A Jonni Good Tutorial – image Credit: Jonni Good Table of Contents Step 1: Creating a Form or Armature Armatures Made with Crumpled Paper and Masking Tape: Armatures Made with Crumpled Foil and Hot Glue: Using Found Objects for a Form for Paper Mache: Paper Mache Over a Clay Model: Paper Mache Over a Wire…
Month: July 2025
How to Make a Quick & Easy Chicken with Paper Mache + Ideas for More Funky Chickens
This paper mache chicken is easy to make … “And you can change it any way you like – make a whole flock of hens, and each one will be different. “I chose it for today’s post because I’ve got chickens on my brain – you’ll hear why as soon as you click the “play”…
The Complete Book of Papercrafts – Excerpts + More Ideas
Papier-Mâché “Papier-mâché is the art of modelling with torn or shredded paper bound together with glue, usually a waterbased type. The techniques are quickly mastered and offer endless variation. Almost any object can be used as a mould for papier-mâché, although round objects are easier to cover smoothly if the mould is to be removed…
Snippets of A Timeline of American Literature 19th Century: 1820 – 1890 – Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Geoge Washington Cable
Washington Irving He [William Cullen Bryant] himself was overshadowed, in renown at least, by a native-born New Yorker, Washington Irving. “Washington Irving, 19th-century print Described as the ‘first American man of letters, Washington Irving is best known for ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ and ‘Rip Van Winkle’ which have been called the first American short…
Life On the Mississippi – Excerpts from the Book by Mark Twain
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I. The Mississippi is Well worth Reading about.—It is Remarkable.— Instead of Widening towards its Mouth, it grows Narrower.—It Empties four hundred and six million Tons of Mud.—It was First Seen in 1542. —It is Older than some Pages in European History.—De Soto has the Pull.—Older than the Atlantic Coast.—Some Half-breeds…
Free Book Club with a Movie – Throwback Thursdays – Coming to Jacki Kellum Studios at 26 South Main in Water Valley, Mississippi
Heads Up! August 1 Will be a Great Day for Me! The movers will begin moving furniture to my new Studio, Gallery, and School of Art. I’ll launch my Free Book with a Movie Club: Throwback Thursdays. Each month, we’ll read together an older book that has been made into a movie. On the final…
Art Classes: What Can Jacki Kellum Teach at Jacki Kellum Studios & School of Arts?
In a few weeks, Jacki Kellum will begin moving her arts studios and school of arts to 26 South Main in Water Valley, Mississippi. Jacki Kellum has been teaching a variety of arts skills for over 50 years, and while she is opening her space to several other arts and writing instructors to share their…
Art School and Arts Event Venue Opening in Water Valley, MS – Jacki Kellum Studios
Things are about to get busy for me. In about 3 weeks, I’ll be transferring part of my art studio to a dream space in the Historic Main Street District of Water Valley, MS. Finding any commercial rental property in Water Valley is difficult, but finding property on Main Street is almost impossible. I’ve been…
How to Create a Gesture Drawing: Draw Daily
Gesture Drawing Is A Quick Drawing Created to Capture the Essence or the Feel of a Subject. In Gesture Drawing, You Do Not Pick Up Your Pen:
It’s Okay to Pray for Yourself – Anne Lamott Quotes about Prayer – Help, Thanks, Wow
Recently, I participated in a prayer group, and one of the first orders of business was that of adding names to a prayer list. We had several categories to add names of people who needed prayer, and when every category was mentioned, I thought to myself, “I need to add my own name. I need…