take a load off

happy weekend!

sweetest image from etsy.

Marbling Magic

 

Adding the water based ink to the water bath, drop by drop,

aiming for the floating paper disc.

 

Carefully swirling the trails of ink on the water's surface.

 

Placing the paper on water's surface until it absorbs ink.

 

Pulling paper off  when edges have curled up.

We LOVE marbling at Beehive.

We explore this marbling method a couple of times a year,

and when we do, it is always a big huge favorite.

It is magical, the way the ink adheres to the paper via the waters surface. 

The children have control over how much ink and 

which color combinations they want to use.  

There's no telling what the print will look like, but it almost doesn't matter 

because the process to get there is over the moon.

Aitoh Boku-Undo Suminagashi marbling kit from here.

Ashley Percival animal prints

                      L O V E  these  animal  prints  by ASHLEY PERCIVAL.

                                  (Also makes me think I may NEED another new pair of specs)

wrap it UP!

It's a fun full week of sorting and sending all of the amazing Beehive ART work home.
Our new session begins next week.. catch us if you can!
  Good bye puppet friends!

TGIT

                                                                                                art by JOSH age 8

roller prints

We've been getting busy printing..
this time with big grooved wooden rollers and rolling pins.

The blending of textures and color is exquisite,
not to mention a whole lotta, lotta fun!

back at ART!

                   We had a great first week of classes at Beehive, here is a sneak peak!

                        
                              enormous mono prints, canvas puppets,
                                                      amazing staff and new friends,
                                                                   paintings at the wall, designs in progress