
STORY TO ART! 2021
with Karen Glass and Barbara Tam
for ages 6 - 12
REGISTER HERE! request art supplies at registration (small fee may apply)
program sponsored by East Branch Friends of the Arts,
Keene Valley Library and
Town of Keene Youth Commission.
The projects are designed for ages 6 to 12, but they can be done by any age, child or adult
The Books/Projects 2021 Spring:
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The Noisy Paintbox by Barb Rosenstock. [artist: Wassily Kandinsky] (available April 20)
Project: Color and Sound - Non-Objective Art & Synesthesia
An art exploration with line, shape, color, and form. Kandinsky was fascinated by the colors of the world
and felt that every hue had a special quality that gave meaning and influenced his art. We will try to look
through his eyes and begin to understand some of those relationships that Kandinsky experienced.
Materials: 12”x18” or other large white or light colored paper; oil pastels or colored pencils; pencil; black Sharpie marker, simple geometric templates [and/or found objects]
2 . Frida by Jonah Winter. [artist: Frida Kahlo] (available April 27)
Project: Frida’s Fruit - Still-life Painting & Bold Color
Inspired by her bold use of vibrant color, we will paint a still-life influenced by an artist who honestly
expressed the difficulties in her life through her art. Painting real objects set before us, we will experiment
with techniques using pure hues, different brush strokes, shadows and highlights, and light washes.
Materials: large white paper; tempera or acrylic or watercolor paints, and brushes; pencil; various colorful fruits and/or vegetables or flowers
3. Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan. [artist: Jackson Pollock] (available May 4)
Project: Not Sitting Still but Dancing with Paint - Abstract Expressionism & Emotion
Free gestures of line with paint [action painting] was a Pollock signature. We will take this ‘gestural
abstraction’ and dribble, splash, or smear paint onto a horizontal surface hereby emphasizing the physical
act of painting itself.
Materials: very large heavy white paper or cardboard or canvas or masonite; tempera or acrylic paint; cups or jars for mixing paints; various brushes and ‘tools’ [sticks, knives, trowels]
4. Maya Lin by Jeanne Walker Harvey (available May 11)
Project: A Beetle’s Playground - Form & Environmental Sculpture
Architecture is not just designing buildings. We will take a different way of looking at our surroundings
and engage in ‘recycling the natural environment’ into a 3-dimensional landscape or map. Layering and
building up the surface with geometric planes to create visual depth offer further possibilities for
completion.
Materials: lots of large sheet[s] of cardboard, mat-board, or illustration board; heavy scissors; X-ACTO knife and cutting surface [optional]; white glue or rubber cement or two-sided tape, various scraps of plain, colored or patterned papers; needle & threads
Each week we will provide a story and an art project for you to do at home with simple materials. The programs will be available at https://www.keenevalleylibrary.org/resources Supplies are available each week from the Keene Valley Library. Call or email to reserve supplies
Call 518-576-4335 or email kvla.requests@gmail.com to reserve materials.
STORY TO ART: SUMMER 2020
August 17. Cambridge
Project: Magic Machine
Materials: white square paper
black Sharpie marker
colored pencils
August 10. The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
Project: Wild Landscape
Materials: white paper
tempera or bottle-type watercolor paint & brushes
pencil
Coming Soon---- one more Project!
August 24 And The Good Brown Earth
Project: Tangly Fantastic Garden
Materials: white paper
pencil
oil pastels
August 3. Blue and other colors
Project: Colors and Shapes
Materials: construction paper
scissors / glue stick/ oil pastels / markers / crayons
Project: Summer Spots
Materials: available from the library
white paper
tempera or acrylic paints
round ‘brushes’: stencil brushes, q-tips, wine corks, cotton balls, etc.
July 20 I’m Not Just A Scribble
Project: NOT a Scribble
Materials: large white paper
black Sharpie marker
colored pencils or crayons
glue stick
part two: large black paper
white glue [Elmer’s]
oil pastels [Craypas]
July 13 Snippets
Project: Dynamic Shapes
Materials: various paper scraps [assorted colors, prints, patterns
large black or white paper
scissors. / markers
glue stick / white and black crayon

JULY 6! CLICK HERE.
The Dot: Paint Splotch Birds and Other Critters
Materials needed:
· large white paper
· watercolor paints & brushes
· black permanent Sharpie