That’s right, it happened. A Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something Christmas Tree. After yesterday’s post I couldn’t help but try and make my own Christmas Book Tree. I just received a new shipment of books, so it was perfect. But let me be the first to tell you, making a Christmas tree out of books… Continue Reading
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A Christmas of Books
Everyone knows that the best Christmas present is a good book, right? You unwrap it on Christmas morning and then have to put it aside for the rest of the festivities, but then once there’s a lull you can pick it up and disappear into a new world. I can’t tell you how many late… Continue Reading
“Miranda Writes” article in the Somerville Scout
At the very end of the launch for Don’t Make Art, Just Make Something back in June of 2013, two guys walked into Union Press. They flipped through the book, listened to some music, and looked at the Something City (a community art project in the center of the room). In the end, one of… Continue Reading
Art Activity: Ice Globes
What: Home-made ice globes How: Get some good, heavy duty balloons Put inside some food coloring and any natural objects. Fill with water (not too full) Leave outside in the cold Let sit for at least 24 hours, then cut the balloon off! Why: I mean, why not?
Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
A literary agent I took a class with at Grub Street told me that most would-be-published books live or die off of their first page. That’s about as much time as an agent, who could receive 30 or more manuscripts a day, has to give you. If that’s truly the case, than no wonder Ransom Rigg‘s… Continue Reading
Creative Female Empowerment, through a Shampoo Commercial?
Why do I only ever see commercials like this on youtube and from other countries? If this is what I saw advertising shampoo whenever I turned on the TV, I would stop watching everything on my computer.
Casting a Fire Ant Colony
Some amazing things happen when science meets art. (Although I can’t help feeling a little sorry for the ants…)
Art Activity: Nature Ornaments
What: Create ornaments using a selection of natural materials How: Go into the woods and spend some time finding cool things Bring them back to your home/studio/classroom Provide a selection of natural materials and various kinds of glue and scissors Why: Recycled materials, whether natural or not, are one of the most freeing things to work… Continue Reading
How to Edit Your Own Writing
Four words: wait until you’re done. I’ve been working on the same story for almost three years now. It’s a young adult novel about a young girl named Theo Baez and currently it’s driving me insane. You see, I promised myself that I would finished this book this year. But now it’s December 4th, the… Continue Reading
Part Three: The Front Desk
The first thing you notice once you pass through the doors is the hearth itself. Set at the far end of a wide open room, the fireplace itself is nearly as tall as you are. Large gray stones create a small rectangle jutting out to the room and climb up the walls, culminating in what… Continue Reading