You know he cut his ear off and painted Starry Night, but what else do you know about Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh? I was lucky enough to visit the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam this summer, and
ARTY-FACTS: Vincent Van Gogh
ARTY-FACTS: The history of paint
As I paint, I watch my kids draw pictures with their markers and crayons. I wonder- what did we ever do before Crayola? Before we could run to the store to buy tubes of paint in every color
ARTY-FACTS: The Ancient Art of Tibetan Sand Mandalas
Throughout our lives we create for ourselves the illusion of permanency. We build pyramids, chisel faces on the side of a mountain, and make vows of eternal love. The feeling of constancy is reassuring and before we realize, we
ARTY-FACTS: Mosaics
What do polished stone, toast, glazed tiles and bacon have in common? They have all been little pieces in a bigger picture. Let’s talk about mosaics. In the beginning, mosaics were made with small natural pebbles. In ancient Greece, people
ARTY-FACTS: The Ancient Art of Tattooing
Skulls. Butterflies. Crown of thorns. Stunning works of art on a shoulder, or drunken regrets on a hip. Tribal pride on a leg or words in memoriam on an arm. The possibilities for tattoos are endless, as are our
ARTY-FACTS: Origami
Welcome to today’s story of ARTY-FACTS- a collection of obscure and wonderful facts about different art forms. This week’s focus is on ORIGAMI Origami: The word origami was coined from the Japanese words oru (to fold) and kami (paper). As the