With camp quickly approaching, I find it is also time to start gathering supplies.
Don’t get me wrong, Lillstreet provides a LOT of great art supplies & all the clay we can use!
But I’m a big advocate for collecting things, donations and some “creative project planning”
instead of buying everything brand new. With that said… if any of you are in the area
and have “extra” supplies to donate – I will gladly take them off your hands. I’ve already
received some great stuff from one of my past students, Veronica, like this big bag of yarn!

On the list of things I’m collecting…
and I’m always open to other things too… you know how I love a challenge…
Magazines… one with good pictures, and nothing offensive, for collage projects.
Yarn… for weaving projects, new skeins or odds & ends.
Fabric… for sewing projects – remnants make good puppets & pillows!
Beads & Buttons… easily added to macrame, weaving & sewing projects.
Wood Scraps… collages with smaller pieces, larger ones become sculpture bases!
Wine Corks… you can drink the wine, but we can use the corks!
Tiles… large enough we can paint on them, small enough and they become mosaics!
Bottle Caps… why do people think mosaics always need to be made of tiles?!
Marbles… always a fun addition to a mosaic… or an animal sculpture’s eyeballs!
Rubber Bands… for my favorite project.. tie-dyeing… which has become trendy again!!!
Plastic Containers… yogurt, margarine and other containers with lids.
Newspaper… great for paper maché and some general “stuffing” needs.
Dry Cleaning Bags… perfect for covering clay projects to keep them from drying too fast.
Satin Ribbon… great for woven pillow tops.
Twine… perfect for macrame wall hangings and weaving warps!
Styrofoam Plates… ideal for printmaking where the designs are pressed into the foam.
Drinking Straws… String… Mod Podge… Wire… Tissue Paper… Boxes…
Cardboard… Glue… Dowel Rods… Tin Foil… Masking Tape… Paint Brushes…
Construction Paper… Texture Tools… Sponges… Wire Hangers… etc…

As you can see, the list is endless. And the project possibilities are endless too!
Generally speaking, anything you have a quantity of, we can make something out of it.
One’s and two’s of things don’t work as well as ten’s, fifty’s and hundred’s of things!!!
The more we have, the more we can make. One cork per kid is just that – a cork…
but 50 corks per kid can become a masterpiece!!!

So… if you have any “art supplies” you are willing to donate, please let me know
and we can coordinate a drop-off. Plus, my studio is frequently open, and if not, feel free
to drop stuff off in front of the door with my name on it. My studio mates are accustomed
to seeing strange piles of random objects show up for me! Thanks in advance…