Art

...the big boys paint! And explore. Aiden always loves to explore. "AiDEN! It's time to paint!" says bossy, task-oriented Corban to exploratory, free-spirited Aiden. Back to work. Aiden much preferred painting the dirt to the sidewalk. Practicing his artistic modeling pose. Enjoy this beautiful weather, y'all!  **link to sidewalk chalk recipe**...

25 May, 2013 /

      Filtering through colors. Pinning photos and laying out stripe options using Valspar's colors and Word. Measuring (what would I have done without you, Imelda??). Taping and taping and re-taping. Sealing the tape. (This is the tutorial I followed. I sealed it with the base color, just fyi, aaaand it worked!) Painting,...

04 March, 2013 /

Coloring is one of the safest art projects you can do. So I thought to myself, "Self, this is too safe. Let's add an element of FUN." I guess I really should have said "mess" instead. The intent was to put just one finger on the stamp...

03 November, 2012 /

We painted pumpkins last week. Corban looooves painting. Love Corban's silly expression here. So focused. So detailed. Aiden was super interested in the box of paints. Don't worry, Aiden, your art time will come soon! The way the sunlight struck the flowers overwhelmed me. Beauty is right here. "Doodloo," says Corban when he colors. And...

02 November, 2012 /

It all started when I found this awesome recipe for puffy paint. We embarked on our painting journey totally clean. Surprisingly, Corban was totally into getting messy. (Remember our last painting endeavor?) He was engrossed in mixing colors...

15 August, 2012 /

We've been artsy all weekend, and I was ready to try something new. Enter spices. We mixed them with water...

13 August, 2012 /

James and I got to lead the art section of VBS this year at Christ's Covenant Church. We loved the intentionality of the week in presenting the gospel. Here's a little peek into the art part. DAY 1: CREATION We did this project for the little ones...

22 July, 2011 /