Pixel art is something that is popular right now, so I made a large pixel art interactive board out of pool noodles! People could rotate them to create their own designs.
I also had a display showing how pixel art started thousands of years ago as people worked with mosaic tiles.
Pixel art is a lot like pointillism, where artists like Seurat used different colored dots that overlapped to create images. These were the first images using dpi (dots per inch) without a computer!
Also using the concept of "pixels" can be seen in Native American bead art.
So along those lines, we did bead art creating animal key chains out of beads. We used patterns and wove them together with string. My son (who loves all kinds of arts and crafts) helped me make key chain examples and patterns to sell. He helped teach the kids how to make them also. It was exhausting, but so rewarding to see the kids working with patterns and enjoying the process!
Thanks for joining my journey,
-Deborah King
Stay tuned for my next paint party! It will be June 25th at Due North.