If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Invented in China, the puzzles known as tangrams remain a timeless activity proven to develop logical thinking and math skills—which is why tangram games, which involve piecing together colorful shapes to recreate a pattern, […] Continue reading
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Sandpaper is an acrobatic tool, flexible enough to bend into crevices and around corners. But sanding also requires pressure, which can be hard to apply with just your fingers. A hand sander—often a simple […] Continue reading
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. A light box is one of the most useful tools you can have in your studio. Resembling a stripped-down tablet, these slim devices illuminate flat surfaces from behind so you can place material on […] Continue reading
Exuding elegance and obscurity, Foggy Flowers is a two-photograph series by Sander Plug and Lernert Engelberts that centers on our collective outlook for the future through a blur of frosted glass. The duo, who work under Studio Lernert & Sander, unearthed the delicate shots from their archive—the images were taken in 2018 during a week-long period when they worked continuously on various projects—in May 2020 for Volkskrant Magazine, which asked them to epitomize their creative process during lockdown. More Continue reading
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. When working with alcohol ink, a liquid medium appreciated for the way it blooms and shifts, you need a nonporous surface, and many people turn to Yupo. Yupo paper is a waterproof sheet made […] Continue reading
UPDATED (ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 6, 2020 8:57 PM) If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. The art of bookbinding is a slow and meditative process. It’s a wonderful skill to learn, giving you total control over the physical aspects of your […] Continue reading
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. A store-bought card may offer convenience, but a homemade one conveys real care. Decorating your own using watercolors is a great way to enhance any personal sentiment with an even more individual touch. The […] Continue reading
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. To properly prepare your painting surface, you need to cover it with some type of ground, depending on your medium of choice. The correct ground creates an ideal surface absorbency and tooth for your […] Continue reading
Museums were given leeway to sell art because of the pandemic. But when the Baltimore Museum of Art used the opening to address inequities, all hell broke loose. Continue reading
Over the course of his short career, he skyrocketed to fame with the city’s elite. Continue reading
UPDATED (ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JUNE 22, 2020 8:17 PM) If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Marbling is an ancient art, historically associated with book making. The practice involves suspending pigment on the surface of a medium called a marbling size and […] Continue reading
Allison May Kiphuth (previously) shrinks the expansive landscapes found throughout the eastern United States into picturesque dioramas brimming with natural life. Through layered watercolor and ink renderings, the Maine-based artist creates a mix of quiet forest scenes and ocean habitats often under a dark, nighttime sky. She then stacks the outfitted wooden boxes, blending the marine and land-based pieces in varying positions that create new ecosystems with every combination.
Although Kiphuth derives much of her subject matter from the area around her home, she shares that experiencing new scenes is essential to her practice. More Continue reading
Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education is excited to announce more than 140 online courses for adults and teens this spring—including RISD’s Advanced Program for High School Students. RISD CE Certificate Programs are now being offered 100% online.
Continuing Education students can take online classes from anywhere in the world, at any time of day or night. Courses are taught by professional artists, designers, and makers, and RISD CE is open admission—everyone is welcome. More Continue reading
Deemed “the greatest landscape painter in the West,” he achieved rare fame in his day. Continue reading
The Five Oaks Museum, on unceded Kalapuyan land in Portland, reimagines how museums can approach issues regarding diversity, access, and inclusion. Continue reading
The letter states that museums are necessary for the “mental well-being of all.” Continue reading
The aesthetics of virtual reality, and its promise of “magical” embodied experience, can be found in older experiments with immersive media. Continue reading
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