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Mono printing is so fun! It’s a great intro to printing – its immediacy, its fluidity, and its non-fussiness lets you to make fast, impressions of nature that could perhaps double as ink blots for further psychological testing. I’m kidding. These prints are a great …
On Instagram, Michele asks how to transplant Bamboo that has outgrown it’s containter. This is Pat’s answer: Assuming you have the houseplant known as lucky bamboo, re-potting it is straightforward. You can either keep it in the same jar or move it to a bigger …
Love new art supplies? Try sourcing your next pen from the woods! This brief tutorial demonstrates how you can make intersting contour drawings with a twig and ink! Surrendering control to a twig allows for interesting nature drawings, which you can add to your nature …
Last Tuesday and Saturday, I taught a Small Weaving Workshop at Spring Bird Cottage! These workshops focused on teaching the tapestry weaving on different “looms” that also incorporated natural materials. I was blown away with the amount of creativity that each weaver demonstrated. Take a look at the …
Another skill for your Nature Notebook!!! This one is really fun. Make a sunprint using cyanotype paper and collected plants, leaves, feathers, etc.These are so beautiful and can be used in your nature notebook, pasted onto a greeting card, or put into a frame!Celebrate the …
Did you know that Spring Bird’s neighbor is an amazing pasture farm called All Grass Farms? Just across Rt. 31, they raise dairy cows, chicken eggs, meat chickens, beef cattle, pork, and turkeys. All animals get fresh grazing land as needed and live happy, healthy lives …
As fall approaches, the leaves will be released from the trees. I really enjoy getting to know the leaves, noticing them, and incorporating them into my art practice. Here are two ways to use leaves in your creative expressions- leaf rubbings and leaf prints. These …
Last year, I shared a blog post detailing this same project. Here is my video version of making a pamphlet book. I use these pamphlet books for EVERYTHING! They work for making notebooks, sketchbooks, idea books, journals, schedules, and the list goes on. For this …
This is the FINAL Video in the Weaving Tutorial Series! This one features a bowl loom! Learn how to weave a strap on a bowl loom and learn about how weaving can be like dating and also how weaving is about strength! I hope you …
While I just wrote more in depth about this in the Fall Issue of Woolgathering (New Issue coming out soon! It’s a good time to sign- up!), I thought it appropriate to share now since this is the first week of school for us! Last year, I started waiting …
Learn how to weave on a rock loom and learn how weaving is connected to time! This tutorial video also features a demonstration on how to weave holes into your piece, and if we are continuing the analogy of time, they must be worm holes!!!I …
The Embroidery Hoop Loom is the next loom in this weaving tutorial series. This is a great weaving to teach common ground and the bringing together of disparate pieces into one unit. I hope you enjoy the video, and if you are interested in learning more …
The Twig Loom is the next loom in this weaving tutorial series. As I say repeatedly in the video, this is a great project for kids because it comes with a built-in handle! Choose to weave with t-shirt yarn (tarn) and you will weave faster. …
Have you ever wanted to weave, but lacked a loom or lacked room for a loom? Well, this Tutorial Video, below, is the first in a video series showcasing five different looms! The first loom is a tree slice! I hope you enjoy the video, …
