Making Art Together

Kelly's Special Friday: Experimenting with Shaving Cream

August 27th, 2018

Recently one of the Art Studio's Summer Interns, Kelly Niland, designed a special Friday project for museum guests. She planned the event, prepared the materials, and introduced visitors to the project throughout the day. The following is her description of that process and the day: READ MORE

Window Weaving with Paper

August 20th, 2018

In a recent Everyday Art Project, we were inspired by the exhibition The Art of Eric Carle: Seasons, and Eric Carle’s process of painting papers to create collage. Using Folia transparent paper, washable tempera paint, stamp pads and stamps we invited guests to join us in experimenting with texture and color. READ MORE

Temperance's Open Book Open Play: Branching Out, Tree Mobiles in Bobbie's Meadow

August 13th, 2018

Recently, Summer Art Studio intern Temperance Dewar designed an Open Book Open Play program for museum guests. She planned the event, prepared materials, and facilitated storytime and art making in The Carle’s orchard. The following is her description of the project: READ MORE

Mina’s Special Saturday: That’s a Wrap! Painting with Texture

July 28th, 2018

Recently one of the Art Studio's Summer Interns, Mina Puig, designed a Special Saturday project for museum guests inspired by her love of textured painting. This project explored alternative painting materials and techniques using string and plastic wrap. The following is Mina's description of her process and the day. READ MORE

A Fond Farewell to Collecting Plastic Found Materials

June 27th, 2018

Here in the Art Studio, we have always been supporters of re-using materials in a variety of ways. From construction projects to character development, our materials have included plastics such as cups, bread tabs, caps, and contact lens cases. Many of these plastic materials from everyday household items have been carefully washed, sorted, and stored for future uses in art projects. After many years of reusing plastic materials in the Art Studio, we have decided to make changes to our material choices for several environmental, practical, and programming reasons.