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Spring Has Sprung
By Studios at February 27, 2009 | 8:08 am | 0 Comment
While San Diego’s obscure weather patterns continue to befuddle us all, he have proclaimed it spring time in our design studio. We’ve cleared away our beloved Kapla blocks to make room for a new type of block construction project; topiary style. We have made blocks by gluing pieces of recycled cardboard together and capping them [...]
more...Print Making Workshop Part II: What to Expect
By Studios at February 6, 2009 | 8:34 am | 0 Comment
As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. As much as we concept and brainstorm our studio workshops down to the last drop of paint, it’s hard to completely prepare for something that is not there yet (as many new parents may relate to). Thus, following our first official day of implementing our [...]
more...New Studio Printing Workshop
By Studios at February 6, 2009 | 8:26 am | 0 Comment
Beginning this Thursday, our studios will be transitioning into the long awaited new studio projects. Say au revoir to monochromatic painting and g’day to our latest studio creation. Our little elves have been working their fingers to the bone in our underground lair to prepare materials for our latest-newfangled activity; melting wax, collecting used CDs, and [...]
more...A Facilitator’s Life
By Studios at February 3, 2009 | 4:06 pm | 9 Comments
This takes place upstairs in the Design Studio with our Kaplan blocks. It seems to be a common occurence, at least whenever I’m up there. I always find it funny. Enjoy.
more...The Black Box Revealed
By Studios at January 27, 2009 | 5:14 pm | 0 Comment
Ah, a lovely Tuesday afternoon of Blogging. For those blog-readers who haven’t realized yet, I am a regular contributor to The New Children’s Museum blog, on behalf of the Studios. Alas, another Tuesday has rolled around, which merits yet another blog post: Adorning our Indoor Paint Studio is a big box. A big black box; [...]
more...Car-Painting, Clothing-Woes, Color-Theory, and Chistosos
By Studios at January 23, 2009 | 11:07 am | 8 Comments
Lets talk car painting. As The New Children’s Museum First-Timers wander into our outdoor studio, and curiously round the corner, they often let out a cry of unforeseen wonderment when humbly seated before them is a car. A real-live-bumpy-curvy-multi-colored-crater-laden-VW-Bug. Most do a starry-eyed zombie walk straight for the paint buckets, only to be intersected by [...]
more...A Whole New Multicultural Festival
By Studios at January 15, 2009 | 4:28 pm | 0 Comment
This Saturday, January 17th, is the 11th Annual Multicultural Festival. The New Children’s Museum is delighted to participate in this great festival that will take place from 11am–5pm. The event starts near the Convention Center Trolley Stop on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade and ends right in our front yard, the Children’s Museum Park. [...]
more...Our Magical-Music-Box
By Studios at January 13, 2009 | 7:11 pm | 0 Comment
To continue with the theme of music, which seems to have graced our blog lately, I shall quote Nietzsche, who once said, “Without music, life would be a serious mistake.” Yes Nietzsche, and without music, artists would be stale. Stale like a crouton. Acknowledging the profound impact that music has on art making, we have [...]
more...GET UP & GET DOWN
By Studios at January 9, 2009 | 4:56 pm | 1 Comments
Hi everybody! My name is Albert and I am one of the Studio Facilitators here at The New Children’s Museum. I’m pretty new; I’ve only been working here since August of 2008, but this place rocks and my co-workers are some of the coolest people you can ever hope to meet. I missed being around [...]
more...Arts Education Center, Classes & Camps, Events, Studios & Workshops
The Infamous Blob
By Studios at January 9, 2009 | 10:50 am | 0 Comment
As many know, when we Studio Facilitators distribute clay in our outdoor studio, the clay is formed into a square shape. For many children, this squishy-chocolate-colored-tasty-looking-square is their first encounter with a mud-based clay. Of course some kids try to eat the said square, while others just gaze at it with a blank stare. After [...]
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