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Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Colorful, abstract mixed-media artwork featuring three flowers, geometric shapes, and patterns on a textured background.

Three Flowers on Grid

Mixed Media with two flower pictures and a flower painting.  Scrapbook paper and watercolor paints were used.

  • December 27, 2010
  • 2 Comments
  • mixed media, personal artwork
Three people in winter clothing stand in a snowy landscape. One person holds a heart and there's a small tree in the background.

Winter Notecard

I painted this little winter illustration this week and then copied it to make little winter note cards.  Perfect for…

  • December 17, 2010
  • 2 Comments
  • personal artwork
A colorful abstract collage of a flower with vibrant petals and leaves against a blue background.

cloth and paper collage

  • December 14, 2010
  • 2 Comments
  • personal artwork
Watercolor painting of various abstract people and figures, including doodles of a person with a spider web and a person with a bird.

Page of watercolor doodles.

  • December 12, 2010
  • personal artwork
A red and white knitted ball with a yarn tail on a green surface adorned with leaf patterns.

Knitted Balls

I really like to knit, but I’m not that skilled at it.  I would say I’m probably an intermediate level…

  • December 2, 2010
  • 3 Comments
  • personal artwork
Two small children stand blurred against a green-lit wall in a shadow room, casting shadows behind them.

Shadow room at the children’s museum

  • November 28, 2010
  • personal artwork
Hand-drawn gray cat with green eyes, a red bow tie, and a green tree on its torso, on torn paper.

things I’m doing.

work in progress going a little sew-crazy bah! humbug! a christmas doodlebug

  • November 21, 2010
  • 1 Comment
  • personal artwork
A close-up of a pink rose photograph with textured fabric and lace borders, featuring zigzag stitching details captures the essence of unique art.

My art is imperfect.

I am not a sewer, let’s just put that right out there.  I think it is so fun though to…

  • November 13, 2010
  • 2 Comments
  • fabric, personal artwork
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