If you’re anything like me, craft stores are the equivalent of a hardware store for some of my other friends. I would say Amen. But I do know a lot of women who just simply can’t help themselves when it comes to stopping at a hardware store. But for me it’s a craft store. Anytime I’m in another city my radar goes off and I instantly can spot the craft stores, whether they be large national chains or small mom-and-pop stores. I do like to visit those “mom and pop shops” when I’m in other cities just because it’s fun and I fully support small businesses!
We are definitely blessed by amazing museums in Houston to visit. Of course, there are the old standard big museums everyone has heard of but there are hidden gems among them that some of us don’t even know about (just like me!).
The Japanese art of Gyotaku, or fish printing, is one of my favorite things to do with my art students. It’s so unique and fun that everyone smiles when the rubbery, bendy fish bodies come out of the box. These guys are so lifelike, with details on the fins, realistic scales as well as fine details around the eyes.
Recently as I was scrolling through Pinterest I found this really cute, very quick little fun activity with dots of acrylic paint and whatever kind of paper or canvas you’d like to use and a scraping tool. It was so simple and yet so creative that I grabbed my materials and got started on this cute little project, known as Dot Art, with my art camp students.
I like to buy those small 2 ounce bottles of acrylic paint. I get whatever is available at the craft store or the dollar store, whatever is cheapest. It really doesn’t matter too much, especially for what we’re doing here today. There are several brands that you can use, I don’t have a special one I prefer.
Check this out! If you are not sure how to or you don’t want to deal with the mess of “tie dye” the original way, this is a great alternative to it. Sharpie Tie Dye is Tie Dye with a twist!
Action painting aka action art. Oh Action art, how lovely are your paintings? Anyone heard of action art before? It’s not a new form of self defense. It’s a cool vibe that incorporates movement of objects or materials to create something artistic.
