Worry Dolls
Long ago, there was a Mayan princess named Ixmucane (icks-moo-ca-neigh). Her father, the Sun God, granted her a very special gift- the ability to take away any problem a human… Read more Worry Dolls →
Collage
Collage, from the french word coller, or ‘to glue’, is a funky, fun, unique style that you’ve probably encountered before, in class or at museums. But do you know the history behind it? … Read more Collage →
Hojalata Art
Hojalata (Ho-huh-la-tuh) art is a very colorful style that became popular due to the wide availability of tin in Mexico. Also called the “Poor Man’s Silver”, tin was easy to… Read more Hojalata Art →
Storytime Activity: Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/No Combina
Meet Marisol McDonald, a little girl with fiery hair and a love for peanut butter and jelly burritos. This bilingual story by Monica Brown is another book in ICAN’s Audio… Read more Storytime Activity: Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/No Combina →
ICAN COLOR! Mountain Day
Happy mountain day! Also known as ‘Yama no hi’ Mountain Day is Japan’s newest public holiday. Japan celebrated the first official Mountain Day on August 11, 2016. Today we’re appreciating… Read more ICAN COLOR! Mountain Day →
Zentangles
Zentangle? What’s a Zentangle? Zentangle is a really cool type of art that creates wild pictures, the ‘tangle’, through lots of thought and focus, the ‘zen’. Follow along to learn how to make zentangles.… Read more Zentangles →
Splatter Paint
Careful, this one gets messy. Splatter paint is as explosive and colorful as its history. It started in the 1940’s in New York, due to art censorship, or the banning of… Read more Splatter Paint →
Pointillism
Think it’s rude to point? These artists sure don’t! Pointillism is a French art style where dots of pure, unmixed color are placed on a canvas in such a specific way that the… Read more Pointillism →
ICAN Color! Operation Photobomb
ICAN’s Audio Book Tour continues with tonight’s storytime. Operation Photobomb is written by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie, illustrated and read by Matthew Rivera. This book is published by Albert… Read more ICAN Color! Operation Photobomb →