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Aya Katz and the artwork from the novel 'Our Lady of Kaifeng' (Photos)
Aya Katz is the author and illustrator of the novel Vacuum County, and the children’s book In Case There’s a Fox. Aya runs Inverted-A Press, which is an independent press that publishes her...
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Sketching a picture of the Santa Fe Depot in Redlands (Photos)
Living in Southern California gives local residents an opportunity to see all of the historic and beautiful architecture that this area has to offer. Although the Santa Fe Depot in Redlands is no...
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How to draw a jack-o-lantern decoration for Halloween (Photos)
Jack-o-lanterns are simple and fun pictures to draw for Halloween. People on a decorating budget can even have everyone in the family pitch in to draw pictures of jack-o-lanterns to hang up for...
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Drawing a Southern California inspired jack o lantern (Photos)
Living in Southern California means that the scenery of this area will often inspire drawings, such as the jack o lantern pictured in this article. This simple drawing of a jack o lantern against a...
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Creating an outline sketch for a painting (Photos)
Creating an outline sketch for a painting is similar to writing an outline for an essay. The outline sketch gives the artist a plan on where the painting is going, even though things can be changed...
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Decorate a shirt with palm trees using fabric markers (Photos)
It is easy to decorate a shirt with palm trees by using fabric markers. Black markers were used on the purple shirt pictured in this article to create the look of palm tree silhouettes on a beach at...
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How to make an ornament out of a canning jar lid (Photos)
It is simple and budget friendly to make an ornament out of a canning jar lid. This also an eco-friendly craft because it reuses a canning jar lid, which cannot be used more than once for canning. The...
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Make Christmas tree cards (Photos)
Making Christmas tree cards is simple and fun to do on a budget. The only supplies needed for this craft are blank paper, a drawing pencil, colored pencils, markers, and a Christmas tree to use as...
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How to make a happy new year card (Photos)
Happy new year! A festive way to celebrate the new year is by sending a friend a handmade card, and the only materials needed for this project consist of:blank paper a pencilcolored pencilsa reference...
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Creating a handmade Valentine card (Photos)
Creating a handmade Valentine card is simple and quick to do. These cards can be made on a budget because the only supplies needed for this crafting project are:a pencilcolored pencilsa sheet of blank...
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Making the shiny hearts Valentine's Day card (Photos)
Making the shiny hearts Valentine's Day card is a simple card making project, and the finished card makes a vibrant and bold statement that will delight the recipient. The only materials needed for...
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Make a heart themed Valentine's Day card (Photos)
The heart themed Valentine's Day card pictured in this article was created with a drawing pencil and colored pencils. The heart tree is based on the palm trees that are iconic in Southern California,...
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How to draw a mountain landscape: part 1
This is part one of a two part series on how to draw a mountain landscape. The materials needed for this art project consist of:a reference photographa drawing pencilcolored pencilsThe following steps...
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How to draw a mountain landscape: part 2 (Photos)
This is part two of a two part series on how to draw a mountain landscape. In the first segment of this landscape drawing the outline of the illustration was created with pencil. Next, the sky was...
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Interview with the artist Lanie Frick
Last week Aya Katz published the novel "Theodosia and the Pirates", which is a historical fiction about what may of happened to Theodosia Burr Alston after she disappeared the ship Patriot. This novel...
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Interview with Nadine Christian
Pitcairn Island is one of the most isolated communities in the world, and it takes about three days on a boat to get there from the already remote Mangareva Island. Pitcairn Island conjures up...
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How to paint a little palm tree (Photos)
Palm trees are tranquil little monocots that sway in the wind, and which deserve to be drawn and painted from time-to-time. The following steps were used to create the palm tree painting pictured in...
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How to make a necklace with a butterfly pendant (Photos)
Spring is here and women enjoy wearing jewelry that has a light and breezy air to it. This spring consider creating a necklace with a butterfly pendant and pastel colors to celebrate the season in...
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Painting a picture of the Pinnacles (Photos)
Painting a picture of the Pinnacles in the San Bernardino Mountains is a meaningful art project for people who are residents of this region. The painting of the Pinnacles is based on a photograph...
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Decorate a plain wallet with fabric paint (Photos)
Decorating a plain wallet with fabric paint is a creative way to dress it up a bit. Plain wallets often come with purses, and some people find they have no use for these. However, the solution for...
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