Category: Art
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Tiny Bubbles… DIY felted soap, the gift that keeps on giving
Felted soap is a lovely and unique?ágift that just takes a bit of patience, but anyone can do it! You need some wool roving, a soap of any type, a bit of bubble wrap (or a bamboo mat, or a texured waterproof surface), a towel, an old pair of nylons, and then some hot water…
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DIFY (Do It For You) Gift Ideas
Something tells me that I might want to do a little shopping in the next few weeks.?áIn my world, gift giving is fairly important and my peeps love giving gifts at Christmas. ?áI like to give consumables, such as special foods or the DIY gift ideas I am sharing with everyone this month. These are…
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DIY Sewn Cards
Are you the?ácrafty type? Do you knit, sew, make unique things, break out the glitter-glue, modelling clay or paintbrushes?áevery time you think about?ápresenting presents to your loved ones? Maybe you would like to send something handmade to your friends and family who live afar. Perhaps this year you need or want to simplify gifts, but…
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Non-Toxic Art
by Natasha Henderson, Montreal As some of you may know, I am a painter. I paint in oils, which are a lush and rich material. Pigment is suspended in oil, it slowly dries, it holds its body and texture and translucency… it is like painting?áwith light. Who wouldn’t want to paint with light? It sounds…
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What She Felt
Memoir by Natasha Henderson Felt is non-woven, non-knit fabric that is made of bits of wool or other fur. Felt-making has been around for a very long time… we’re talking about five thousand years. The contemporary method for making felt is similar in science to the ancient method: a combination of pressure, heat, water, and…
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Art Review: Parisian Laundry Rick Leong and Michael A. Robinson
by Natasha Henderson, Montreal A fellow painter, Rick LeongÔÇÖs?áwork is something that I can appreciate. Nature is the major inspiration for his large-scale oil on canvas works, but he delves into a fairy-tale, mystic and imagined place. The wonder of seeing is ever-present. The shapes and forms that magically appear amongst the trees, moss, sky,…
