Idea No. 78: The Last Drip
the idea: do a drip painting, let it dry, then drip again. And again. And again. This is the last idea in a series inspired by the MFA’s February Vacation …
Idea No. 77: Cut it Out
the idea: take a drip painting and cut it out Running a drop-in activity at the MFA means that sometimes there are so many people you can barely keep up …
Idea No. 76: Drip Paintings
the idea: make paintings using squeeze bottles and gravity I actually can’t take credit for this idea, it was thought of by someone else in the education department at the MFA, …
Idea No. 75: Miranda Aisling, Ideator
the idea: become a professional Ideator I thought that I was a genius on the train this morning when I thought of the word ideator for someone who creates ideas: …
Idea No. 74: PVA, Acrylics, and Yarn
the idea: use PVA to prime a canvas and then paint designs directly onto the color of the yarn Using PVA to prime my knitted canvases was actually an idea Katherine …
Idea No. 73: Dual Yarn Canvas
the idea: knit a canvas with two yarns together One of my favorite memories happened at Michaels when my sister, mother, and I went shopping for yarn. I was young, somewhere …
Idea No. 72: The Pencil Problem
the idea: write about the problem of the pencil This is one of the sections in my master’s thesis, Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something, at a very early draft. …
Idea No. 71: Doodle Painting
the idea: combine my doodle designs with my abstract paintings I’ve been a bit blocked lately when it comes to my oil paintings. I’ve gone into the studio and looked around …
Idea No. 70: Paper Pyramids
the idea: teach about Egypt by making pyramids out of paper I’m sick. It sucks. But life goes on, classes have to happen. Today I dragged myself out of bed …
Idea No. 69: Snow Melter
the idea: make an environmentally safe snow melter I’m sure this could actually happen…. right? The snow melter should also zap away colds because I have one right now and that’s …