Reindeer IPad Art
The Ipad can never replace the control you get with an actual pencil, but it’s fun to play with nonetheless. (= Read More
How we make our Reading Pillows
I gotten a lot of questions about how we do our pillows, so I thought I’d share our process & some in-progress pics. (= First I sketch out a rough pattern design of the character on large paper. Then the kids & I search through the fabric supply in my mom’s Read More
Birthday card for the cousin
Cabot(9) was in charge of his cousin’s birthday card. It turned into framed art -very cute! (= We used the IKEA plastic frames, safe for kids’ rooms. (= Read More
Soggy Sidewalk Chalk is Awesome!
My friend’s kiddos left their sidewalk chalk out in the rain and it created this cool, soggy chalk/paint that looks awesome! She said it was easy to work with too — I love when accidents create amazing art & art supplies! (= I have another friend whose daughter Read More
Happy Birthday!
I was going through scans from some of the Family Cookbook art we’ve done, and I came across this painting I did to use with a Buttercream Frosting recipe. Since it also happens to be a friend’s birthday today, I decided to turn it into a fun Happy Birthday image to Read More
Classroom (or home!) Art Adventure Project: The Scream
I did this Art Adventure, focusing on The Scream by Edward Munch, with the second graders and it was SO MUCH FUN! Who doesn’t like creating art of themselves screaming, right!?!? And, all of their masterpieces turned out fantastically!! I am going to detail how to do this Read More
Post-It Note Art Challenge
The boys and I are excited to launch our first-annual Post-It Note Art Challenge!! Below is the sheet with Participation Instructions. There are fabulous Creative Prompts for each week (chosen by Cabot, The Nerdy Artist) and there’s really no pressure. If you do something y Read More
Digital Art: Dobby from Harry Potter
I’m trying to teach myself how to draw in Adobe Illustrator… Dobby isn’t done yet (he needs a stack of hats still, obviously) but he’s starting to look somewhat like Dobby. (= Read More
It looks like the Owl Post arrived with the birthday presents
It looks like the Owl Post arrived with Cabot’s birthday presents. (= I just ran across this picture from Cabot’s 8th birthday, and I still love it. We wrapped all of his presents in brown paper bags (turned inside out so you couldn’t see the Target labels, of Read More
That Art Looks Cool – I’m going to figure out how to make something like it
I just ran across this picture from a couple of years ago and had to share it. Cabot (age 7 here) saw an art piece hanging in the middle school office and decided to come home and figure out how to make his own version. I love how creative this little guy is. (= Read More