You all know how much I love animated films, so this week I’m choosing to highlight a very special movie that looks absolutely incredible and has a strong art historical theme. Combining both stop-motion and 2D animation, The Inventor tells the story of Leonardo da Vinci as he tests out his more ambitious inventions in […]
Read more "“The Inventor”"My sincerest gratitude to all those who tuned in to last night’s presentation of “Art History in Pop Culture” for the Orlando Fringe. If you have ever attended one of my lectures or classes, then you know that I am not like most art history instructors. I am a big nerdy weirdo with no shame […]
Read more "THANK YOU!"I found some really wonderful online resources provided by the Museum of Modern Art that are meant to inspire creativity in children. I have to say, I think all of these exercises and projects could apply to adults as well and they look like a lot of fun! Activities include drawing prompts, step-by-step art projects […]
Read more "#MuseumFromHome – MoMA"The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida has joined in the #MuseumFromHome movement! Their offerings are really wonderful and varied with activities and learning opportunities for every member of the family. For kids, the MFA offers crafting tutorials inspired by works in their collection. For more information, follow this link… https://mfastpete.org/art-break-with-the-mfa/ For art […]
Read more "#MuseumFromHome – St. Pete MFA"Art institutions around the globe may be closed to visitors, but many remain open on the World Wide Web. That’s right, you can still visit some of the world’s most incredible art museums and galleries virtually without ever leaving home. Using the #MuseumFromHome hashtag, international art institutions are uniting and sharing their collections, offering learning […]
Read more "#MuseumFromHome – Orlando Museum of Art"To be perfectly honest, I can’t remember ever carving a pumpkin for Halloween. My parents made us stop celebrating Halloween when I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade, so it wasn’t until I was an adult that I was able to return to the best holiday of the year. Knives and gourds make me […]
Read more "Painted Pumpkins"Picking out the perfect pumpkins for spooky season??? This year, don’t gouge your gourds and don’t jack-knife those jack-o-lanterns – PAINT your PUMPKINS! Join me on Tuesday, October 15th from 5:00-6:30pm for a pumpkin painting party! You’ll find me in the pumpkin patch at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando. Purchase your pumpkins from the patch […]
Read more "Painting in the Pumpkin Patch!"I guess the theme for this week’s blog posts is art-related books because I had someone who attended my class on Frida Kahlo send me a picture of this board book for babies and kids. It is titled Frida Catlo and tells the story of artist Frida Kahlo as if she were a cat. It […]
Read more "Frida Catlo"If you are looking for a fun and creative way to introduce artists and art history to young people, then this is the book for you! Artists & Their Pets, by Susie Hodge with illustrations by Violet Lemay, makes famous artists more relatable by including the animals and pets they loved and cared for throughout […]
Read more "Artists & Their Pets"Cubism isn’t the easiest art concept to explain to adults, let alone to kids. Does that mean we should refrain from teaching children challenging art theories? Of course not! At the recent Take pART event at St. Luke’s UMC, I wrote a brief explanation of Cubism to accompany a kids’ art activity called “Picasso Pizzazz.” […]
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