Hand-manipulated lace weaving is a great way to add extra detail to your weaving with no extra tools or supplies. Learn how to weave lace.
I love to add a fine motor spin to learning activities. When it comes to teaching kids to write letters, knowing correct formation (and the order of making lines in writing a letter) is so important for handwriting legibility and eventually speed of written work. This fine motor peg board activity incorporates eye-hand coordination ... Read more
Art can be and can do many things. But sometimes, it just needs to make us connected with other human beings thanks to a genuine pureness. Aline Brant is one of those artists we are grateful they exist, as they are bringing so much happiness and innocence in our dark world. Indeed, this 34 year old Brazilian photographer perfectly knows how to capture light and love in her pictures and how to redistribute them to her beholders. Her photography are displaying human beings in their simplicity, illustrating every step of life from playful children to elders full of pretty memories. The pictures are taken in natural light, without many effects, in black and white or in color, with truly delicate, organic tones. Her subjects are either in a neutral background or merged in a bucolic
A list of the most helpful sashiko embroidery tutorials, including videos and how-to make patterns. Plus, sashiko projects and free patterns to inspire you.
I have been experimenting with fabric manipulation. Specifically, gathering to create volume. In the next couple of posts I plan to show the...
Argentinian artist Sofia Bonati (previously) illustrates arresting portraits that question the distinction between subject and backdrop. She poses her often unsmiling women against dense floral motifs or within dizzying, black-and-white stripes that conceal the bounds of their hair or clothing. Rendered within a tight color palette, the figures stare forward calmly, adding an element of serenity to the otherwise hypnotic works. Currently living in North Wales, Bonati shares many of her feminine illustrations and glimpses into her creative process on Instagram and Behance. More
Artist/arts writer Karen Searle gives an overview of Jiyoung Chung's first book about her signature technique of joomchi, the Korean paper-making process. Preview a few of the book's spectacular gallery of images here!...
Twitter BlogLovin Tumblr http://www.tobiegiddio.com
Mireille Vautier's work came to my attention through her husband Serge Bloch's blog amazing, intricate and experimental textiles. Her website has incredible works on it please explore.
The pansy is starting to blossom! With a few petals stitched, a few problems encountered, it is a learning experience.
These bright and engaging rainbow addition mats are a perfect math center to get little hands moving manipulatives and writing addition sums!
Each marbled paper is one of a kind! Sheets are hand made by carefully spreading and manipulating paint on thickened water. Perfect for all kinds of projects, such as bookbinding or scrapbooking. The paper is 46x32cm, 120gsm and long grain. The colours are high-quality acrylics by Talens. Each paper is unique and hand made, colours can differ slightly based on the photo and your screen.
Today I’ve shared a simple method you can use to create your own unique hand painted fabrics to use in your slow stitch projects.
fabric, acrylic paint, hand and machine stitching, pen, handmade paper, mixed media
Hand Painted pedals feature a lifetime warranty. The color of the lettering varies on the Hand Painted Fat Fuzz Factory, not limited to the examples pictured here. A version of the Fuzz Factory. This variation features a three position mini toggle switch. Setting 1 is a standard Fuzz Factory, settings 2 and 3 introduce “low” and “lower” frequencies to manipulate, oscillate, and mutate as you like. The Fat Fuzz Factory sounds fantastic on both guitar and bass!
Coucou les parents, je vous ai rassemblé 11 idées géniales pour divertir votre bébé ou votre enfant en bas âge pour l'occuper avec ses toutes premières