Today, a person ahead of me in line paid for my purchase. The cashier was so cute, they handed me my goodies with a mischievous smile and just said “have a nice day!” I said, “am I going to be paying for this?” And they told me the person ahead of me already did. I […]
Category Archives: Creativity
Living a Creative Life
Creativity is not beyond your reach. Everyone has the spark of creativity inside them, it just requires reaching in and finding it. Being creative isn’t just about making art or crafting! It’s a way of thinking and living that encourages seeing the world through a unique filter and finding joy in everyday moments. When you […]
Free Printable Conversation Starters for Teens
Once those kids get older, it can be hard to engage them in conversation. There’s a lot of “whatever” and “I don’t care” when I try to ask them questions like “what would you like for dinner?” or “what would you like to do tonight?” Now don’t get me wrong – if you happen to […]
Exploring Different Forms of Journaling
Journaling is a fantastic way to get creative and reflect on your life. Whether you’re writing, drawing, or making collages, it’s a personal space just for you. It can help you process emotions, reduce stress, and even track your personal growth. Plus, it’s fun! Bullet journaling can keep you organized, and junk journaling lets you […]
Intentional Living
Welcome to the Intentional Living section of Moon and Hare Collective! Here, I will dive into how living intentionally can transform your life through creativity, sustainability, and mindfulness. By making conscious choices that align with your values, you can create a fulfilling and meaningful lifestyle. What is Intentional Living? Intentional living is all about making […]
Chalk Painting with Kids
It’s summer time! It’s a perfect time of year to pull out the big messy art projects that look like a lot of fun, but require a lot of cleaning up or a lot of space. Take the projects outside! Use a hose for clean up, use the yard for space. And let the kids […]
How to Make Your Own Stamp
I fell in love with block printing many years ago. I love creating my own stamps and lino prints. The logo for this site was created with block printing. I use block prints in my collage artworks a lot of the time. Here are instructions on how to make simple stamp. You can expand on […]
How To Make A Mini Zine
I love making Zines! Zines are self-published magazines or booklets. They can be on any subject, and there are lots of different formats. They generally have a small circulation- you might make one copy, or you might make a bunch. In the olden days before computers, zines were created all by hand, with typewriters or […]
Printmaking Tutorial: Collagraphs, from Planning to Printing in One Session; project for K and up!
Collagraphy is an interesting way of making prints, so I really wanted to include it in the class. You generally use found objects- like the mesh that comes on your bags of onions, spaghetti noodles, or scrap fabric- which are then glued down on a surface, like matboard and then printed. The benefit to using […]
Kandinsky Inspired Monoprints
I’ve seen a lot of tutorials out there on the interwebs for art projects based on Concentric Circles by Wassily Kandinsky. Most involve painting concentric circles or cutting out circles. I was thinking of something that involved printmaking… no surprise there, right!? Well as my printmaking students were doing their monoprints the other day, I […]