In this second series of art activities inspired by Betye Saar, we work on whimsical projects using miscellaneous materials. These were a lot of fun for the kids to work on because they were given freedom to make use of almost anything they could find. PROJECT 3: BRIC-A-BRAC OUTDOOR MOBILE Materials: Sticks, string, random objects to hang such as dried flowers, fuzzy wires, muffin cups, bottle caps, felt, beads, bells, etc This project is similar to making an assemblage as it involves collecting objects to put together, but instead of building inside an empty box, they string them Read More
C+V AnniverZine
Last May 22nd, Kayo and I celebrated our 10th Wedding Anniversary. It's a pretty huge milestone for us and we are amazed by all that we experienced in the last decade together as a couple and as a family. There is definitely a lot to be grateful for and we could not have imagined or predicted all the wonderful things life brought us in our marriage so far. I really wanted to give Kayo something special but my shopping options are limited at this time so I decided to make something for him instead. I turned one of my handmade notebooks from my previous posts into an AnniverZine Read More
Collected and Sewn : DIY Notebooks
I love paper. There's just something very soothing about working with it. And it's precisely why many of the craft projects I do involve cutting, pasting, folding, decorating and printing on paper. But even with this great big love for paper products, I do acknowledge the fact that I really ought to be conserving and recycling them more instead of hoarding and tossing them right away. This led me to upcycling projects such as collaging, making my own paper and junk journaling -- just simple, fun ways to keep me from wasting paper so easily. Lately, I've been really enjoying Read More
MAY: Objects and Stories with Betye Saar PART 1
We are back exploring influential contemporary artists this month of May. We decided to skip April to give my girls some time off from structured art making and have more time for free play, which they spent with utmost enthusiasm. Now that we're back, I decided to introduce the girls to a more non-traditional artist who is known for making mixed media pieces. I wanted someone whose work does not primarily revolve around the painted canvas. Luckily, I came across Betye Saar in one of MOMA's At The Museum episodes. I read up on her life and work and was very much drawn to her eclectic art Read More
FIVE THINGS THIS WEEK: Take Care, Stay Safe
Jumping right into it, here are five (more or less!) things/activities that kept me going the last seven days… 1. Online Craft Class I partnered with SkillSkout to teach a series of online craft classes for kids this month. To kick it off, we did a free FB Live craft session last Saturday making Tic Tac Toe sets out of household recyclables. I'm happy to be teaching again and even happier to see some of the finished projects by some of those who participated. The video is still on my Facebook Page if you'd like your kids to make their own (CLICK HERE). You can also sign up Read More
Five Things This Week: What Day Is it?
I'm losing track of the days, to be honest. While writing this I checked my planner and, apparently, it's Day 56 of Metro Manila lockdown. It's quite amazing to think that we have not been outdoors for this long. Apart from the time we moved to my in laws house a couple of weeks ago, my kids and I have not gone anywhere else. I was browsing through my Insta Story Highlights last night and what I found equally amazing was how often we were out and about pre-quarantine. Our weeks were packed with places to go, people to see and activities to do -- museums, art shows, playdates, studio visits, Read More
MARCH: Being In The Moment With David Hockney Part 2
In one of Austin Kleon's recent email newsletters, he shares about David Hockney being a quarantine icon. Reading this confirmed just how appropriate inspiration Hockney's work is for this lockdown season. It is worth mentioning, too, that David Hockney, while self-quarantined in Normandy, France, continues to make art and shares his work online. I love his recent painting of daffodils titled, Do Remember They Can't Cancel Spring, which is a cheerful and hopeful piece for these trying times. He even suggests that "...people could draw at this time...Question everything..." and continued to Read More
March: In The Moment With David Hockney PART 1
Let's face it. It is difficult to escape our current situation, specially for those of us who are quarantined in our own homes. And while I'm avoiding having to succumb to the pressure of hyper-productivity during this stressful and mentally troubling time, I also see the wisdom in making use of all the extra hours learning new things, specially with my kids. To be honest, we are simply trying our best to go about our usual routine prior to the lockdown and working on art projects has always been part of it. It has definitely brought extra comfort and entertainment to our family in these Read More
Printmaking at The Bee’s Knees
I'm lying in bed, scrolling through the photos in my phone, remembering all the places I visited prior to the lockdown and I can't help but think about how travel and exploration seem so far fetched and trivial right now. It also seems very wrong to get all hung up on the trips we have missed, are missing and will simply have to miss in the light of the terrible catastrophe the entire world is dealing with. But to be honest, I cannot stop thinking about how and when we can go out and explore again. I believe a huge part of why we love to travel is because we get to encounter all kinds of Read More
Kusama-esque Paper Mache Sculptures
We are in Week 3 of community quarantine! To those of you who have kids at home, I totally understand if you find yourself at your wits end, completely out of any more creative ideas to do with them at home. At the beginning of the lockdown, we worked on this project that wasn't exactly quick and easy. But I thought, we've got so much time in our hands, we might as well do something more immersive and can stretch for a longer period of time. So I'm sharing this paper mache project with you now. It's a craft technique that has been around for as long as I can remember but have only recently Read More
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