Have you ever heard about altered books? Until about 5 years ago, I hadn’t either. There is a little known of group of people who take books and alter them to make art. Here’s one example a friend made. She used an old address book – you remember those – alphabetical pages you actually had…
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The Ultimate Junkman
My 12-year-old son (yep, this creative cussing one) told me one morning he was going to ride his bike “around the neighborhood.” He excitedly donned his helmet, strapped on the tub that carries stuff with bungee cords and left the house. He returned home about 30 minutes later with an armful of stuff. I’d forgotten…
Channeling Niki de Saint Phalle
As summer hits its stride you might be saying to yourself, “Self, let’s have a garden! Full of color and excitement, just like Martha would do!” But after all that a garden means begins to sink in, you might respond to yourself, “Self, gardens are so iffy, and by iffy, I mean a lot of…
EZPZ: The Making of A Creative Genius… Or The Next Veronica Mars
My five year old daughter loves taking photos of everything. This interest in photography coincides with my launching of a full-on boycott aimed at convincing my husband to buy me the same kind of grown up camera that all the other kids bloggers have. My poor, sweet son is going to grow up to find…
