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Series 1900: Freshen Up!

 
1901 Artist

Artists look at the world from fresh perspectives.  Host Jenny Barnett-Rohrs draws the geometric patterns she sees looking at the world from high above.  Franz Spohn has ideas for all the things artists can do besides creating works for a museum. Candie Cooper introduces us to the art form of Yamamoto to create a collage and Candie makes a 3-D color wheel.

 

Aerial Seaside Patterns

Watch the video for this project online at: https://youtu.be/oczTOMdGaco

 

What Artists Can Do

 

Yamamoto Collage

 
3D Color Wheel – Shish-Kebab Values  
1902 Old is New

Give a new twist to traditional art forms.  Jenny Barnett-Rohrs makes a trinket box inspired by a popular video game.  Then, she makes a friendly turtle using the ancient art of mosaic.  Candie Cooper creates pop art with polka dots in the style of the artist Kusama, and Jenny coils a rag basket with a touch of denim.

 

Trinket Box

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/exafOaOwHJ4

 

Mosaic Sea Turtle

 

Kusama  Pop Art

 

Coiled Rag Basket

 
1903 Stars

Look beyond the sky.  Jenny Barnett-Rohrs makes a glittery star catcher featuring the constellations.  Candie Cooper creates a 3-D board illustrating moon phases.  Artist Franz Spohn creates watercolor paintings featuring clouds. Jenny makes a suncatcher mandala and Candie Cooper captures a sparkly space galaxy in a bottle.

 

Star Catcher

 

3D Board with Moon Phases

 

Watercolor Clouds

 

Suncatcher Mandala

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/w6ceYhJsnak

 

Galaxy in a Bottle

 
1904 Creatures

The earth is full of wonderful creatures.  Jenny Barnett-Rohrs crafts simple animals that are easily adaptable and molds a robot mouse.  Artist Franz Spohn draws creatures that are just like us – or not.  Jenny uses glow-in-the-dark clay to craft a spooky-sweet charm for your backpack.

 

Fun Foam Animals

 

Robot Mouse

 

Drawing Creatures

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/tRMXJszQv80

 

Monster Back Pack Charm

 
1905 Bloom

Flowers make us happy.  By mixing bright colors, Jenny Barnett-Rohrs makes a fun floral banner.  Candie Cooper makes flowerpots that help you count and add. Artist Franz Spohn draws flowers from different perspectives.  Jenny creates a nightlight inspired by coral that grows in the sea.

 

Floral Banner – Color Mixed Flowers

 

Flowerpot Counters

 

Drawing Flowers

 

Beach Inspired Nightlight

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/ttAT0aP2QRI

 
1906 People

People keep life exciting.  Jenny Barnett-Rohrs and a special friend show how to tag your best friends with matching lanyard tags.  Candie Cooper celebrates diversity with whimsical cone kids. She also crafts one-of-a-kind wooden kokeshi dolls. Jenny uses age-old symbols to monoprint a family crest to frame or use for banners.

 

Best Friends Lanyard Tags

 

Cone Kids

 
Kokeshi Dolls  

Family Crest Monoprint

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/9Ssdcy35Dyg

 
1907 Animals

Animals come in endless varieties.  Inspired by ocean creatures, Jenny Barnett-Rohrs creates a sea-life totem.  Candy Cooper crafts a piggy bank that holds bills and coins.  Artist Franz Spohn engineers animals from all directions. Jenny crafts loony llamas from pool noodles.

 

Sealife Totem

 

Piggy Bank Idea – Show Me the Money

 

Adding Motion to a Drawing

 

Fuzzy Pool Noodle Llamas

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/RL4DXLrvPgA

 
1908 Stylish

Freshen up your style statement.  Jenny Barnett-Rohrs fashions a colorful ID bracelet from clay and makes a foxy felt animal pouch.  Jenny weaves a trendy beaded bracelet of silver and gold. Then, using fabric and ribbon, Jenny creates a decorator-style memo board to stay organized.

 

ID Bracelet

 

Fox Felt Pouch

 

Wrap Bracelet

 

Memo Board

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/eRoUVoc7x_g

 
1909 Imagination

Unleash your imagination.  Using rolling pins, Jenny Barnett-Rohrs creates all kinds of textures.  Candie Cooper creates little superheroes to showcase her creative writing.  France Spohn draws a picture from a poem and Jenny makes an ever-lasting lunch from felt.

 

Rolling Pin Textures

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/Xf9L5LdE0NA

 
Super Hero Writers  
From Poem to Picture  
Felt Food - Hamburger  
1810 Sci-Fi

Travel to the future for new adventures.  Jenny Barnett-Rohrs makes a metallic robot tray to hold coins and treasures.  Then, she creates a mysterious sea creature.  Franz Spohn launches aliens into outer space and Jenny makes futuristic sculptures from foam.

 

Robot Butler Tray

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/UNOhfB9PQbI

 

Sea Creature

 

Aliens in Space – Drawing Lesson

 

Metallic Foam Sculpture

 
1911 Living Places

Each plant and creature has a habitat. To capture the freshness of the ocean, Jenny Barnett-Rohrs makes jars inspired by sea glass. For her art project, Candie Cooper looks to the rainforest for ideas. Then, she sponge-paints an animal foot-print rug.  Jenny makes a 3-D diorama of animal habitats from paper and foam.

 

Seaglass Jars

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/b8KWD1EB190

 

Rainforest Art

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/b8KWD1EB190

 

Footprint Rug

 
3D World Habitats  
1912 Fly Away

Let’s make wings and fly.  With paper, scissors and a little spaghetti, Jenny Barnett-Rohrs makes paper feathers.  Then, she crafts fuzzy bug wings from felt.  Artist Franz Spohn illustrates distance and perspective in his drawings of birds in flight.  Jenny crafts a bird house for our feathered friends. 

 
Paper Feathers  

Felt Bug Wings

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/pjmYDiLqjNU

 

Make Your Drawings More Spatial

 

Milk Carton Birdhouse

 
1913 Camp

Head to the great outdoors with camping crafts.  Jenny Barnett-Rohrs fashions a talking stick like those used by ancient tribes. Then, she paints images of nature with sand. A special friend joins Franz Spohn to make a fishing game and Jenny weaves a beaded dream catcher.  Candie Cooper lights up the forest with a cool camp lantern.

 

Talking Stick

 

Sand Painted Bird

Watch the video for this project online at:
https://youtu.be/sic02Ytl3y4

 

Fishing Game

 

Dream Catcher

 

Camp Lantern

 
 
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