Texture on paper

I may have gone overboard on the photos for this post, but this is one of my favourite art lessons so far. I was inspired by this ph...

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The first snows are feathery and light, and in Alaska where my brother lives, the Aleuts probably have a special word for this sort of soft dry snowflower. Sometimes the snows come in icy face-ting…

49.3K likes, 233 comments. “✨ What is my secret of The Perfect Creamy Texture - Save for later! ✨ Obviously it’s the paste! Here is what I use and what works for me! ✨ Joint Compound from hardware store and just using it by itself can also can give you amazing results. It is the most inexpensive alternative. ✨ Modeling Paste: I usually add the same amount of joint compound and modelling paste to get to the creamy texture and smooth things out while drying! It’s pretty expensive and not…

A tale of an IAEA Student Chapter Roundtable Presentation. [flickr id=”6463833451″ thumbnail=”medium” overlay=”true” size=”original” group=”” align=”none”] Before the IAEA Conference, my colleague in the Art Education MAT program, Keli Campbell, and I applied to present at the IAEA Student Chapter Roundtable. Our main interest and goal was to present a demonstration and lesson plan idea on Collagraph Printing. [flickr id=”6463825895″ thumbnail=”medium” overlay=”true” size=”original” group=””…

Renee van der Stelt at 'Paper Chasers' at The Silber Art Gallery. Goucher College Athenaeum.

Many people see art as something with many barriers to entry – maybe the materials are expensive, maybe you don't have the space, or maybe you think it's difficult, requiring many specialized tools. Sometimes that's true, but the artists here have created incredible works using almost nothing but paper and scissors or knives.