Ever wonder about what to do with all those 3-1/2″ floppy disks that you have taking up space in your office, closet, house? How about a mural? A DaTa Art mural.
Here’s the plan…have lots of people decorate lots of 3-1/2″ floppy disks and then I’ll put them all together to make a mural.
The mural will [...]
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Playing with 3-1/2″ Floppy Disks – Community Mural Project
Posted in Announcements, Community Art Projects, DaTa Mosaic Mural, Floppy Disk Art, tagged Book Bin window on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Playing with 3-1/2″ Floppy Disks #5
Posted in Floppy Disk Art, Techniques, Uncategorized, tagged DaTa Art, disc art, Floppy Disk Art on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ever wonder about what to do with all those 3-1/2″ floppy disks that you have taking up space in your office, closet, house? Well here’s yet another idea.
Playing with 3-1/2″ Floppy Disks #4
Posted in Floppy Disk Art, Techniques, tagged DaTa Art, disc art, Floppy Disk Art on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Playing with 3-1/2″ Floppy Disks #3
Posted in Floppy Disk Art, Techniques, tagged DaTa Art, disc art, Floppy Disk Art, glitter glue, wrapping paper on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ever wonder about what to do with all those 3-1/2″ floppy disks that you have taking up space in your office, closet, house?
Playing with 3-1/2″ Floppy Disks #1 (take 2)
Posted in Floppy Disk Art, Techniques, tagged DaTa Art, disc art, Floppy Disk Art, Oregon, OSU Beavers, photos, team logo on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In going through my stash of floppy disks I found this orange one with a black metal slide bar on it. Being a resident of Corvallis, Oregon I’m a big fan of our Oregon State University Beavers. Their school colors just happen to be black and orange.
Playing with 3-1/2″ Floppy Disks #2
Posted in Floppy Disk Art, Techniques, tagged DaTa Art, disc art, Floppy Disk Art, photos on May 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When I opened it, I opened it from the bottom and just wide enough to take the ‘floppy’ part of the floppy disk out.
Playing with 3-1/2″ Floppy Disks #1
Posted in Floppy Disk Art, Techniques, tagged DaTa Art, disc art, Floppy Disk Art, photos on May 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ever wonder about what to do with all those 3-1/2″ floppy disks that you have taking up space in your office, closet, house?
Burnishing Spirals
Posted in Techniques, tagged burnishing, color pencils, mandalas, newgrange ireland, spirals on September 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The use of spirals is inspired by the spirals found at the Newgrange Ireland Megalithic Passage Tomb. In 1996, my husband and I spent the last afternoon of our last day in Ireland in this area. It was amazing. I want to go back so I can spend more time exploring.
Let’s Play with Spray Painting!
Posted in Spray Painting, Techniques, tagged masking tape, Spray Painting, watercolors on August 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Let’s play with spray painting…at least, my version of spray painting. Using diluted watercolor paints and pump spray bottles, we’re going to tap into our creative side!
Playing with Watercolor Pencils
Posted in Colors, Watercolor Pencils, tagged balloon, blue, drawing, painting with two colors, red, shading, vase, Watercolor Pencils on July 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today we’re going to play with two watercolor pencils and accomplish three tasks with one activity:
Play with watercolor pencils
Create a painting with just two colors
Using shading to create depth and dimension
Please keep in mind that this activity is about playing and experimenting. Precision, exactness of shape, perspective and lighting?…these concepts are for future activities.
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