The typical parent might react with curiosity tinged with suspicion: Is
working with twigs and leaves supposed to help my child learn to spell?
Not exact matches
A few years back, I used to
work out regularly
with a couple of them, more often than not complaining about why my arms continue to resemble
twigs....
ACER UK will
work in partnership
with SCHOLAR and
Twig.
Branches and
twigs from untreated trees will
work, as will any small piece of wood that hasn't been treated
with chemicals.
We have a large backyard
with over 40 trees that are frequently shedding
twigs and branches — who has time to gather every freaking stick off the ground, every freaking day while also
working 40 + hours a week AND have any sort of life beyond
working and picking up sticks?
Instead of
working with rags and
twigs like his Italian predecessors, Harrison uses custom 3D printing technology to create altered copies of African artifacts such as masks and statues.
Ms. Martin uses
twigs, weeds and feathers to create etchings, monotypes and collage
works that she further embellishes
with ink on paper.
In his solo exhibition at Mercer Union entitled «Fragments», Gosselin will incorporate building materials
with the natural materials usually employed in his
work, such as
twigs, grass, earth, stones, animal parts, fruit, vegetables and found objects.
Standing on a white pedestal was a chair titled Charles Eames fur Vegetarier (Charles Eames for vegetarians; all
works 2002), put together
with twigs found in the woods.
These were followed during the 1950s by linear, quasi abstract
works depicting boxes, still life, goal posts, cables, scaffolding, including a number of paintings
with which the artist represented Ireland at the XXX Venice Biennale in 1960, such as the reductive forms of women bearing boxes and bunches of
twigs on their heads.
Like Richard Shilling's use of
twigs and leaves to remind us of the simple beauty of nature or the guns Sonia Rentsch forms
with flower buds, nuts and sticks to raise the issue of environmental degradation and violence, Yulia Brodskaya utilizes paper — perhaps the most basic art material available — and a technique called «quilling» that involves twisting and folding strips of paper in such a way that she forces the viewer to not only appreciate her finished
work, but also reconsider how we look at the raw materials she's using.
With the wall mural I am
working on (more on that later), the woods on the other side of the window, and the
twig covered drum shade I knew that the classic Canadian icon known as the Hudson Bay blanket would be perfect.
The above - linked website teaches you step by step how to create a lovely spring wreath
with a roll of deco mesh, assorted burlap ribbons and embellishments and most importantly, a
twig work wreath.
While your upcycled frame won't have two piece of glass to
work with, you could always try a few other ways to use it as artwork, like doing an image glass transfer, making a framed
twig craft on glass, or making a framed moss craft on glass, like the mossy shamrock on glass shown above.
Whether you choose
wrought - iron, wicker, rattan, wood or
twig furniture, make sure it's made truly comfy
with plump cushions covered in fabrics such as ticking or vintage florals.