AOTW#6: Tanaka Tatsuya plays with perceptions, and pieces of brocolli.
Last week, we hosted a diorama workshop with the kids in Pankow, challenging them to create their own mini universes out of shoe boxes,...
AOTW #5: Sheila Hicks, and why good pieces of Art are kind of like animals.
“I think that is important, the wanting: the desire to hold it in your hands, to befriend it, to see if it bites.” We agree with Sheila...
AOTW #4: Gao Xingjian touches souls with haunting monochrome masterpieces rendered in ink.
Beguiling in it's simplicity, yet filled with subtle layers of meaning, Gao Xingjian blends black ink and blank space to create works of...
AOTW #3: Miscegenation, Metaphors and Marionettes- the artistic world of Maëlle Foix.
Maëlle Foix, our friend and long-term artistic partner, is this weeks Artist of the Week! She speaks with Manon Jourdan about her work,...
AOTW #2: Puppetry Bridges The Gap Between Visual and Performance Art.
This week at Pass the Crayon, our workshop theme is Puppets! So, we thought it would be nice to dedicate this week's Artist of the Week...
AOTW #1: Tomás Saraceno Uses Spider Webs, Hot Air and Space Dust to Create Art Like You Have Never
At Pass the Crayon we have been exploring the theme of Space in our recent art workshops, so it seems fitting to kick off our new 'Artist...
ART IDEA OF THE WEEK XMAS SPECIAL: Paper Tree Decorations!!
We are sure you have all been missing your weekly dose of crafty goodness. But dry your tears because Art Idea of the Week is back with a...
Art Idea of the Week: Avatar
Hey guys, this week we are going to be making Avatars! (No, not that sort... more like this) ======> This week's craft is inspired by...
Art idea of the week: Bat Mobile
No, not the Batman kind- this kind! =======> Yes, Halloween is just around the corner, so this week we are gifting you with a...
Art Idea of the Week: PRINT IT!
Yesterday I helped with an art workshop at the refugee shelter in Spandau- the activity of the day was... print making! The prints were...