It was my birthday last month and I received a priceless gift: All the videos from Knox’s life on DVDs! No gift could equal this. In this stage of grief, watching the happy times we had with Knox is a great comfort. I love watching each and every video, […]
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“Ducks at Sunset”- Art Activity for Kids
I found this really great pop-art piece by artist, Walt Curlee. I loved the colors and the simplicity of the design. It’s not always easy finding inspiration for my young artist, but this was perfect. I printed out a sample of the piece as a guide. He picked out the […]
“Medieval Lullaby”, a Hand Carved Stamp
The first time I tried to carve rubber, I created this owl stamp. It was harder than I thought, so maybe that’s why I’ve waited so long to try it again. Here’s my second attempt! I chose this pencil drawing from my sketch book, cut it to the […]
The Metaphysics of Cornelius Van Til
Cornelius Van Til was a professor at Westminster Theological Seminary for 43 years. This piece attempts to give a more colorful visual reference for his metaphysical views regarding Christian theism. “Van Til . . . always taught that a Christian worldview should be represented by two circles (for Creator and […]
Easy Drawing Activity for Kids- Pantry Favorites
I asked my young artist to pick his favorite things from the pantry for this easy drawing activity. Of course, he picked all the junk food! We set up the items on some white paper and put a large sheet in the background to eliminate visual distractions. This was challenging […]
Wings of Many Colors
On my recent visit to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, I saw colorful wings! Many pieces of art in the medieval and Renaissance galleries feature angels with rainbow colored wings and feathers of many hues. I was immediately inspired by these gorgeous pieces. Here are some of the […]
Red Violins
I’m still experimenting with glass painting. These prints were created by painting quickly onto a piece of glass with acrylic paint, and then printing the image onto Bristol vellum. The first one wound up looking a bit scant so I tried it again, brushing the paint more thickly onto the […]
Consider “Book From the Sky” by Xu Bing
Xu Bing was 11 years old when the Cultural Revolution began in China. He grew up in a land hostile to the printed word. Countless books were burned and reading was discouraged, unless it was Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book. His parents were both employed at the University of Beijing, were […]
Two Kinds of Museum Visitors
While working at an art museum, I have had the chance to observe thousands of people walk through the doors. During my brief foray into the museum studies program at Johns Hopkins, I took a course in Museum Education and read multiple studies in which social scientists tried to categorize […]