Start of Something Great!!

Each fall Scribble has an Art Show at Foxy Loxy Print Gallery & Café! I'm excited about this show all year. Not only is Foxy Loxy the best coffeehouse in Savannah but it's a great space to show in. We've done Sock Monkeys, Chicken Little, and Russian Stacking Dolls. The theme for our show this year is "Box Trolls"! I got the idea from Small Hands Big Art, http://www.smallhandsbigart.com/blog/featured-article/boxtrolls/.
I LOVED the box trolls I saw on their blog and we'd never done a show with 3-D Art before.




We started our Box Trolls last week and I'm excited about we've got going on so far! Most students have drawn and painted their trolls, now we're on to the sculpting. I've added the use of beans, pasta, and googly eyes to help add character to our trolls. We're using Celluclay http://www.michaels.com/activa-celluclay-instant-paper-mache/10515916.html  instead of regular clay or paper mache. I'm a huge fan of celluclay since it takes detail so well!


Take a look at our in progress Box Trolls!

Inspiration Everywhere!

One of the best parts when teaching art is looking for inspiration. And believe me, running an art studio requires a lot of inspiration. Pinterest, children's literature, and other art studios are great sources. Here are few of the things providing inspiration at the moment!

Artists!
Mary Blair! For those of you not familiar with her, she's worth getting to know, http://magicofmaryblair.com/!

 Mary Blair's color work is simply superb!

Art Studio's!
Small Hands Big Art! This wonderful studio based out of Charlotte, NC is bursting with creative ideas!I love to visit their blog and check out what kind of fun they are getting up to! See for yourself, http://www.smallhandsbigart.com/!

Pop Ups!
I've been seeing a lot of Pop-Ups lately (pop-ups are usually temporary shops set up for a day or two in empty store fonts). This gave me the idea for Pop-Up workshops in the studio! I love the idea of a quick, free workshop that has the element of surprise. Here are some ideas I found online that would make cute, easy projects (I particularly like the mini fairytale one)!

Painted Houses!

Recently I've been looking at the artwork of Mary Blair. I love everything about her, especially her use of color. This week in one of my classes we painted houses  using one of her illustrations as inspiration. I showed my students how to draw a simplified house and block in color. We made stamps using fun foam stickers, cut to size and stuck on small pieces of cardboard. Next we stamped on windows, shutters, and a picket fence. The finishing touches came from oil pastels. I loved how these turned out! My students enjoyed the stamping part and I liked how the color palette took a simple drawing and added an interesting touch!