Inspiration

Curated Pinterest Board of Arts/Crafts with Smattering of Ideas and Resources to Inspire You:

https://www.pinterest.com/wholehat/8th-grade-independent-art-project-ideas/

Awesome Makezine Resource for All Kinds of Varied and Interesting Things to Make & Create:

https://makeprojects.com/home?utm_source=makezine_nav

Inspiring Local Artists:

Portland Hip-Hop Artist Activist

Alex Chiu- Artist Activist

Betty La Duke- Artist Activist

Make things w/Nature:

https://mindfulartstudio.com/natural-anxiety-relief-make-art-from-nature/

Music:

Homemade instruments: https://redtri.com/homemade-instruments/slide/1

Intergenerational Storytelling:

Intergenerational Storytelling: The Chestnut Story

StoryCorps: Questions for Intergenerational Interviews (PDF)

StoryCorps: Conversation Tips and Planning Your Interview (PDF)

Story Corps: The First Great Listen (podcast)

Thematic Inspiration:

Rob Van Nood - yes from Catlin!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra9bn_oqRjQ&feature=youtu.be

https://blog.collegevine.com/community-service-ideas-for-artists/

The man is the Music: Lonnie Holley: https://www.lonnieholley.com/#video-section

Biden Video Uses Artist’s Vision to Project a Unified Country: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/09/arts/biden-unity-video-uses-artists-vision.html?referringSource=articleShare&referringSource=articleShare

Found Object Puppets and Masks:

Found object puppet (video)

Making found object puppets (Video)

Making found object puppets from Alex and Olmsted (video)

Spaced: A Table Top Theatre experience (video)

The Found Object Masks of Salvador Campos (website)

Master Artist Ashley Bryan speaks about creating masks and puppets from found objects (video)

Ashley Bryan’s Puppets (video)

Specific Items of Interest:

Crafty Party Lanterns: http://spartansusscraper.blogspot.com/2011/10/provo-craft-party-lanterns.html

Origami style covid face masks with little sewing involved. Very stylish and easy to understand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzWokzCOXDI

Folding Photo Cubes: http://spartansusscraper.blogspot.com/2011/10/provo-craft-party-lanterns.html

https://www.chicaandjo.com/magic-folding-wooden-photo-cubes/

Materials and Techniques:

Paper Mache: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/paper-mache-tips-and-hints-1253089

Cardboard cut-out Art: https://makezine.com/2008/03/29/cutout_cardboard_art/

Printmaking: https://alisaburke.blogspot.com/2013/11/plastic-bag-printmaking.html

Printmaking: https://craftwhack.com/25-cool-printmaking-ideas/

Make printing plates with gelatin: https://zoundsdesigns.com/2012/07/09/gelatin-print-tutorial-and-giveaway-results/

Watercolors:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf536c4d0zE

http://ideasflowers.selbermachendeko.com/easy-watercolor-flowers-step-by-step-tutorial-watercolor-salvabrani/

Recreating Masterpieces:

From PBS: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-these-quarantine-tableaus-household-items-turn-into-art-history-props

https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/art/can-you-recreate-famous-artworks-at-home-getty-museum-challenges-people-to-remake-masterpieces-1.1002212#5

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/gettymuseumchallenge/ and https://www.instagram.com/gettymuseumchallenge/

Not as prescriptive as a strict recreation, these "Flemish style" self potraits by artist Nina Kachadurian are more "thematic" and all were taken in airplane lavatories: http://www.ninakatchadourian.com/photography/sa-flemish.php