Be the Artist: Beautiful Tesserae Mosaics of the Ages
Mosaic art has been found for centuries from many cultures throughout the world. Try a fun, geeky twist using 8-bit images.
Continue ReadingMosaic art has been found for centuries from many cultures throughout the world. Try a fun, geeky twist using 8-bit images.
Continue ReadingThe 2019 time-traveling Be the Artist series begins with some of the earliest form of visual storytelling, cave art.
Continue ReadingThe summer Be the Artist series begins next week with some looks at some art styles in method through the centuries and beyond.
Continue ReadingBefore the Disney Parks spread worldwide, before the massive mergers with Pixar, Marvel, ‘Star Wars’, and everything else, before the growth, the change, the “evolution,” and new faces in charge, there was simply an artist named Walt Disney who liked to dream big.
Continue ReadingFrank Lloyd Wright referred to his beautiful window design as “light screens.” Make some small votives inspired by his windows.
Continue ReadingEnid Collins created bright and simple box bags from a small town in Texas, and they soon became iconic examples of mid-century fashion design. What would she she design for a comic con today?
Continue ReadingCreate mosaic tributes to Antoni Gaudí’s colorful modernista style using old comics and other upcycled paper.
Continue ReadingThe names “Beatrix Potter” and “Peter Rabbit” are nearly inseparable for those who love the worlds and characters she created, but this author, artist, and conservationist is also known for her knowledge and passion for something completely different: fungi.
Continue ReadingHenry Ford used assembly lines to make cars more obtainable for more people. These methods also unintentionally created a new type of “gem.”
Continue ReadingCostume designer Edith Head mixed art, magic, and camouflage to create some of Hollywood’s most glamorous designs. What would some Pixar characters look like with her touch?
Continue ReadingTake a virtual journey to Panama’s Atlantic coast with a project inspired by Mola art.
Continue ReadingCombine natural elements, simplicity and storytelling in this summer art project inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy.
Continue ReadingGet ready to take an artistic trip around the world this summer with the 2017 Be The Artist series. Yes, you can emulate the greats, even with only a small amount of artistic talent.
Continue ReadingThe final Be the Artist for 2016 looks at Louis Comfort Tiffany and one of his most important artists, Clara Driscoll.
Continue ReadingWhere would the Kustom Kulture movement be without Ed Roth? A lot less weird, for sure.
Continue ReadingSteady your paintbrush for the first of two Be the Artists post dedicated to the Kustom Kulture movement.
Continue ReadingBuild a better beastie with the parody project honoring Sandra Boynton.
Continue ReadingHave some summer fun taking on Shag’s Mid-Century style in this family art project.
Continue ReadingYou don’t have to be a glass blower to be inspired by a premiere glass artist. Just follow the instructions to GeekMom Lisa’s clever projects.
Continue ReadingFictional places might have looked a little different through Grandma Moses’s eyes.
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