Christmas Crafts & Art Activities

Christmas Crafts & Art Activities

This holiday season, get creative with fun and festive Christmas crafts and art activities that you can easily do at home or in group settings! Whether you’re looking to entertain kids, bond with family, or add some handmade charm to your holiday decor, this blog post offers a variety of ideas for a variety of skill levels. From DIY ornament making to personalized holiday cards, … Continue reading Christmas Crafts & Art Activities

Host an Acrylic Paint Party

Host an Acrylic Paint Party: Easy Tutorials for All Ages

Looking for a creative and engaging way to bring friends, family, or classmates together? Host an acrylic paint party! Whether at home, school, or for a special event, these easy tutorials for all ages will help you unleash your inner artist—no experience required! All of my tutorials are 100% free and can be used in a variety of settings. Try them for a date night, … Continue reading Host an Acrylic Paint Party: Easy Tutorials for All Ages

clay facial feature slab lesson

Clay Facial Feature Slab Lesson

I love a good slab and tile lesson, and this clay facial feature slab lesson builds (or introduces!) so many hand-building skills.  I currently teach this to my Sculpture II students, but it can totally be taught to students who have zero to very limited clay experience.  It takes up very little space (and clay!) which is helpful if you have giant classes or limited … Continue reading Clay Facial Feature Slab Lesson

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Wire Portrait Sculpture

This wire portrait sculpture lesson is easy, inexpensive and creates quirky and impressive results! I like to use it as an intro to a more in-depth figure sculpture lesson or as an additional artwork during a contour drawing lesson. This short video will give you a synopsis of the technique used to create wire portraits in the classroom. Full length Wire Portrait Sculpture Tutorial for … Continue reading Wire Portrait Sculpture

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Moonlit Night Monochromatic Painting

Have a paint night at home! This step by step acrylic painting tutorial will help you create a moonlit night monochromatic painting. This is an art tutorial for beginners, intermediate or even advanced painters. You can adapt this lesson for many party or group environments and this would make a great high school or middle school painting lesson. I’ve even taught this to fifth graders! … Continue reading Moonlit Night Monochromatic Painting