Michelangelo-Inspired Drop-In Activity

By Kris Hurst Michelangelo was an Italian artist born in 1475. That’s 545 years ago, and we are still talking about him and looking at his work. Let’s call him Mike for the sake of conversation. Mike considered himself a sculptor and is famous for the 17-foot marble...

Color Wheel Basics: Color Mixing with Creativebug

By Dorothy LaFara Learn how to mix colors and build a personalized color palette by exploring Creativebug, one of the new resources available to HEPL cardholders. At Creativebug you will find thousands of art and craft video classes for people with all levels of...

Sol LeWitt Maker Challenge

By Kris Hurst About the Sol LeWitt Maker Challenge (Video overview of Sol LeWitt Maker Challenge) If you are familiar with Ignite Studio, you know that we love maker challenges. A maker challenge encourages you to “make” something based on a prompt. Past maker...

Optical Illusion Art: Drop In

By Kris Hurst Optical illusions have a way of tricking us into seeing something other than what is right in front of us. This can be done through the use of color, hue (shades of a color), patterns, and line. Artists can “fool” us by creating images on flat surfaces...

Fellowship from Afar: Weekly Artist Meetup

By Garen Robie “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” The Lord of the...