Mono Cosmos

Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that has images or lines that can only be made once, unlike most printmaking, where there are multiple originals. There are many techniques of monoprinting.

We used washable markers on plexiglass to create a drawing. The subject was space. It was really cool to see all the different ideas people had. After we finished drawing on the plexiglass, we took damp watercolor paper and carefully pressed it onto the side of the plexiglass we drew on.

We were careful to not move the paper while we pressed it over the plexiglass, making sure it all got direct contact with the drawing. Then we peeled it off to reveal our image and let it dry. Spacey!

Phoenix Fired by Evelyn!

When we went to Pheonix Fired, it was AWESOME. It opened us up to some new art styles and techniques, and we got to make cute little animal bowls in the process!

When we first went half our class was gone, so the next time we went to glaze people who weren't there last time made mini sculptures. The elephant is so cute!

Brody loves mermaids, but he ran out of time to make the rest of her body. She looks like she got attacked by a shark.

Mama owl and baby owl.

 

We had some extra time, so some of us made pendants for jewelry. Cory made a Day of the Dead skull.

Jake's sea turtle's texture looks legit!

Brent from Phoenix Fired gave us a demo on how to throw on the wheel and build a very large vase. He's got mad skills!

January-March Art Lounge 1st Friday Exhibit!

 Whew! We got a LOT done last session, and the art work looked awesome. So we HAD to show off a little! For the 1st Joplin Artwalk of the season we displayed our work. All together it is fun, bright, and very pop.

The Andy Warhol inspired self portraits look so cool all grouped together .

Our last project was a shadow box with silhouttes cut out from black paper, put into repurposed froms that were donated to us from a local store. We all used our own inspiration and ideas to come up with subjects for our silhouttes. This one is based on Lana Del Ray.

 

Thes were based on Harry Potter characters and funny mustaches.

 This one was all about childhood.

And this bloody work was all about horror movies!

Crochet Impossible! By Carie S.

This project was crocheting. We were supposed to crochet amigurumis (crocheted 3-d objects), and make them in the shape of fruits or vegetables.

  We ended up with a creamsicle, two fortune cookies, a pepper, and a carrot. But some of us couldn't seem to get the hang of the foods.

 So Martha put together a project where we all just crocheted chains, then we put them onto a piece of posterboard , which turned out to make a quote. The quote is "Life and art are inseparable" said by crochet artist Olek. It turned out really good. I personally designed it.

Everyone contributed pieces to it, so our entire art lounge created a work of art as a team.

Photo Spiva Kids review by Jake Christmas

Photo Spiva Kids looks like a great class! After looking at these amazing shots done by kids from ages four to eight, I've narrowed down my choices.

The bridge piece is made by Reece Madole, age seven. She uses perspective and shading to create a unique shot.

My other pick is the forest scene by Natalie Greer, age six. The shadowed forest shades a young girl and a relative as he carries her through the woods. A loving, thoughtful piece that can bring back memories of a younger time. Both are great works of art and trust me when I say I had a hard time choosing only two!

Paint, paint, paint. Peel, peel, peel. Working on a huge project, and excited for the big reveal. We had a couple hiccups but you know the saying. In art there are no mistakes!

The paintings will be displayed in Spiva for the 3rd Thursday Artwalk! Hope you enjoyed the preview!

!st Class of Art Lounge 2013!

We are back after a long winter break and ready to get our art on! We started with Pop Art tiles. We used Sharpie markers, and followed Pinterest instructions for heat setting in an oven at 350 degrees for 30 mins. We got some awesome results, though it's not as permanent as Pinterest would leave you to believe.  

The top tile uses a grid method which was one of the ways we learned to create a Pop Art style. While the bottom tile is expressive with colored lines to create detail & fill in were you might have a solid color. 

Pop Art is sometimes hard to define. It's like self expression that we share through our art.

 Our class is pretty big this time! Some of us did more than one tile, and they all came out totally different.