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The organic artist for kids : a DIY guide tomaking your own eco-friendly art supplies from nature, make your own brushes, paint, charcoal, prints & more
2020
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Immersed in the natural world, The Organic Artist for Kids inspires creativity by connecting kids and their adults to our wilderness roots.

In addition to offering a wide variety of fun, collaborative projects using nature as a source for art supplies and inspiration, this book also introduces the concepts of awareness and perception that are fundamental to the creative process. Children will be encouraged to learn new skills, build resilience, and be resourceful as part of an urgent struggle to prevent and undo Nature Deficit Disorder. Rooted in experimentation and an understanding that fun is fundamental to learning, kids will refine their drawing skills, as well as increase their appreciation for the visual arts and the natural landscape.

Just some of the projects and skills covered include:

  • Making pens and wild inks
  • Making paint from stones and rocks
  • Crafting your own paintbrushes
  • Making simple stencils and rubbings


The Organic Artist for Kids encourages you to return to the days when art was made with all-natural materials like charcoal and birch bark.

- (Grand Central Pub)

The Organic Artist for Kids teaches kids how to make their own art supplies, as well as beautiful art, from the natural world. - (Grand Central Pub)

Author Biography

Nick Neddo has been teaching people primitive skills since 2000. His interests span from Stone Age skills and technology, to nature observation and art. Drawing, however, is his first and greatest interest. His skill set also includes wilderness survival, tracking and awareness, basketry, and hide tanning. He currently teaches at the Roots School in Vermont, where he runs classes and workshops for both adults and children on primitive arts, Stone-Age living skills, wilderness survival, and nature awareness. He is the author of The Organic Artist: Make Your Own Paint, Paper, Pigments, Prints and More from Nature as well as The Organic Artist for Kids: A DIY Guide to Making Your Own Eco-Friendly Art Supplies from Nature. He lives in Montpelier, VT.

- (Grand Central Pub)

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Table of Contents

Introduction 7(8)
PAINT
15(16)
Project 1 Simple Stone Paint
14(4)
Project 2 Earth Pigments
18(4)
Project 3 Egg Tempera Paint
22(4)
Project 4 Watercolor Paint
26(5)
PAINTBRUSHES
31(18)
Project 5 Paintbrush Scavenger Hunt
32(4)
Project 6 Chewed Stick Paintbrush
36(2)
Project 7 Snake Plant Paintbrush
38(3)
Project 8 Stick Palette Knife
41(3)
Project 9 Hair and Fur Paintbrush
44(5)
CHARCOAL
49(14)
Project 10 Campfire Charcoal
50(1)
Project 11 The Charcoal Kiln Can
51(1)
Project 12 Artist Charcoal Stick
52(8)
Project 13 Charcoal Holders
60(3)
CRAYONS
63(9)
Project 14 Stone Crayons
64(4)
Project 15 Charcoal Crayons
68(4)
INKS
Project 16 Berry Ink
72(2)
Project 17 Charcoal Ink
74(4)
Project 18 Acorn Ink
78(4)
Project 19 Black Walnut Ink
82(5)
PENS
87(8)
Project 20 Twig Pens
88(2)
Project 21 Beaver Pens
90(2)
Project 22 Sharp Stick Pens
92(3)
PRINTS, STAMPS & RUBBINGS
95(24)
Project 23 Hand Printing
96(1)
Project 24 Beet Stamps
97(3)
Project 25 Berry Splat Prints
100(2)
Project 26 Pounded Plant Prints
102(3)
Project 27 Leaf Rubbings
105(3)
Project 28 Eco Prints
108(4)
Project 29 Nature Prints
112(7)
STENCILS
119(10)
Project 30 Hand Stencils
120(2)
Project 31 Found Object Stencils
122(2)
Project 32 Cutout Stencils
124(5)
PAPIER-MACHE
129(18)
Project 33 Mask with Papier-Mache Strips
130(6)
Project 34 Make Papier-Mache Clay
136(4)
Project 35 Papier-Mache Clay Mask
140(4)
Project 36 Papier-Mache Art Box
144(3)
LAND ART
147(9)
Project 37 Earth Art Mobiles
148(4)
Project 38 Earth Art Assemblage
152(4)
Acknowledgments 156(1)
About The Author 157(1)
Index 158

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