Idea No. 151: Throw Some Yellow On It
the idea: throw some yellow on it Sometimes ideas are big and grand, sometimes they’re sweet and child-like, and sometimes they’re just too the point. For example, what should I do …
Idea No. 129: Paint Sculpture
the idea: make a sculpture out of my students’ leftover impasto paint As an art instructor, I see way too art materials being thrown away. Usually there’s nothing I can …
Idea No. 103: Gray Sludge
the idea: use the collected paint at the bottom of the dirty paint jar I started doing this in college when I noticed the ever-remarkable occurrence of settling paint. See, normally …
Idea No. 99: Gesso Spray
the idea: use spray gesso on a knitted canvas with a lace pattern This is actually an idea that I did a while ago. It took up a lot of space …
Idea No. 94: The Paint Cup
the idea: paint a cup like a rainbow paint can This is an older idea that came from one of many days spent bored while working at a paint your own …
Idea No. 89: The Painted Jacket
the (dated) idea: take a regular jean jacket, fit it, and paint it. today’s idea: photograph the painted jacket I made in college I was actually about to type up a …
Idea No. 68: To Paint a Hat
the idea: paint a hat that I crocheted a long time ago I am not a crocheter. I also do not like to use patterns. For these to reasons the …
Idea No. 62: Doodles on a Lamp
the idea: paint doodles on a lamp This lamp has actually been acting as an important part of my room for a while now. I made it a little over …
Idea No. 61: A Painted Guitar Case
the idea: paint my guitar case I’ve been doing a lot lately. Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something is underway, the Idea Can is going strong, I’ve been getting myself …