Category: Studio Hours
Relief Printing
Relief prints are easy and flexible. The basic premise is that anything raised from the surface will transfer ink onto the paper. A stamp is essentially a relief print. Linocut prints and woodblock prints are two commonly used forms of relief printmaking. At home, you can create a type of relief print using cardboard and foam stickers. If you don’t have foam stickers, you can use old styrofoam and hot glue. If you don’t have printer’s ink, you can brush acrylic paint onto the block.
Drawing Day
If you’ve ever written your name on a piece of paper, you’re prepared to learn to draw.
Drawing Day — May 16
Many people think of drawing as the ability to render realistically. But drawing encompasses many forms of expression.
Contact Paper Collage
Looking for a low-mess project for you and/or your family? We’ve got just the thing!
Try This: Shaving Cream Marbling
This technique yields incredible results with few supplies, little effort, and minimal mess.
Morris Louis Mug
This project is inspired by American painter Morris Louis, whose works feature large expanses of dripped paint.
Sculptural Binder Clips
This binder clip project can be inspired by any of our collection works. Our example was inspired by Claes Oldeburg.
Make a Mini Zine!
#MuseumAtHome #TryThis Need a quick way to creatively get out your stay-at-home stresses? A new style of sending a message to a friend? A fun approach for adults and kids alike to make a mini-story? Try making a zine! Zines, short for magazines, are self-published, easy-to-make projects that have zero-to-no stipulations. Zines used to be created as a way for science fiction fans to add onto their favorite narratives, often through cutting and pasting paper together to form a small book or issue. Now, zines
Op Art Folders
#MuseumFromHome #TryThis The Op Art movement is often associated with Julian Stanczak, whose first major show at the Martha Jackson Gallery in New York was called Julian Stanczak: Optical Paintings. His poetic works use repetition of line in constrained color palettes. Stanczak’s virtuoso linear paintings are a testament to craftsmanship. Attempting to lay down a grid with Washi tape, one gains an appreciation for the quality of the real works of art. SUPPLY LIST: ScissorsSolid color folderWashi tape Find a folder with a singular color.
