We love to play with different industrial materials, especially when it results in something we can wear. It's also fun to keep it fresh and think of new products that might appeal to everyone! January and February are usually times in the studio where we are able to have a deeper think about our design processes, and
a triptych to be seamed title: She Thought They Couldn't See Her I am sooo detail oriented I can drive myself crazy with all the little futzing . (approx. 24"x 30")
Our end of the year, Art Exhibition at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh opened last Thursday night! Our Propel East portion of the exhibition. One of our favorite artworks... these paper sculptures created by the young artists at Propel Braddock Hills. At the opening... East 1st grader, Laini Virag, works on the collaborative plastic bag-hula hoop weaving! Rylee and Jada attended the opening to support big sister Laini. Here they are reading Iggy Peck Architect, a great book that 1st grade artists read during our museum collaboration. Proud artist, Stephen Byrne stands with his little sister next to the 3D museum he created.
Are you looking for gift ideas for artists this holiday season? It can be challenging to shop for the artist in your life. There are so many products and options it can feel overwhelming. Today I’m going to simplify this process for you. I’ve included 15 of my favorite supplies that I use constantly in my creative process. Whether working in an art journal or on a canvas, these quality products will make fantastic gifts for both professional and novice artists alike!
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5 tons of plastic waste pulled out of the Pacific Ocean, turned into a 4 story tall whale for the 2018 Bruges Triennial - a reminder of the 150,000,000 tons of plastic waste...
Earlier in the week I showed you how to mould with Friendly Plastic Designer Sticks. But today I want to show you how to use up all the scraps and offcuts you have left over from other Friendly Plastic projects to make your own unique embellishment for your projects. You'll need scraps of Friendly Plastic, a mould (I've used Krafty Lady art mould AM298 Lge Paris), a heat gun, Tim Holtz Tonic scissors and a bowl of cold water.Cut the Friendly Plastic into small pieces.Place the scraps into the mould in a single layer and heat with the heat gun until they are softened. Dip your fingers in cold water and press them into the softened plastic to press the pieces together. You are trying to pick up all the detail in the bottom of the mould so allow the pieces to spread across the bottom as you press.Place another layer of scrap on top and heat. With wet fingers press the pieces together.Keep adding layers in this fashion until the mould is full. You can even add the bits from the teeth of the marbling comb - there is no wastage with Friendly Plastic.Fill the mould until it is full - it doesn't matter which way up you place the pieces. Make sure this top layer is level with the top of the mould so that you have a flat bottom on your cast.Place the mould in cold water and leave it to set. It will take just a few minutes.To remove the cast from the mould just bend the edge of the mould back and the cast will remove very easily - you never quite know how the cast will look!You can colour the cast with alcohol ink, Krylon Leafing Pen or AMACO's Rub 'n Buff. I chose Gold Leaf Rub 'n Buff for this piece. I've squeezed a little on my finger......... and lightly coloured the raised areas of the cast. And now my embellishment is ready to be used in my next project.You can find the full tutorial on my website - it's in printable pdf format so you can print it out for easy reference when you are trying this technique. Now that you've seen how easy it is to mould your own embellishments I hope you'll save all your Friendly Plastic scraps and give this a go. 'Til next time... Myléne
Wrap your design work in plastic, it's fantastic! Besides, when the plastic is environment-friendly, realistic, and there is plenty of options to choose from!
Life in plastic, it’s fantastic. Creative directors Israel Cascón and Andrés Sierra are back with the 7th collection of HOSOI, a tribute to plastic, from the “Barbie Girl” song by Aqua to “the Plastics crew” from... »
Heatherwick Studio has released more information on its Y-shaped The Cove proposal, an elevated mixed-use district on Piers 30–32 in San Francisco.
Na Veneza do século XVIII, na década de 60, a população carente também desejava cercar-se do belo, mas não tinham condições para adquirir móveis, esculturas e pinturas de artistas, que na maioria e…
Na Veneza do século XVIII, na década de 60, a população carente também desejava cercar-se do belo, mas não tinham condições para adquirir móveis, esculturas e pinturas de artistas, que na maioria e…
Last week, Kade went to day camp. I packed him a lunch every day, and realized by the end of the week that I had used at least 8 plastic ziplock bags! Next year he'll be taking lunch to school, and if I use that many baggies every week for a whole year.... wow. Lots of money wasted, lots of plastic bags in the garbage. So, I decided to make him some reusable snack bags. (Chocolate milk is there so you can see how big they are) I have made two sets so far (SpongeBob and outer space) and will probably make one more. They are the same basic size as the snack size and sandwich size ziplocks. They have tabs to make them easy to open, and velcro all the way across the opening. The inside is made out of PUL (polyurethane laminated fabric)- it is soft and flexible, waterproof, washable, and safe*. I got mine at Kids in the Garden- she is very reasonably priced, and you can buy by the inch! You could also use oilcloth, or just regular cotton fabric. After I made the snack bags, I decided to try and make a sandwich wrap. The boy I nanny uses them every day at school, and loves them! They hold everything in nicely, make a nice clean place mat for his food to sit on, and also work for crackers, apple slices, cookies, etc. So, I sat down and drew out a little tutorial for myself (I have to figure stuff out before I start sewing, or who knows what I'll end up with!), and here's what I came up with! (Once again... chocolate milk was easier to show the size than making an actual sandwich!) Cute, huh?! The great thing is that all three items (2 snack bags and 1 wrap) only cost me about $5, total! I love saving money! And I feel good about reducing (even if only by a little bit) the amount of trash we throw out. Here is my little tutorial for the sandwich wrap. Now you can make some for your kids too! :) I don't know how to attach a PDF to my blog, so just click on the picture to make it bigger, and save it to your computer if you want to. So there ya go! If enough people want me to, I'll also do a little tutorial sheet on the 2 sizes of snack baggies. I hope the tutorial makes sense, if you have any questions or if anything is confusing, just let me know :) Enjoy! * There is a lot of conflicting information on the web about whether PUL is food safe or not. From all my research, I have decided that I am comfortable using it for my family. PUL is plastic, so if you don't like saran wrap, ziplock baggies, etc. coming in contact with your food, PUL might not be a good choice for you. PUL is also not to be heated up, of course. As with anything else, do your own research and come to your own conclusions about whether or not to use PUL.
Seen those stunning water droplet photos? Well, they have experience that you don't have, but you got to start somewhere!! Get the right location. It needs to have some type of overhang. This is to suspend the plastic bag so make sure that...
This is INSTANT and DIGITAL DOWNLOAD These are digital files, no physical item will be sent. 👉 Once your payment is confirmed, files will be delivered electronically. After purchasing, you'll see a VIEW YOUR FILES link, which will take you to the download page. Here, you can download all the files associated with your order. 👉 WHAT’S INCLUDED: Once your order is placed, you will receive the following archived files: 👌 1 DXF file 👌 1 PDF file 👌 1 SVG file 👌 1 PNG file 300ppi with transparent background 👌 1 JPG file 👌 1 EPS file ✔️The illustrations you will receive will be provided is much higher quality than what you see in preview images. ✔️These files can be used with (but not limited to): -Design Space (Cricut) -Silhouette Studio **DESIGNER EDITION or higher** (Cameo 1, 2 and 3) -Inkscape -Corel Draw -Adobe Illustrator -Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL) ***Please be sure to have the correct software for opening and using these file types***
I found inspiration from this picture and decided to have a go at Fused Plastic Bag Art! Found at this link: This is brill and gives loads of info on what you can make from fused plastic bags but w…
