Tag: Family Interpretation
Try This: Pipecleaner Drawings
Drawing can be scary, but switching up can make it more accessible. Pipecleaners are basically bendy lines. Grab a couple to use to draw forms, like people. Then go back to a pencil and paper to draw the same forms.
Try This: Paint without Brushes
Sometimes you need to change up how you do things. Painting without a brush can be a great way to stretch your creativity.
Try This: Painted Suncatcher
Glass isn’t easy to make at home, but you can mimic the translucent qualities of glass using plastic and paint. These suncatchers are easy and fun.
Try This: Bubblewrap Monoprint
Monoprints are simple. You add color to a flat surface, and then apply that surface to the paper. Unlike other prints, you can only print the ‘plate’ once or twice. Bubblewrap as the plate adds another layer of texture to your print.
Try This: Abstract Faces
Simple materials like paper and pom poms turn into faces with a little ingenuity.
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.
