Thought: This time around I wanted to get away from paints, pencils, crayons, etc. I also wanted to a closer look at the work of Henri Matisse. (Born in 1869 and died in 1954.) His principal interests were form and color, so he developed a series of colorful paper collages. Project:  We will produce a…

Thoughts: Leaves are a fascinating part of the plant world: their variety in shape and line appeals to an artist at any stage of her development.  As an art experience, intersecting shapes always provide a lot of visual interest, no matter what shapes you’re using. Project:  We will use tracings of collected leaves to create…

With fall approaching and growth occurring within our program, the Junior Master Gardening Program wanted to reach new heights by expanding and improving our social media correspondence and graphic design work . As a result, we welcomed Taylor Whittlesey as our new Web & Social Media Development Specialist. Taylor is a senior Agricultural Leadership and…

  Thoughts: School is beginning soon, which also means that fall is on the horizon. I think autumn is my favorite season: the gradual drop in temperature, the color changes and falling of leaves, Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday), and the great harvest from gardens and orchards. We have been suggesting some at-home projects in June…

Thought: Today I was reminded of plants’ ability to survive even in the most unusual places. A friend of mine, Elizabeth Summer,  took a number of photographs of plants growing in the tiny cracks of a restaurant parking lot in Abilene. The yellow flower at the left was found at the base of a sign…

Hello art lovers! I recently got this idea for an a good summer at-home (or in-car) activity. It’s not that it’s a new idea, but I think the plant angle offers a new and possibly exciting slant on home-created animation. Find a pack of post-it notes. If you don’t have any post-it notes, you can…

Greetings from the Art Corner! My name is David Cain. I was born in Unionville, Pennsylvania in 1946. One of my memories growing up was the hours my dad spent outside growing vegetables and tending to his flowers (especially his roses). I remember the long summer days, usually capped off by a dinner consisting of…