Enjoy this art making activity created for you by the Museum’s Studio Programs Coordinator Michael Carsone! Read on for Michael’s explanation behind the inspiration for the project and his step-by-step instructions.
What is a Fraktur? The term fraktur is used to describe a wide variety of folk-art documents, as well as the distinctive, angular letter style that is central to it. […]
2020 will be memorable in many ways. 2020 high school and college graduates will no doubt have graduation stories unlike the traditions that we have grown to know. Unconventional as […]
I am not going to tell you that finding inspiration to create is easy. It is not. It can be a real challenge. It seems time is rarely on our […]
My inspiration for this week’s art making activity was birds. I was thinking about birds for a couple reasons. The first being that my reaction to many things these days […]
Will Barnet was a 20th-century American artist best known for his paintings and prints created in his distinctively flat, stylized aesthetic. Throughout his classically elegant depictions of both everyday life […]
This week’s art making activity is inspired by James Whistler’s drawing, “Canal, San Canciano, Venice” (c.1880). One-point perspective is easy to learn and is a necessary skill for improving your […]
As evidenced by the title, this week’s art activity was inspired by Maurice Brazil Prendergast’s (1858-1924), Bathers, St. Malo a watercolor in The Westmoreland’s permanent collection and my own memories […]
Inspired by this Chest Over Drawers furniture piece in our folk art collection. Looking at the pinwheel-like design of the flower within the columns, I knew I wanted to recreate […]
Art Making Project: Lion (actually any four-legged pal) Marionette!This week I attempted to create a simple marionette style puppet, using simple materials you probably have at home or could acquire […]
Challenge: Animal Interpretation! Using one of the following suggestions (or pick your own!) from the collection, create a new interpretation of the work using animals to replace the characters depicted. […]
#MuseumFromHome Art Making Activityinspired by Loïs Mailou Jones’ “Moon Masque” From The Westmoreland’s Studio Programs Coordinator Michael Carsone (a.k.a. The Quarantine Crafter) Join us in creating this all ages #MuseumFromHome […]