Creativity Counts

My mom is certified in Feng Shui. She has taught me the value of how spaces affect how we feel and reflect how we feel. Using color affects how we feel, so when choosing a color for your creative space, think about how you want to feel in that space. I interviewed my mom and here are her suggestions regarding colors and how they make us feel.  COLORS: RED: Red is a dynamic color. It creates a feeling of the sun, warmth, and activity. Red will inspire you to get moving and take chances. Too much red though can feel stressful, so use red with caution and don't over use it. Using some white in the red paint will soften the hue to pink, which is softer and more soothing, yet still warming.  GREEN: Green is the color of tree branches and represent growth and stability. Green is very calming, like being in nature. Green will spark creativity by creating a soothing space to relax and let yourself tap into your creativity.  YELLOW: Yellow represents joy and happiness. Yellow

Eco Art is art using recyclable materials or Eco friendly supplies. Here are some easy Eco friendly projects which will also help you organize your art supplies:  Tin Can Pen/Pencil holders: Supplies: empty soup cans, permanent markers, scissors, glue, ribbon, colorful paper.  Wash out tin can. Decide how you'd like to decorate your can. Use paper and glue to wrap the tin can. Decorate the can with ribbon, buttons, glitter or anything that you'd like.  Art Storage Bins: Using cardboard boxes, you can turn them into decorative storage containers for your art supplies. You will need cardboard boxes, burlap or colored paper or a roll of decorative wrapping paper, ribbon, glue and scissors. 

My Project Hi, my name is Taylor. My gold award project consisted of renovating the craft cabin at a Salvation Army camp called Camp Gilmore in Malibu, California. The reason I chose to renovate this cabin is because the original condition was very worn down, graffiti everywhere, in disarray, dirty and uninspiring. The previous campers and staff had written graffiti on most of the cabinets and walls, and the whole cabin just needed to be reorganized, cleaned and completely repainted. All the new people that came to the camp every summer had added more and more to the dark and neglected space by making it look even worse to the point it was in when I began my project. The cabin already didn't look inspiring without the graffiti because the paint and design wasn't done well enough to make a creative space. This made it so anyone in the cabin already wouldn't have felt inspired and as a result made it look even worse because no one would have felt like they were making i

Supplies Here are all the supplies I used on my project (renovating the inside of the craft cabin at Camp Gilmore) in case anyone needs suggestions on supplies for a large renovation project: 1. 5 gallons of primer 2. 1 gallon of sage green paint 3. 1 gallon of light green paint 4. 1 quart of chalkboard paint 5. 1 gallon of beige paint(semi gloss paint) 6. 10 paint brushes of various sizes 7. blue painters tape 8. gloves 9. 10 sponges 10. bucket 11. hand sanitizer 12. 4 face mask/protectors 13. painter trays and inserts(about 10) 14. trash bags 15. screwdriver 16. black spray paint(high gloss) 17. gallon of faux glaze 18. 1 gallon of outdoor paint(brick color) 19. paper towels (6 pack) 20. spray cleaner 21. sand paper (rough) 22. broom 23. shop-vac 24. baskets for organizing 25. bins for organizing supplies 26. 2 packs of labels I got all of my supplies at home depot and dollar tree at a good price