was commissioned to paint this house (above). This photograph was taken last summer. It was once owned by my aunt when she was a child. Her family moved out of this home when my aunt was about 7...
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I am changing how we celebrate Hanukkah.
Pretty audacious, right? well, i am tired of tiptoeing around what is right & wrong with how to celebrate Hanukkah. i grew up in Vermont with two parents, my father is Jewish & my mother...
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