Art corner

Have you seen those amazingly made over playhouses on your screen lately? You know, the ones that are nicer than your own home? So have I, but not in my own backyard. We purchased the playhouse almost two years ago for our daughters second birthday. After much love and (A LOT) of labor, the house was put together with no extra frills or details and was placed in our backyard. We had a great time playing and letting our imaginations take over. Now almost two years later, the playhouse…

Most art canvas storage racks were very expensive and took up too much space. So I found the IKEA HEJNE shelf and got to planning!

As a kid, some of my fondest memories are from when my mom and I would do art projects together. She would gather her crafting supplies and we’d sit at the dining room table for hours painting, coloring, gluing, and making everything sparkle. Mostly I remember making holiday decorations and crafts—painting Christmas ornaments (which we

pearl ~ watercolors, oil pastels and gouache on old paper looking at pearl i'm reminded of the words of henry miller in the video 'to paint is to love again'... i look at it and i say "did i do this or did somebody else do it?" ... i say often about my writing, i read certain passages and i'm impressed and i say "henry, did you write this?" lulu, pearl and jeweliette i haven't been able to get a good pic of jeweliette by herself, so i'll show her as she sat near my chair with pearl and lulu…

Name: Max Shay and Emily Billings Location: Western Massachusetts Size: 3,200 square feet Years lived in: 9 months; Rented Max and I moved to Western Massachusetts on a whim after deciding to close the book on our city-dwelling life in Boston. We stumbled upon the 1930s stone farmhouse set up on a steep hill through Craigslist. After hearing about the history of the property through the homeowners, we were sold.

Top 10 tips for creating an inviting, functional and playful home art space for kids. | Megan Schiller from The Art Pantry. #artspaces #kidsartspace #creativekids

Maria Montessori believed that art was a natural creation universal to the human species — each culture developed its own art as a means of expression. Because art serves as a way of expressing on…

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