watercolor mobiles

                   
                       matte board   watercolor   paper straws  wood pieces   string 

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WE will be tie dying, constructing, collaging 

and painting all things

 red white & blue 

and a whole lot more! 

early bird color

                                            summer ART 15     week one 

                                   painting   printing   mobiles   starfish   lanterns

summer ART 15

summer A R T  is loaded with a variety  of exciting projects including.. puppetry, painting, bookmaking,  printing, constructing, collage,  paper mache, sculpture,   batik, mixed media, drawing, wood working, sewing, tie-dye and more. e a r l y  b i r d  A R T    June 15 - 18    June 20 - 25  Monday - Thursday  11am - 1:00 pm  kids 3 - 5  years $175 week s u m m e r   A R T     July 6 - 9       July 13 - 16  July 20 - 23    July 26 - 30  Monday - Thursday  10:00 - 1:00 pm  kids 4 - 9 years $200 week Sign up for more than one week..  each week is unique, offering  new materials, techniques and explorations.  save your spot via Paypal  click for summer ART   click for early bird ART  beehive registration form

Shibori bed

I had so much fun dying this Shibori sheet set 

 for Land of Nod's Honest to Nod blog.  

See the full DIY at Land of Nod 

relish

http://kimbeehive.tumblr.com/

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indigo.. continues

  Wrapping things up with our indigo quilts..

 beautiful images of the girls tying their quilts off.

We sewed and dyed

pillow cases to match.

I am SO proud of these girls.. 

sweet dreams beehive sewers! 


in case you missed it, 
click here for first indigo quilt post.

Dad's Day Poster

We all want to make something really special and one of a kind for dad for Father's Day. Last June we made these SUPER RAD DAD posters for our beehive dads, they were a big hit in the studio and again at home. We use 12" x 18" matte board, you can also use any card stock or heavy weight paper. I love using  paper stencils, an easy hardware store find... they usually come in two sizes and I often mix them up and use both. Watercolor resist (oil pastel and watercolor paint) is a favorite technique that we use here to create these posters. 

Supplies

- stencils

- matte board

- pencil

- sharpie marker

- oil pastels

- watercolor paint and brushes
- paper towel

1.  Stencil your message with pencil and outline the letters with a sharpie. 

2.  Draw with oil pastels... play with color groups or patterns or just go nuts with lots of color.

3.  Paint over the oil pastel with the watercolor paint. The areas where you haven't used the oil pastel will absorb the paint and the areas with the pastel will resist it. Have a paper towel nearby to dab up the excess paint. Too much paint can dissolve the paper. 

4. Let your poster dry 

5. GO find your super rad dad !!

wood sculptures

wood pieces, sharpie marker, wood glue, watercolor paint

I love everything about these sculptures. 

TOW'RS listen now !

The Nod Bookmobile

WE were honored to have these lovely ladies and 

The Nod Bookmobile visit the studio this weekend. 

The bus is loaded with fun games, toys, books, pillows, poofs,  rugs and tee pee. 

Jen and Tatiana work their magic to create the most inviting

 magical setting for children of all ages. 

Story time, campfire, s'mores, bag races and lots of super hero fun was had.

Little Golden books were sold to benefit Milk and Bookies, a non profit organization that donates books to children in need. 

           And they're off to spread more magic and wonder.

          
 So long Nod Bookmobile ! 

The Land of Nod 

6 o'clock shadows

                                   

     I couldn't resist the shadows and color bursts. 

I just dyed beehive tees for my friends

 from The Land of Nod. They'll be here Saturday 

on their Nod Bookmobile, we're very excited!