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Keeping Busy Making Stick People
While staying at home, or close to home, we have all been trying out new ideas. I saw a photo of a stick person from Mini Mad Things. ...
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Jan 2, 20212 min read
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Incredible November Art
This year is going by quickly now. It seemed like it might be the longest year ever and now we are in December. 2020 has proved to be...
Alameda Arts
Dec 6, 20203 min read
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Art of the month-October
Hazel and I visited a Yayoi Kusama exhibit in Los Angeles. We brought some friends who are not regular museum goers which made the visit...
Alameda Arts
Nov 13, 20202 min read
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Art by the month-September
We are in our studio full of stuff. We can look around and come up with all sorts of ideas for our projects. It's a little wild in this...
Alameda Arts
Nov 13, 20203 min read
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New Tricks
We have so much fun coming up with ideas for projects for the children. Parents often comment that they wish they could skip work and...
Alameda Arts
Nov 12, 20202 min read
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What's going on with Ms. Kate and Ms. Hazel
It has been a while since we last blogged about anything. Since SIP, Hazel and I found a new direction for Alameda Arts. At first we...
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Sep 27, 20202 min read
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PICASSO INSPIRED SELF PORTRAITS
We love projects where we learn about an artist and their life's work and then the kids are inspired to create in their style. At Maya...
Alameda Arts
Dec 7, 20172 min read
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Cardboard Challenge 2017
Our expansion from two to four schools has been fun and challenging. We hunt and gather supplies, deliver and set up snacks, projects,...
Alameda Arts
Oct 20, 20172 min read
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We Left Our Hearts in San Francisco
We were so busy over the summer and haven’t posted in quite a while. Summer camp was pretty amazing. We met new kids, had a lot of fun,...
Alameda Arts
Sep 27, 20171 min read
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GROWING CRYSTALS
This project was truly amazing. Online there are many ideas that look oh-so-fancy but when you try it at home, or in this case the...
Alameda Arts
Jun 7, 20171 min read
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FABERGÉ EGGS
We have wanted to decorate eggs in the style of Fabergé for the last few years. When Kate found small wooden eggs while shopping she...
Alameda Arts
May 26, 20171 min read
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Tie-Dyed Pillows
Every year we do a project where we make pillows. We make soft, squishy, snuggly pillows, created in some way by our little friends. This...
Alameda Arts
May 17, 20171 min read
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Dumpster Albums
One of our greatest joys is turning one person’s trash into treasure. What a lucky day it was when Kate found 4 boxes of old record...
Alameda Arts
May 12, 20171 min read
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Inspired by Chiura Obata
Chiura Obata (1885-1975) was a well know Japanese-American artist who had a long and interesting life creating art. Born in Japan, he...
Alameda Arts
May 5, 20171 min read
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Name Game
Our friends at Speedpro continue to give us their extras and here is our latest fun with the foam core board. They write their names in...
Alameda Arts
Apr 21, 20171 min read
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Tribute to Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo was a strong woman who created powerful images. Her signature flowers in her hair have made her recognizable throughout the...
Alameda Arts
Mar 31, 20172 min read
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Thoughts on Change
One thing about being a parent is everything changes. First steps, preschool, first day of kindergarten, middle school, high school...
Alameda Arts
Mar 31, 20172 min read
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Play Dough!
Kids love playing with play dough! Over the past few years we have tried many different recipes to find the perfect consistency. We...
Alameda Arts
Mar 24, 20171 min read
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Dear Leprechauns
With St. Patricks Day upon us, it was time to make Leprechaun traps. Amelia doesn't care if the Lepracon escapes this one- she just wants...
Alameda Arts
Mar 17, 20171 min read
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Loose Parts Playground
This is a bit of a turn from our normal blogs. It won’t be about what we do as Alameda Arts. It is all about working with the school...
Alameda Arts
Mar 10, 20172 min read
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