Contributor: Seema Rao
Family Day: Dog Days of Summer
Summer is coming to an end. It’s a time to relish freedom, enjoy family, and spend a few more minutes in the outdoors. This month’s projects celebrate the end of the holidays.
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.
What’s Your Social Isolation Mood?
Social isolation has brought out so many emotions, often at the same time. Our photography collection might help you track your emotions.
Social Isolation Haircuts
This tour of the collection offers some suggestions for haircuts.
Cooking with the Collection: Cindy Sherman
This recipe is fairly easy, though Sherman warns, “This step is more complicated to explain than it is to execute.”
Sculptural Binder Clips
This binder clip project can be inspired by any of our collection works. Our example was inspired by Claes Oldeburg.
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.
Ellsworth Kelly Desk Organizers
For this project, we’re taking American painter and printmaker Ellsworth Kelly as our inspiration
#TryThis Projects for Home
Let’s help you keep that desk free of coffee rings. Coasters are an easy, useful project for any part of the home.
