Sealing and Varnishing Your Work
You have two choices when you paint in watercolors on an alternate support such as clayboard or watercolor canvas: you can frame behind glass as with a traditional watercolor, taking the same precautions that the painting itself does not come into direct contact with the glass and that there is a [...]

Over a hundred years to grow a tree and only a few months to take it down and burn it. Certainly people need heat and in my Nova Scotian climate a wood fire is a beauty to behold on a snowy night with the wind whistling round the door. But so much of the wood [...]

One of the difficult things about learning to draw is understanding the process an artist uses to go from a blank piece of paper to a completed drawing. The Five-S method is an easy way to understand how an artist does it and how you can do it too.
Drawing is not a process where an [...]

Floral design is an art and for some it comes easy. If you have tried and failed or never tried at all, take heart, all is not lost. The beauty of learning at home is that if you make mistakes, it does not matter if it looks a bit funny. With some [...]

In the 105-degree summer heat, I haven’t exactly been eager to take my two young girls on park outings or walks through the local botanic gardens. We engage in these activities regularly as I try to foster in my children an appreciation for nature. I’m no activist, and I often think the weight of heavy [...]

The art of bookbinding has been around since the 1st century AD. Over the course of time, various mediums have been used to cover the outside of the books. Leather and cloths have been the most common materials used in the binding of book. Would you believe the most unusual material used [...]

The picture used to be locked in to an antiquated version of crafts for the elderly: they were relegated to cutting out construction paper Christmas tree chains and Valentines, making doilies, and fussing with clay or paints. Maybe crafts for the elderly were thought of as siblings to crafts for the mentally challenged, [...]

What falls into the category of arts and crafts in todays society? Generally we think of anything we make with our hands as a hobby and arts and crafts. The term Arts and Craft Movement was coined in the late 19th century.
Craftsmen created their projects and strove for excellence in their work. [...]

Centerpieces offer the perfect focal point for any party or get together. Whether you are an accomplished artist, a craft hobbyist, or someone who just stumbles through preparing things like centerpieces and hopes for the best when you are done you certainly must recognize the role centerpieces can ultimately play as a decoration. [...]

A person needs some activity to keep themselves involved - and something interesting or fun makes it more pleasant too! Crafts promise this. Activities like painting, decoupage, ceramics, clay, paper crafts, scrap booking, rubber stamping, and much more are being pursued as crafts. Just as kids get a lot of pleasure making dolls and dolls’ [...]