Melissa Maiella Supplies Timer Art Paper (or canvas or other material to draw and paint on) Pencil Paints Brushes Palette Instructions Choose your subject (do this quickly!) Set a timer for 20 minutes First Burst: Begin sketching out your subject. Be loose and gestural in your drawing. Adding basic large shapes for the subject and areas with … Read more
Supplies Styrofoam Plate markers sponge/paper towel drawing paper/white construction paper Instructions Cut the plate so that only the flat section remains (you can leave in a circle or cut in to another shape) Sketch out your ideas on a piece of paper (Remember that the print with be a mirror image – meaning if you … Read more
Supplies Wire Hanger (*Or pre-made wreath form) Scrap Fabric (Choose a few different patterns/colors that will go well together) Pinking Shears (Regular scissors can be substitute, but the fabric may fray more) Pliers Wire Cutters (Optional) Ruler Instructions Cut strips of fabric that measure 6” x 1” Unfold your wire hanger and shape into a … Read more
Supplies Template for egg & baby animals (pick up from the Hoyt during designated times or print your own) Markers Cardstock Scissors Glue Stick Brass Fastener Instructions Color you egg pieces Choose the animal for inside your egg. (it can be one provided on the template or draw your own) Cut out the egg and … Read more
Toshiko Takaezu Hawaii, 1922-2011 Closed Form: Stoneware, Permanent Collection Fund Purchase, 1982 Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) was one of the twentieth century’s greatest abstract artists. Gifted with prodigious drive and vision, she combined inspirations from her own cultural background with currents from contemporary painting and sculpture, arriving at a unique expressionist idiom. Born in Hawaii to … Read more
Supplies Paper Pencil Ruler (optional) Graph Paper (optional) Tips for the Challenge Draw your maze in large sections and then work smaller and smaller. One way to start your maze is to divide your paper in to 3 or 4 large square sections (leaving openings in your lines to get from one square to the … Read more
Supplies A rock (Ideally similar shape as an egg) Acrylic paint (Could substitute with paint markers) Paintbrush Water cup Paint palate Paper towel Pencil Challenge Tips Gather your supplies and think about the design you would like to create. Consider creating a symmetrical design. You can sketch out your design or jump right in with … Read more
Supplies Needed Alcohol Inks (You can order them here or make your own.) Eggs (hard boiled) Cotton Rounds or Cotton Balls Gloves Instructions Hard boil eggs. Let cool. Once all of your supplies are out, put your gloves on. Add a little bit of one color of alcohol ink on to the cotton round. Tap … Read more
Supplies Needed Watercolor Paints Water Cup Paint Brush Watercolor Paper – Heavy Paper Something sturdy to paint on Pencil Challenge Tips Gather your supplies and head outside! Decide what you want to include in your landscape – your yard, the trees in the distance, etc. If you want to sketch out your landscape first, do … Read more
Supplies Needed Black Sharpies Colored Sharpies (Optional) Newspaper, Magazine, or Book Page Instructions Chose a newspaper article, magazine page, or book page Take a black sharpie and begin skimming over the words and underline words and phrases you like Review your underlined choices and make choices of what to save to create your poem (remember … Read more