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So long, painted bug!
By Studios at September 26, 2009 | 3:28 pm | 16 Comments
During the last weekend of our exhibition, childsplay, the Museum gave away pieces of paint chunks for our visitors to keep as a memory of one of our favorite studio activities—the painted volkswagen bug. Not only was it one of the most engaging, hands-on experiences at the Museum, it also became a popular art sculpture [...]
more...Fiesta Del Sol
By Studios at August 7, 2009 | 11:17 am | 0 Comment
The New Children’s Museum will be participating in the 4th annual Fiesta Del Sol this Sunday from 11am–5pm. I am very excited about this festival because it is in one of my favorite neighborhoods, the historic and lively Barrio Logan. This two day festival is a smoke and alcohol free family day full of art, [...]
more...WARNING…this is really cute
By Studios at July 28, 2009 | 4:36 pm | 0 Comment
The New Children’s Museum has asked me to do a couple custom birthday hats for the Child of the Day. I just finished my second hat, and I’m pretty sure its the cutest thing I’ve ever made…it’s a little sickening how cute it is. But, I figured Aubrey, our child of the day, loves pink [...]
more...Drawing & Printing with Style
By Studios at July 27, 2009 | 4:51 pm | 1 Comments
I just finished two amazing weeks teaching my summer camp, Drawing and Printing with Style. The end goal of the workshop was a melee of screen printed garb…shirts, pillowcases, cardboard, paper, posters, and any other fabrics the kids could convince their parents to print on. I think I bombarded a few un-expecting parents with the [...]
more...Action Painting Theory and Making Stuff Spin
By Studios at May 30, 2009 | 2:48 pm | 0 Comment
Preface: I suppose the May Gray has put me in a bit of a contemplative mood today, so pardon my escapades into philosophy in this post… The name “action painting” implies just that: action. This form of painting produces a work of art that references the process one took to create it. While we could [...]
more...Debut Album: The Clay-Trays
By Studios at May 18, 2009 | 1:11 pm | 0 Comment
Look out world! Fresh off the press is a brand new hit single by none other than NCM’s new band: The Clay-Trays. Let me explain. Yesterday, a ten-ish year old named Bella was cruising around the studios with her brother and grandparents. After we had done some spin tops, clay, and car painting with her, [...]
more...Sky Launching
By Studios at May 1, 2009 | 4:52 pm | 14 Comments
As you enter the museum’s design studio, no longer will you see flowerpots and watering cans. The décor of our revamped studio was inspired by our new design project. Our pegboard turned clouds and cloud shape carpets give one the feeling of flight. We’ve replaced our Astroturf blocks with cloud shaped blocks that kids can [...]
more...The “Snaky-Tubey-Thing”
By Studios at March 24, 2009 | 5:45 pm | 0 Comment
Those that have been with the Museum since we opened last May can chart the progression of our studios, and improv theatre. First, the theater was sprinkled with little wooded platforms the kids could use as stages, while donned in a cape. Next the wooden platforms wondrously materialized into colorful tree stumps, while the capes [...]
more...Kids Say the Darndest Things
By Studios at March 10, 2009 | 5:34 pm | 0 Comment
We can all recall the classic Art Linkletter show, “House Party” from the 50s, which Bill Cosby adapted in the 90s into “Kids say the Darndest Things.” Basically, these two “wise guys” would sit kids up on stage and interview them, prompting wild answers for the amusement of the nation. They asked questions ranging from politics to school to [...]
more...WE NEED TOYS!!
By Studios at March 10, 2009 | 5:32 pm | 1 Comments
As a “green” institution, we try to keep our studio workshops as recycling savvy as possible. In order for our goal of using recycled materials to work, we need recycled materials! Please support our studio workshops by donating materials to the museum. While we are open to any material donations you may have (literally any…fabric, [...]
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