Quaran-Teen Night!

May 21, 2020

Welcome to Quaran-Teen Night!

We're back this month with more activities from our Teen Night art instructors!  Anna, Mary, Cat and I (Jules) have some more ideas to start the gears turning, and as usual we can't wait to see how you interpret and evolve each one.

And as Abby said last month, if you create something from these tutorials and would like to share it with us, please email it to apowell@schack.org or share online with the hashtag #schackteennight. We love and miss our Teen Night community of artists, and can't wait to see what you create!

Pointillism With a Twist

by Mary Peterson

Mary's project today explores a fun way to achieve a colorful pointillism effect through mixed-media printmaking.  Instructions, step-by-step photos and examples in the PDF below.  Get colorful!

Supplies you will need:

Sandpaper with grain around P120

Crayons or oil pastels

Iron

Printer paper or similar light weight paper. Transfers best to thinner papers.

Pencil

Optional: colored pencils for filling in open areas, glue stick, card stock.

Download the PDF of "Pointillism With a Twist" here.

Stay Safe Pins

by Anna Mastronardi Novak

Anna's project today gives you a way to promote the message of safety and care for your friends and loved ones.

Supplies:

Safety pins, wire, ribbon, beads, buttons, and any items you have at home - take a look at the samples and create your own designs using your skill and imagination. StaySafe

Download the PDF of "Stay Safe Pins" here.

Printable Social-Distancing Greeting Cards

by Cat Snapp

Cat has created some printable Social Distancing Greeting Cards for all of your quarantine correspondence needs.  The PDF contains the printable cards and envelopes, and the video shows how they go together.  Enjoy!

Link to download the card and envelope sheet..

Printable Greeting Cards - Cat Snapp Studio from Cat Snapp on Vimeo.

Quarantine Cat Toy

by Jules Anslow

Jules and her able assistant Ellie bring you a cat toy made from recycled materials and cat food!

Supplies:

Plastic single-serving fruit or applesauce cups (2)

Ribbon or necklace cording

Scissors

Ball-point pen or Sharpie

Sandpaper or emery board

Optional:

Catnip

Drill with small drill bit

Thanks so much to everyone who participates, and to the instructors for bringing us fun experiences to explore!  And please, share your explorations and inventions with us! #schackteennight

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April 30, 2020

Welcome to Virtual Teen Night!

We want you to know that we miss you- but we are so  proud that you are staying home and staying safe. We have to put our in person Teen Nights on hold for now, but that doesn't mean we can't connect virtually. We hope you enjoy this collection of art activities, ideas, and links.

If you create something from these tutorials and would like to share it with us, please email it to apowell@schack.org or share online with the hashtag #schackteennight. We would love to see your creations!

We want to thank our Teen Night Instructors and Staffers who made this possible, thank you all!

Thank you for joining us in this space. Please enjoy this message from our Schack Staffer, Jules.

Here's a link to the Resources Page Jules spoke of in the video.

April's Virtual Teen Night Activities:

Blackout Poetry from Angie Louthan

THE MINIMAL SUPPLIES NEEDED

Torn out Pages from a book

Pencils Black Marker or Pen

EXTRA SUPPLIES TO USE ONLY IF YOU HAVE THEM

Cardboard pieces to fit your book page (Cereal boxes, cracker boxes, delivery boxes)

Glue OR Mod Podge

Your choice of colored markers, crayons, colored pencils, paint markers, OR paint

Paint brush if needed. Paper Towel or Napkin Library card, ID card, grocery store card, or something firm

Here's a link to pdf instructions. Thanks, Angie!

Mixed Media Gratitude Journal from Mary Peterson

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Old book

Scissors

Glue

Hole punch

Exacto knife

Optional supplies listed in the video

Thank you so much for this great tutorial, Mary!

Basic Macrame by Jules Anslow

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Cording or string of some type, multiple colors

Scissors

Optional: Piece of matboard, cardboard or thin wood, binder clips, beads, toys, drill, drill bits

Downloadable Coloring Page by Rosemary Jones

Here's a link to the coloring page download.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Printer

Crayons, markers, or colored pencils to color with

We asked local artist Rosemary Jones to create a coloring page that honors the class of 2020. Color it in with your school colors and place in you window to show support for your school’s outgoing seniors or color it in with colors you like as meditative practice. Or maybe color it in and rip it up because you are frustrated with what’s going on! There’s no right or wrong here.

Thank you for this beautiful page, Rosemary!

Relaxing Colored Pencil Activity from Anna Mastronardi Novak

Here's a link to the pdf instructions for this activity. 

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Colored pencils

Paper

Enjoy this simple and relaxing coloring activity from Anna.

Thank you for sharing, Anna!

Links from others that we think you’ll enjoy

CreativeBug from Everett Public Library

Find thousands of award winning video classes taught by top artists and designers on this site. You can access this for free with an account through your Everett Public Library card. Anyone residing in Snohomish County can get a library card online (here’s a video tutorial on how to apply for a card online).

Printable Greeting Cards and Envelopes from Cat Snapp Studio

Printable greeting cards to say hello while social distancing. Print using your own paper, cut, fold and glue away! Cat Snapp is a local artist and Schack instructor. Check out her online shop, too.

Downloadable Coloring Pages from Kimberly Mattson

Kim is our 2020 Fresh Paint poster artist and an accomplished artist and designer. She is offering these free coloring pages on her website. Be sure to poke around her site and look at all of her beautiful creations!

Stay home with SAM

Find lots of inspiration in the portion of the Seattle Art Museum's website. There are tutorials, virtual tours, videos and more. 

We hope you enjoy our Quaran-Teen Night!
Below, find information about our normal Teen Nights throughout the school year.
Thank you!

Schack Teen Night

These FREE, after hours events, are just for teens. Each event includes up to four different hands-on art project stations where teens get to meet and work with local artists, as well as enjoy refreshments and glass blowing demonstrations.  No need to register, just drop in and make art!

2019-2020 Teen Night Dates:

All events are from 6-8pm and FREE thanks to sponsorship

Events are intended for ages 13-18.

October 17, 2019

November 14, 2019

December 19, 2019

February 20, 2020

March 19, 2020 Canceled

April 30, 2020 Virtual Teen Night

May 21, 2020

Support for this program comes from the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians and the Terry & Cheryle Earnheart Fund for Children held at the Community Foundation of Snohomish County.