See what we’ve been making recently…

 
Found dried fallen fallen fruit, drilled holes, made a necklace 😊
And just like that….its summer!
Shrinky dink key chains ⚫️ —> • Early childhood art is somehow both precious and disposable. We aim to do projects and that become keepsakes instead of trash. Shrinky dink paper is the perfect medium for this. Memorialize this moment i
Preschool self portraits. How do you feel? Talking about colors and feelings, while practicing (and memorializing!) faces and name writing at the end of the year. Tempera sticks on toned paper, felt pen on newsprint.
Groovy self portraits for the end of the school year! 🌼🌀☮️✌️🌈 because everyone feels bright wacky and ready for summer. squeegee marbled paper for the background, (shoutout to @ikea for the best supplies), printed profile photographs, carbon trans
Psychedellic squeegee paint! All materials from @ikea ! Favorite place to shop for supplies!
Experiments with henna, watercolor and butterflies. 🦋
More from our pencil pouch project. First, we designed our own textiles with fabric paint, puff paint and washi tape resist. A fun surprise was how cool the fabric backsides looked! Each kid decided how to orient the fabric for their pouch. The kids
Handmade zipper pulls (for handmade pencil pouches). Shrinkadinks and leather scraps burned with a heat pen. Destined to be an heirloom!
From our after school class, a mini framed watercolor painting for mom.
Lavender sachets with our hammered botanical textiles and a monoprint heart. 🪻🪡 The kids were introduced to both hand sewing (with yarn around the edges) and machine sewing (operating the pedal on a vintage Singer) on this one. Stuffed with fluff a
Hammered botanical textile wall hanging 🖼️🌸
Hammered botanical textiles 🌼🔨 foraged springtime flora from the canyon hillsides, and hammered into cotton muslin to make a beautiful, natural prints. So many things you can do with the finished textiles!
A Mother’s Day spent learning about conchineal and vat dying with natural pigments at @craftcontemporary with @porfirio__gutierrez. Can’t wait to bring some of this knowledge and process back to the canyon.
Succulent planters for earth day 🌎 inspired by milk paint and folk patterns. Painting with sponges, toothpicks and washi tape resist.
Collaborative canvas for preschool gala live auction. Acrylic paint, oil pastel, tempera paint, chalk pastel, colored pencil, flare pen. Made step by step by 14 kids ages 3-5. “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to pai
Experiments with wax dipped daisies

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