Art in Bloom @ MAM

 Super exciting upcoming show at the Milwaukee Art Museum: Art in Bloom! Thursday-Sunday only, get the low down here: http://www.mam.org/bloom/index.php Reception Thursday evening (free for members.)

Check out the 2010 first place winner, Nicolas Konzal here: http://nicholascarldesign.com/

Tissue Paper Flowers

Happy Spring! These tissue paper flowers are simply layered tissue paper on wax paper. Tissue paper is a great medium for any age and can easily be used in place of wet mediums.  The thin layers of paper offer a wonderful light quality in a window and a fun experiment with color mixing for little people, and big people too!

Twisty Turny Earrings

Saturday, March 5th Protest in Wisconsin

I borrowed this historical phrase from the late printmaker Lorriane Schneider. This Phrase, Originally "War is not healthy..." was in response to the Vietnam war. Here is a bit of information: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/war-is-not-healthy-the-true-story. It was interesting to be stopped by people who were my age during Vietnam and experiencing nostalgic feelings towards the imagery.

Thank you

Inside the Capitol Rotunda people chanted together, many of the leaders were children and young adults.

Hello, Wisconsin!

Young, old, rich, poor, educated, uneducated, for one common case to protect the roots of democracy in Wisconsin. Protecting our teachers, to protect our future!  YOU MAKE ME PROUD WISCONSIN!  Stop. Look. and Listen Walker!

Eco-Village

I've been doing some research on eco-villages in the US and the Dancing Rabbit seems like a great place to live and grow with others...  http://www.dancingrabbit.org/  If anyone has any information about eco-villages, please let me know! Check out their blog too...http://blog.dancingrabbit.org/

Paper Pulp Beads

Paper pulp made from newspaper and boiling water in a large kettle

Let the paper pulp sit for about one hour and then drain as much water as possible from the mixture. Next, roll the pulp into desired bead size using the palm of your hand.

WOW,  dinosaur eggs! Let the beads dry for about one week.

Once the beads have completely dried, you can paint them! I used some left over acrylic paint, but any paint will do (be resourceful!)

Again, let the beads dry....

Apply clear coating, such as the amazing modge podge! Lastly, drill holes to string the dino-egg beads. :)

Thank You Martha!

Happy Valentine's Folks! I love to bake delicious and nutritious (occasionally) deserts. This recipe is one I found by Martha Stewart. YUM-O. It's basically two sugar cookies with a dash of jam in between to make a tasty little cookie sandwich. Best flavor in my book was the apricot, but any flavor will suffice.