Category: Try This Invitations
Animal Abstraction
Feeling a bit stuck? Need a diversion? Your pets can be a source of creativity. No pet? What about your plants? Yourself? Anything can be the start of an abstract masterpiece. Most phones allow you to change the colors of images and draw on pictures. Can you create an abstract masterpiece from an image of your pet? Post your best creations and tag us @akronartmuseum #animalabstraction Here are some samples to get you thinking.
Creativity Invitation: Make a Marker Mess
Explore more drawing resources if that helps inspires you.
Try This Invitation: Be Inspired by Your Own Music
You could also make music inspired by our collection. Abstract art can be great inspiration for sonorous expressions.
Try This Invitation: Make a Messy Drawing
Explore other drawing resources and activities to inspired you.
Creativity Invitation: Make a Sculpture out of Prints
A sculpture of found materials is called an assemblage. Explore one our best-loved artworks, an assemblage by La Wilson as an inspiration.
Try this Invitation: Make Something Tiny
Explore Aminah Robinson’s small books as inspiration.
Try This Invitation: Make Something Useful and Beautiful
Explore some of our glass paperweights by Paul Stankard to inspire you.
Try This Invitation: Make a Book About You
What do you need? We have many short videos to explore about bookmaking and some examples of artist-made books. Look through these resources to help you jump start your creativity.
