color swatches on paper are experiments in choosing a palette for the painting.

Explore Your Inner Artist, No Previous Experience Required

It’s amazing what you can learn from the comfort of your own couch.

pressing fall leaves retains much of their color

Pressing Fall Leaves – Crafts for the Non-crafty

Pressing fall leaves is easy and provides you with a pretty way to decorate your Thanksgiving table.

watercolors are used to repeat a red dot pattern on paper

Reflecting on Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrors” at the Cleveland Museum of Art

I didn’t notice how my reflection was getting lost as I progressed through the rooms.  It was only later, when I looked closely at the photos, that I noticed it.

paper cutout hands hold a circle colored blue and green to resemble the Earth

Crafts for the Non-crafty: An Earth Day Craft that Says We Care about Our Planet!

Kids see themselves as the future stewards of our planet, and take that responsibility seriously.

Blown-out eggs are coated with colored bits of tissue paper

Crafts for the Non-Crafty: These Easter Eggs Are a Tribute to Eric Carle

As you overlap the tissue paper on the egg, Eric Carle’s picture books will come to mind. Maybe it’s a good time to pull them out, for inspiration.

Crafts for the Non-Crafty: Tree Branch Star

Natural holiday decorations are popular, and they spotlight the beauty of nature, even in the…