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 colorful array of paper shapes including green rectangles, yellow circles, red squares, and pink triangles.
Collage Theory and Resources

Studio Favorites: Circle Punches

See what tools we use to make shapes for our public programming.
A house with windows made out of construction paper and newspaper.
Sculpture

Special Sunday: Paper City

Make your own buildings and landscapes using paper!
A wall covered in blank, colorful sticky notes creating a pattern.
Theory and Resources

Memory Wall

See how we made a memory display wall using sticky notes.
A pile of brightly colored tissue paper cascading off a wall and onto the floor with a hidden zebra beneath the folds.
Collage Infants and Toddlers

Materials Play in the Morning

Read about a tissue paper exploration with infants and toddlers.
An assortment of black and white plastic materials arranged in a pattern on brown cardboard.
Sculpture Theory and Resources

Build, Shape, Create

Read about sculpture techniques with found materials.
A display wall with sculptures made from found materials such as bottle caps, coffee filters, cardboard, and pencils.
Sculpture

Sculpture Stories

Read about a guest’s sculpture story and be inspired to create your own!
A colorful pile of paintbrushes with the bristles made from cut foam strips.
At Home Art Studio Painting Theory and Resources

DIY Silly Paint Brushes

Create your own paintbrush using foam, a pencil, and a rubber band.
Four handmade cards, each for a different occasion: thank you, merry Christmas, happy birthday, and congratulations.
Bookmaking Theory and Resources

Handmade Cards and Books

Check out some of the Art Studio’s favorite books about bookmaking and cardmaking.
A collection of watercolor paintings of trees and nature, as well as a written list of things that were found outside.
Drawing Nature

Outdoor Drawing

Try bringing art supplies outside to become inspired by nature!
A young child's hand rolling a toy truck through green paint and onto a purple piece of paper.
Infants and Toddlers Painting Printmaking Theory and Resources

Printing with Toy Trucks

Make patterned paintings with toy trucks and cars.
A young child's hand constructs a red elephant out of strips of paper, glue, and staples.
Sculpture Theory and Resources

Mo Willems' The Red Elephant

Read how collaboration was a big part of making The Red Elephant and an inspiration for guests.
A stack of white watercolor paper.
Painting Theory and Resources

Watercolor Paper 101

Read about what watercolor paper we use in the studio.