the idea: take the Something City to Medford Square’s Circle the Square event. Thursday was the first time that the Something City traveled after it’s birth in Union Square. The first event was mostly adults at my book launch while this second event was all children making things. It was interesting to see the difference between …
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the idea: choose a word that best describes you and make a drawing with it This is a project that I did at RAW Art Works as part of their celebration of their 25th year. Everyone there had to take one of these planks of wood, draw on it with some fun pastels, and then choose …
the idea: create a project out of recycled materials where the only instructions are to build something The Something City is a community art project that I came up with in collaboration with my book, Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something. It is the kind of project you can, and should, do anywhere. The simple list …
the idea: when having a wonderful evening don’t look at the clock I am obsessed with time. Probably because I’m a teacher, although I think it came before that. I always want to know what time it is, how much time I have left, etc. The only time I lose track of time is when I’m …
the idea: have kids design their own city where every building is an art piece Today was the first day of my internship at RAW Art Works, a community art center that all others should strive to live up to. It’s the kind of place that makes you heave a sigh of relieved contentment the …
the idea: make lunch a little happier It’s the little things in life you remember, like say when you go see your roommate at the coffeehouse where she works and she makes it specially for you.
the idea: give a kid paint and see what happens This is an older photo from a painting class I taught based on impressionism and texture. As you can see, the kid went a little bit outside the assignment, but he was enjoying himself so much and made such a cool piece that he might as …
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the idea: facilitate a mural designed, drawn, and implemented by the 6 and 7 year olds of the Chelsea Boys and Girls Club “Across the Bridge is a mural designed, drawn, and painted over the course of five weeks by a group of twenty-five six- and seven-year-old’s from the Chelsea Boys and Girls Club. It …
the idea: To Temporary Tattoo or not to Temporary Tattoo? That is the question. the ideator: M- Scarlett “When confronted with a difficult day, as happens upon occasion in the middle of July, one must come to some very interesting conclusions that can only result in fearless application of no-regret tattoos. At this point, there …
the idea: when a painting is close to done, take it out of the studio and put it in another environment to see if it can stand on its own I haven’t had nearly as much time as I would have liked to be in the studio during the first half of this year. But, I …
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