Rockwell Paper Scissors: Block Printing
March 18, 2025 | Minna Citron, recently featured in Minna Citron: Color and Shape, was an artist who lived in New York City and became known in the art scene in the 1930s. She was a painter and printmaker and raised two children on her own. A printmaker is an artist who makes pictures by creating designs on a …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Story Envelopes
December 3, 2024 | When the weather gets cold in New York, people spend more time indoors. They cook yummy winter foods, decorate their homes, and spend time with family and friends. What are your favorite things to do when it’s chilly outside? People live in different kinds of homes and get ready for winter in their own …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Sugar Skull Scratch Art
October 9, 2024 | Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an annual celebration in Mexico and throughout Latin America. People who celebrate believe that the spirits of their deceased loved ones return to visit on November 1 and 2. To encourage spirits to visit, families build ofrendas—tables covered with colorful decorations, photos, and the deceased’s …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Pop-Up Puppet Theater
April 4, 2024 | Many of the works of art in The Rockwell Museum collection show animals. Some of the animals are in their habitats. Habitats are the places animals live! These places include water, air, shelter, and food for the animals to survive. Norman Akers’ painting Elk Calling, on the right, shows an elk emerging from water. There are …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Symmetrical Pots
February 1, 2024 | The Pueblo Native American community has a long tradition of creating ceramic (clay) pots. Ceramic pots might be used to store water, food, and other everyday items. However, pots are also made as unique objects for display. Their purpose is to be beautiful! The Pueblo pottery from The Rockwell Museum collection are examples of how …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Paper Gingerbread House
December 4, 2023 | Create a beautiful paper gingerbread house to hang up at home and get in the spirit. You can add all kinds of decorations to make it your own. Sparkles, candy, even snow! What kind of environment can you create for your gingerbread house? What kind of environment will you hang it up in when you …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Clay Turkeys
November 3, 2023 | Food often plays a big role in art. It can be both the subject of art (what the art shows) and a tool used to make the art. To celebrate Thanksgiving this month, let’s take a look at some of the different foods found in The Rockwell Museum Galleries. Then, make your own sculpture! The …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Sugar Skull Printmaking
October 5, 2023 | This month in the Art Lab, we are celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Día de los Muertos is an annual celebration in Mexico and throughout Latin America. People who celebrate believe that the spirits of their deceased loved ones return to visit on November 1 and 2. To encourage spirits to …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: DIY Monoprints
July 24, 2023 | This Rockwell Paper Scissors project is available at the KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab on June 3 from 1p.m. – 3 p.m. (while supplies last). Visit us in person or follow along at home with these simple DIY instructions to make your own colorful monoprint with art materials from around your home. This month, we were inspired by …
Rockwell Paper Scissors: Animal Habitat Collage
July 24, 2023 | This Rockwell Paper Scissors project is available at the KIDS ROCKWELL Art Lab April 3–9 (while supplies last), as well as during our April 15 Family Day! Visit us in person or follow along at home with these simple DIY instructions to make your own Animal Habitat Collage with art materials from around your home. Many artists are resourceful and …