WNCParent May 2012

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artist’s muse

Keeping it simple By Ginger Huebner WNC Parent columnist

Be creative and place tape on diagonals as well as an orthogonal grid. Then paint. PHOTOS BY GINGER HUEBNER/SPECIAL TO WNC PARENT

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Sometimes it doesn’t get any better than tape, paint and paper. As an art educator, it is easy to overcomplicate things; I try to pull in too many themes, artist references, teaching points, artistic materials, etc. As a parent, I do the same thing. What I plan as a simple activity is quickly unleashed into an entire weekend undertaking! During a recent project inspired


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