Out of the box art ideas

Artist Allison May Kiphuth captures scenes inspired by her surroundings in Maine and along the New Hampshire seacoast by squeezing them into small wooden boxes scarcely a few inches wide. Her mixed media dioramas are constructed from layered ink and watercolor illustrations assembled with pins and string inside antique boxes. The content of each artworkContinue reading "Tiny Mixed Media Worlds and Creatures Inside Antique Boxes by Allison May Kiphuth"

Teens will think outside the box, and inside the box! Students have fun creating 3-dimensional worlds in shadow boxes. A diorama is magical because it tells a story about the artist. Students will pick a theme (i.e. a dream, a movie, a painter, or a place) and using papers and collage materials, will learn how […]

Innovative creativity from PaperArtsy. Paint, stencils, and techniques galore for any mixed media enthusiast to enjoy.

Breaking down egg boxes into their component parts is a great way of ‘playing’ with shapes and works well with many natural forms, birds, plants, or maybe insects like these . . .