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Creating Temporary Art that Feels like Magic with Photochromic Pigment
This post is best enjoyed on Leaflet:


Creating Translucent, Patterned Paper Lanterns with DIY Stamps and Oil
I learned a DIY stamp making technique from a printmaking workshop at at the Gonzales branch of the Denver Public Library ideaLABs — you can make a stamp by gluing cut pieces of foam (or other found materials like buttons, pipecleaners, etc.) onto a piece of cardboard. I wondered if you might be able to create an interesting paper lantern with that type of stamp, but using oil instead of ink. Painting oil or wax onto paper is a technique used in some types of lantern-making l




Mycelium as a Toy-Making Material?
When I stumbled upon Corinne Takara and her team of amazing biotinkering teens (whom you can learn more about here: https://nestmakerspace.weebly.com/about.html ) I was amazed and excited by their thoughtful exploration of biomaterials such as mycelium (the root-like vegetative part of fungi) as a material to make toys with. More amazing examples of their work can be seen here: “The grow-it-yourself toy kit that makes biomaterial design fun” and here’s one of the original pos
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