Art

Practical Uses of Color to Affect Your Mood

"I hate yellow! Why does it always go with Happy? It looks sickly and gross to me!" Probably the component of art that is most familiar to everyone is color! And we know that color has the power to invoke a wide range of feelings. But not everyone has the same color associations! There are… Continue reading Practical Uses of Color to Affect Your Mood

Art

Painting Shells: an Emotional Intelligence Activity

I have a bit of an obsession with mobiles. Windchimes, hanging plants, hammock chairs, dangly earrings. Anything that anchors from above is kinda my aesthetic. So when my kids were collecting a TON of shells at the beach, I only encouraged it as I had a vision! A rainbow seashell mobile is on my mind!… Continue reading Painting Shells: an Emotional Intelligence Activity