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Printmaking at Fort River
Diana, Meghan and I all had the privilege of teaching a series of art classes through our contract with Amherst Public Elementary schools. I spent four weeks going to Fort River to teach some of the...
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Labeling Materials For All Ages
As The Carle’s Public Art Program Educator, I have the unique challenge designing the drop-in art activities for The Studio’s ongoing Public Art Program that change every 4-6 weeks. If you follow our...
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Materials Play in The Morning
It feels good to be back at The Carle! I’ve been scarce for a while because a very young person has come to live with my family and I took some time off to get to know her. In the past two months I’ve...
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Paint, Shape, Create! An Eric-Carle Inspired Artmaking Workshop
Therese Brady Donohue, Director of Picture Book Theater and founder of The Amherst Ballet is leading an exciting workshop called Paint, Shape, Create! for ages 9 through adult here in the Studio on...
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Visiting Illustrator Melissa Sweet
This past Sunday afternoon, author and illustrator, Melissa Sweet came to The Carle talk about her newest books, A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin and Balloons over Broadway: The True...
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Animals in Motion
Here’s a sample of all the fun things guests are making in The Studio lately. The current Public Art Project is Animals in Motion, making moveable animal mobiles or puppets with chopsticks, coffee...
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Plastic Cap Window Screen
We love The Studio’s large, southern-facing wall of windows and often use them as a creative display space for visitor art work or interesting materials. This winter, Diana and I have been...
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Week of the Young Child – Part 1
The Carle, committed to inspiring a love of art and reading through picture books, hopes you will celebrate The Week of the Young Child™ and Brain Building in Progress Week with us! The Week of the...
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Week of The Young Child part 2
In my last post, I shared that The Carle is celebrating The Week of the Young Child™ and Brain Building in Progress Week with a series of posts on this blog and hosting a special Brain Building in...
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Week of the Young Child – Part 3
Rounding out my series of posts celebrating The Week of the Young Child™ and Brain Building in Progress Week… The BBIP campaign wants everyone to know that “A knowledgeable community and well-qualified...
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Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival
Last weekend, I ventured with fellow art educator, Sarah to sunny Louisiana, where spring is in full bloom! The 47th Annual Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival at The First United Methodist Church in...
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Ribbon Window Shade
My last post was about how we made a window hanging out of old marker caps and other plastic tops by stringing them onto wire. I thought it would be fun to share one more of our window hanging ideas...
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Latin Landscapes
I thought you might be interested in seeing what Museum guests are up to in The Studio lately. The current Public Art Project is Latin Landscapes and guests are invited to capture the beauty of any...
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Printmaking with 4th and 5th Graders
I’m just back from a trip to Syracuse, New York area, where I worked with the students at Manlius Pebble Hill School. I taught 2 bookmaking sessions with 3rd graders in the morning and 2 printmaking...
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May Flowers and A Garden of Ordinary Miracles
Two weekends ago, an exhibition of original art by Robert Zakanitch for his book A Garden of Ordinary Miracles: An Alphabet Book opened in the Museum’s Central Gallery. To celebrate the exhibition and...
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Easy Paper Marbling
This month I’ve been saying a lot of ‘goodbyes’ to student staff members as they leave for summer break. It makes me realize how fortunate we’ve been to work with such a stellar group of student...
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Call For Caterpillars
Did you know about The Carle’s Call For Caterpillars? We are having a special contest to celebrate Eric Carle’s beloved caterpillar from The Very Hungry Caterpillar. You are invited to create a...
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Special Guest Illustrator RAUL COLÓN
Last Sunday, Raul Colón, illustrator of many celebrated picture books visited The Carle to present “Art is a Mind Game,” a talk on the creative process. A few of Raul’s books include, As Good as...
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From Found Materials to Flowers!
Apparently May showers bring June flowers! With all the rain we’ve been getting these past few weeks here in the Pioneer Valley, folks are busy working in The Studio and lots of flowers are now ‘in...
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And The Winners Are…
We are very proud to announce the three winners for our Call For Caterpillars Contest! We chose three random winners from over 100 entries and here they are: Hannah Reed Coates from Belchertown High...
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