This simple tutorial will show you how to make colorful magnetic clothespins to use on your fridge, or command center.
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As a retailer coach, I am asked daily by my clients “should I host paint workshops?” My answer is always a big fat YES! Here are 6 reasons why hosting […]
Making art can be overwhelming and if you want to learn all the techniques - it's basically impossible to master them all. BUT if you want to make art, experiment with materials and techniques without being an artist or have an art degree then you're in the right place! This step by step class will teach you more than 45 different easy and simple art techniques you can master and implement in all your arts and crafts projects like scrapbook pages, art journaling, card making, mixed media projects and more. The best way to learn different art techniques is to work on a small surface. Big enough to learn the technique but not too big to intimidate or make it seem difficult or even impossible. This surface will be 52 playing cards - each for a different technique! We will learn a different technique on each card and combine it with an inspirational word. You don't have to use …
Want to film your art process for social media or YouTube? Here is how I record my videos for Instagram and more.
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Easy Cardboard Automata Toy With a Motor: In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I was asked by the local chapter of UNWomen to run a STEM-focused workshop for a group of girls aged 9 to 12-year-old and their parents as a way to inspire them as makers. I had …
I love teaching and taking creative workshops. I love getting to explore creativity in new ways, I love watching people learn, I love hanging out and chatting with people who love creativity. Creative workshops are the perfect way to do that. I had the pleasure of teaching an Introduction to Waterco
Both of these miniature Ferris wheels are made entirely of toothpicks and white glue. The Ferris wheel on the left was created by inmates at San Quentin prison in the early part of the 20th century. It has a working motor and is on display, together with the rest of an inmate created miniature toothpick amusement park,at San Francisco's Museé Mecanique. The Ferris wheel on the right was created by contemporary artist Scott Weaver. It is part of a giant toothpick sculpture representing the entire city of San Francisco.Weaver began the sculpture as a child, growing up in San Francisco, and added to it on and off for 35 years. Here is a photograph of Scott Weaver's giant sculpture. It is made entirely of toothpicks and held together with white glue. Both works of art are kinetic sculptures, which means that they have moving parts. The tetrahedron is the building block of this three dimensional design project. Composed of four identical triangles, it forms an extremely stabile structure. STUDENT GALLERY Work in progress by a 7th grade boy. He is figuring out how to design a roof that doesn't collapse. Together we looked at geodesic domes. I reminded him of the arches, vaults and domes of Ancient Rome and Medieval Europe from his social studies class. We discussed forces, physics and engineering. Miniature Playground by a 9 year old girl Tower designed by a team of five 7th grade girls Tower designed by an 8th grade girl Miniature Roller coaster created from toothpicks by San Quentin Prison inmates, early 20th century. Museé Mecanique, San Francisco Miniature Ferris Wheel Created by San Quentin Prison Inmates, Early 20th century. Museé Mecanique, San Francisco Miniature amusement park ride, created by San Quentin Prison Inmates, early 20th century. Museé Mecanique, San Francisco PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.., Both Scott Weaver's toothpick sculpture and the toothpick amusement park created by San Quentin inmates have moving parts. Weaver's creation uses gravity to move the balls through the maze of tracks. The San Quentin sculpture uses electric motors. A sculpture with moving parts is known as a kinetic sculpture. Kinetic sculptures can be powered by sunlight,wind, gravity, electricity or even a person turning a crank. The movie below shows a kinetic sculpture powered only by the wind. PHOTOGRAPHS OF SCOTT WEAVER'S TOOTHPICK SCULPTURE, "ROLLING THROUGH THE BAY" For related art projects, lessons and information, please see my blog post on the basic elements of three dimensional form: http://thehelpfulartteacher.blogspot.com/2010/12/basic-elements-of-three-dimensional.html Follow up activity: Do an 'earthquake' test on your towers by placing them on a pan of jello and tapping the sides. Which buildings stay up? Which buildings collapse? How can they be redesigned? http://www.teachengineering.org/view_activity.php?url=collection/cub_/activities/cub_natdis/cub_natdis_lesson03_activity1.xml Scott Weaver's Website: http://www.rollingthroughthebay.com/index.html COMMON CORE MATH STANDARDS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO THIS ART LESSON: Apply geometric methods to solve design problems CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-MG.A.3 e.g., designing an object or structure to satisfy physical constraints or minimize cost. ART STANDARDS:
If you want to grow your social media following for your art, you MUST make videos. Videos perform better than still photos. Here's how:
