21st Century art for kids (Book review)
Gallery of Modern Art (GoMa) Queensland, Australia is displaying an exhibition called “21st Century Art in the first decade”. http://qag.qld.gov.au This is a fantastic exhibition and it is free! I have visited a couple of times and each time I really had a great time! I liked many artworks such as live birds flying called...
Light Arts with Glow Sticks
Every time we go camping, I take glow sticks. At night, I let kids to move them as they wish and I take photos with slow shutter setting. There were three kids moving the sticks in these photos. They moved sticks left to right quickly and tossed them into the air and so on. Every...
Making Japanese Paper Doll Puppets
March 3 is Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival or Girls’ Festival) in Japan, when people pray for the happiness and healthy growth of girls. The family who has daughters place the doll set for this festival. Platforms covered with a red carpet are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (雛人形, hina-ningyō) representing the Emperor,...
Web Review: Art Project powered by Google
Art Project powered by Google http://www.googleartproject.com/ Google recently launched the Art Project which allows you to visit museums and art galleries in the world online. You can see the details of art works. I was looking at the Gogh’s work and I was amazed to see how Gogh uses paints and brushes! The website offers...
Light Arts : LED White light
I would like to show the light art using a LED flash light. You may have better effects if you cover your flashlight with a bubble wrap. It helps to make the light’s line clearer and sharper. I took these photos and wrote the letters by myself. I took the photos for each letter and...
Kids Art: Marbling with Shaving Cream
I would like to share some ideas of the arts with kids. Today, I would like to show you one of my son’s favourite - Marbling with Shaving Cream. We have tried this when he was four. It is very easy and effective. Kids can have lots of fun. You can teach kids how to...
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