The #fwmoa is hosting a garden party and the studio has moved outdoors to join! Today, we'll look to Dorothy Gillespie and her 3D, outdoor sculptures for inspiration to make our own wavy, curly paper works.
Saturday Studio: Curly Creations
Art Term Tuesday: Balance
Has the artist achieved balance? Used to create visual stability, the balancing act of balancing a composition can be completed using various techniques. Learn how, and next time you visit #fwmoa see if the artwork is stable or liable to tip over!
Saturday Studio: Selfie Stencils
Today in the #fwmoa #studio we decided to use ourselves as inspiration. Like the self-portrait by Paul Valadez, we created our own stencil to learn more about what makes us look like us! Learn how to make your own stencil selfie in this #saturdaystudio.
Art Term Tuesday: Mood
How does this artwork make me feel? A question we ask often on tours, artists use a variety of techniques to both express a feeling through their artwork and generate them. How do the artworks in this post make you feel?
Saturday Studio: Egg-cellent Art
We're so egg-cited to share with your our egg-cellent inspiration for the #fwmoa #studio this week! Continuing with our foray into food, we look to Clarence Holbrook Carter's ovoid shapes to create collages.
Art Term Tuesday: Graffiti Art v Street Art
In this #arttermtuesday, we explore the differences in both definition and perception of graffiti and street art and how cities and museums are embracing public art.
Spud-tacular Saturday Studio
It's spud-tacular in the #studio today! Inspired by the warming weather and furry friends, we're making potato prints. Grab a potato and some paints and join us!
In the News: Celebrating National Poetry Month with our Scholastic Writing Award National Medalists
As National Poetry Month comes to an end, let's take a moment to enjoy our Scholastic Writing Award National Medalists in Poetry: Lucy Somers, Bazil Freuh, and Sydney Taylor.
Art Term Tuesday: Form
The last term in our study of the elements of art: form!
Saturday Studio: I Found my Marbles
Today in the #studio, we're spilling our marbles and using them as inspiration for some meditative artmaking. Follow along with Education Assistant Naomi Vanderleest to learn about paper marbling!