Dripped watercolor paint creating pools of color
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Making Art Together

The Art Studio facilitates creative projects for all ages. Join us as we share materials, ideas, and reflections.

A young guest explores glue and its sticky qualities.
A tray with paper, markers, compasses, and a sign explaining International Dot Day which was inspired by Peter Reynolds' book, The Dot.
Collage Drawing

Make Your Mark!

Celebrate your own unique drawing style by participating in International Dot Day!
A child paints bright blue, green, and orange onto their sculpture of a face made from found natural materials, including sticks and rocks.
Collage Nature Painting

Making Nature Faces

Using collage and painting techniques, create faces out of natural objects and art materials.
A mobile with one colorful collage bird hanging from a wooden twig.
Collage Nature Painting Printmaking

Collage Birds Inspired by Picture Books

Looking at various picture books, become inspired to create your own birds out of patterned papers.
Twelve brightly colored balls with various textures attached to them to use in printmaking.
Painting Printmaking

Printing with Children: Roll with It!

Experiment with printmaking on a large scale with stamp pads and balls.
Two paper slips with the words "yellow" and "volcano" next to a watercolor painting of a yellow volcano against a blue sky.
Painting

Watercolor with Words

Using words as inspiration, create your own poetic watercolor paintings.
Author/illustrator Pamela Zagarenski smiling and talking with two children in the Art Studio.
Drawing

Special Guest Illustrator Pamela Zagarenski

Become inspired by spontaneous word choice to create your own drawings and stories.
A flip book opened to a page with a fish eating a fish that has eaten a fish.
Bookmaking Drawing

Doodle Flip Books

Create your own flip book using drawing tools and paper.
A fairy house with a pebble walkway, wooden toothpick chair, and bark home.
Nature Sculpture

Building Fairy Houses

Create your own fairy home using natural materials and adhesives.
Laminated paper shapes sitting on a light table and stacked to create two separate flower arrangements.
Infants and Toddlers Nature Theory and Resources

How We Made It: A Flower Composition Activity

See how the Art Studio team designs and creates new light table interactives.
Three flower sculptures made from found materials including papers, corks, ribbons, and popsicle sticks.
Collage Nature Sculpture

From Found Materials to Flowers

Create your own flowers out of recycled and found materials.
Author/illustrator Raúl Colón drawing a rocketship using colored pencils and a Sharpie.
Drawing

Special Guest Illustrator Raul Colón

See close-up Raul Colón’s illustration style and become inspired to create your own textured drawings!
A pile of marbled papers of various colors and textures.
Painting Theory and Resources

Easy Paper Marbling

Create textured marbled papers using materials that are readily accessible at home.