Idea No. 131: Salty Watercolors
the idea: sprinkle salt on a drying watercolor painting This is an old art-teachers trick that I have learned from too many different people to just credit one. however I did …
Idea No. 130: Talk at a Conference
the idea: sign-up to speak at a conference Speaking in front of large crowds of people can be terrifying. I’ve done it for various reasons with various results. As a musician, …
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. 128: IDEA not saga
the idea: re-draw the word “idea” in the header so that it doesn’t look like “saga” I have spent a fair amount of time recently redesigning my website so that …
Idea No. 127: The Uh-Oh Smoothie
the idea: combine a green smoothie with a fruit smoothie I am a generally a healthy person, at least as healthy as it’s possible to be on as a graduate student. …
Idea No. 126: The Dinosaur Postcard
the idea: have kids make postcards by drawing a picture and writing a message on the back This is one of my favorite things to teach because kids always write the …
Idea No. 125: An Attempt at Animation
the idea: animate 30 seconds of Elizabeth Gilbert’s TEDtalk This idea was one of those that you are forced to come up with for school, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. My …
Idea No. 124: The Unicyclers
the idea: take your kids out for a family unicycle ride Boston can be a strange place. About a week ago I was walking to Davis Square when I saw …
Idea No. 123: The Hard Copy
the idea: take a few days away and then proofread by hand After three years as a writing tutor in college, I have a few techniques under my belt to help …
Idea No. 122: See the Cherry Blossoms
the idea: take the time to go see the DC cherry blossoms Although I went to school in Virginia for college and during that time made went of the semesterly art …