the idea: create the next iteration of the Idea Blog through celebrating the ideas of others One of the good things about having a series of ideas is that inevitably you will hit significant numbers. When the post for the day is just some random number, say Idea No. 134, there isn’t much pressure. (Thus the …
the idea: sew a wooden dowel into the back of the knitted canvas, make sure it’s at the very top You may or may not remember that I already posted about this idea waaaay back for Idea No. 9. At that point I only had one or two knitted canvasses finished and the first one had …
the idea: trace the outline of shadows during the day so that they remain when the sun goes down A while ago I was walking up Mass Ave in Cambridge when I realized that there was something on the sidewalk. Drawings. But not just any drawings, these were drawings attached to objects and I quickly …
the idea: ask kids to create their dream playground For the past two years I have spent almost all of my time teaching for the Museum of Fine Arts. Because of this, I have spent that time basing every lesson off of the museum’s collection. This is, actually, quite helpful. It gives you a place to …
the idea: create two-colored sculptures and their environments the ideator: Amy Beth Harrison I recently taught a studio art class with Amy Beth rather than our usual one-off tour/art activities. There are a lot of things you teach differently if you’re working with a group that you see multiple times versus a group you see only …
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the idea: when waving goodbye, lift one leg, put your hands facing out by your ears, and wiggle your fingers. I honestly have no idea how this started. It’s one of those family traditions that you just do without thinking about it. If I had to try, I’d say that it was some random weird-on-purpose things …
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: 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 …