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 …
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. 67: Blue Apple Biscuits
the idea: make biscuits with apple juice instead of milk and dye them blue I’ve been snowed in for three days. Not technically snowed in, we can get out our front …
Idea No. 66: Snow Removal, Tarp-Style
the idea: shovel snow onto a tarp and then drag it Some of the best ideas have been born from attempts to avoid boring chores. This may not have been …
Idea No. 65: Snow Sculptures
the idea: make a sculpture of Nemo out of snow Thanks to Snow Storm Nemo I’ve been housebound all day. I slept in, did laundry, worked on my book, and watched …
Idea No. 64: Community Windmills
the idea: have a community paint a windmill for their town This is actually the first community art idea I ever had back when I was a junior in college. …