Canvas + Object

As usual, I was perusing Pinterest. I saw an interesting craft concept - canvas with the front half of plastic toy animals glued on it.   Both were painted in bold complimentary colors. It gave a great 3-D look.  Here, I painted the canvas yellow and the wooden butterfly blue/green. I glued the butterfly on the canvas, which now hangs on my wall.  I also included examples from Pinterest.  - JM

Canvas +Paint + Object + Glue

Pinterest Example

Pinterest Example

Japanese Calligraphy | Hachimaki

Last month I attended an after-hour event at the National Gallery of Art.  That night's activities were inspired by the upcoming exhibition The Life of Animals in Japanese Art.

Some of the evening activities included Japanese lessons, haiku writing, hachimaki and Japanese calligraphy.


I tried my hand in Japanese calligraphy and here is how it looks like:

I also designed a hachimaki (Japanese headband).  It is a thin towel or strip of cloth tied around the crown of the head.  According to Japanese legend, hachimaki strengthen the spirit and repel evil.   I chose the words "clever" and "magnificent".  Below is what I created:

~JM