Elementary

This jellyfish weaving project was the perfect unexpected and unplanned experience for our 9-12 yr. old class! We’ve wanted to do a radial weaving project with this older group ever since [...]

We often paint on unprimed heavyweight duck cloth.  These beautiful garlands were made by simply sewing scraps of duck cloth into a garland.  These literally took about thirthy seven seconds a [...]

Summer is an extra special time in the studio because we have kids for weekly summer camps.  When we have them Monday through Friday, we can get into some lengthier projects that are hard to do [...]

Papier Mache Wiener Dogs for the Win!   We’re in Charlotte, NC but I’m not from the South so I don’t think I’ve ever said “ya’ll” and actually meant [...]

We’re excited to share one of the most beautiful projects we’ve ever done – Folk Art fabric arpilleras! These three-dimensional quilts known as arpilleras were inspired by our [...]

These wide eyed self-portraits were unusual and so whimsical, and were created with just one very important drawing prompt about the shape of the face! We are big on trying to get kids to learn a [...]

These Memory Jars are such a fun way to capture children’s imaginations and preserve their favorite memories!  Literally. Who hasn’t wanted to save time in a bottle?  Well this simple [...]

This magical chalk pastel drawing project was inspired by Paul Klee’s “Jardin de Rosas”. If you’re not familiar with Paul Klee’s work, take a minute and feast your [...]

These adorable reindeer paintings were created by a full house of young artists in a winter break camp! The kids in this camp were mixed ages 5-12.  We did a quick instructional drawing with the [...]

This owl painting project from our 5-9 yr. old classes was so adorable with his human-like features.