Art

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1. Sonia King created the mosaic below. I was drawn to its colors and I enjoy looking at it and seeing all of the little intricate pieces that make up this mosaic. http://www.mosaicworks.com/custom.html

2. Melted Crayon Art -I saw this melted crayon project on Pinterest a few weeks ago and plan on doing this with my children in the near future. The crayons are glued onto the top of the canvas and then melted with a hair dryer until they melt and run down the canvas. []

3. Pop Art Kiss -I always enjoy looking at pop art such as this collage of lips. Something about seeing the same picture in different colors, tones and hues always makes for an interesting piece of art to captivate one’s attention. []

4. Abstract Digital Art -When I first saw this on my computer screen, I had to look and then look again to make sure my eyes just weren’t playing tricks on me. I’m amazed at how art such as this can be created to trick the human eye. []

5. Glass blowing art -I had a high school friend who recently went to a glass blowing workshop which re-piqued my interest in glass blowing. I went to school at UW-Madison and inside the Kohl Center there are different displays of blown glass and I always thought they were so amazing. []

6. Ice Sculpture -Growing up in the north woods not far from Eagle River, WI, I am familiar with the idea of ice sculpting, but I have never seen the Ice Castle in person. I have seen pictures though. It might make a nice day trip to take my kids on sometime. []

7. Collages -I am familiar with collages, but I guess I never thought of them as an art form before. This made me realize that art is really a very broad, almost all encompassing subject. []

8. Landscape Art -I had heard what the term “landscape art” before but never really thought about what it meant. After looking around on the Internet a bit, I realized that landscape is, in fact, most likely one of my favorite types of art. There is just something about looking at nature that calms the soul. []

9. Quilting -I never real thought of quilting as an art, but once I think about it, I think that quilting does require creativity and artistic ability. Growing up, I remember looking at quilts that my grandmother had made and trying to figure out the pattern of the shapes on the quilt. []



10. Pointilism -I think that children would really enjoy creating a painting using pointillism. I could see doing an art project like this with children as young as kindergarteners. It is a great way to introduce them to different types of art as well as let them practice their artistic abilities. []