March 13, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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ALTERED ART GUESSING GAME. My Intermezzo Ladies watercolor class took a break from painting and explored Altered Art. Guess which one the educator is working on. And the quilter? And which one looks like my creation?
March 1, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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ALTERED ART FOR KIDS. Bookmarks, Tags, and Artists Trading Cards are good first-time-projects. Cupcake tins can be used for sorting objects and styrofoam food trays are perfect containers for gathering supplies for one project at a time. A cardboard or plastic mat will make clean-up easier, too. For girls, have lots of ribbons and pretty papers on hand. For boys, stickers and stencils are popular. All children enjoy postage stamps and fabric scraps.
March 1, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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ALTERED ART: BOOKMARKS AND TAGS
February 7, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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COMBAT WINTER DOLDRUMS WITH ART THERAPY. When your grandkids claim to be bored, grab the art supplies! We had fun exploring different things to do with simple origami projects! What do you like to do with the paper folding origami birds, animals and buildings you make?
February 7, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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ALTERED ART. “Altered art” is transforming an object, like a discarded library book, into a creative work of art. Typically it encompasses a theme and utilizes a variety of media and techniques. In a beginners’ workshop we start with ATCs (Artists Trading Cards) and manila file folders. This is the time to haul out scrapbook supplies, rubbing stamping tools, and your bins of ribbons, buttons, and fabric scraps. And a photo box of collage materials like photos, postage stamps, wrapping paper, magazines and scrapbook papers. You’ll need a basket of basic supplies: glue, scissors, gel pens, markers, paint, stencils, rubber stamps, stencils, wax crayons, watercolors.
Memorabilia like brochures and ticket stubs from your visits to museums, or your travel folder from your last vacation, can be used to create a keepsake.
January 29, 2010
by Bonnie Porter
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KINDERART CLASSES. Drawing and Watercolor Painting. At certain ages and stages children are drawn to animals. My set of wooden jungle animals from Africa make good models for drawing from life projects. Negative space is a concept which helps the student draw the trunk and the legs.
Using the watercolor sketches found in the Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady is an excellent source of inspiration for landscapes captured with a Cotman pan set of watercolors. The #5 travel brush comes with the case and is easy to handle for a young painter.