Now that you’ve made the cutest Elves tea party set, it’s time to decorate!
In this video Is talks decoration themes, ceramic painting techniques, and glazes.
Learn all about what glaze is and how it works to make your ceramic artworks beautifully shiny.
If you are following along with this video at home, but don’t have all the materials you need, get in touch with the Aeon Academy front office.
Now that Is’ giant popcorn bowl has been fired in the kiln, she’s ready to add some colour.
First, Is shows us how to apply a wash of black underglaze to bring to life the delicate impressions left by the leaves and gumnuts used as decoration in Part 1. This wash will seep into all the tiny cracks and indents. Is also uses underglaze to decorate the bottom of her bowl with a pattern that complements the natural design on the inside.
What kind of patterns can you create using the same theme?
Finally, Is adds a layer of blue glaze before returning the bowl to the kiln. When it comes back it will be lovely and shiny, and ready to be filled with popcorn!
Have you got an old guitar lying around at home that is covered in dust? Have you ever wanted to lead a campfire singalong? Rai has the tutorial for you!
Just as with the Ukelele, learning the guitar is simply a matter of learning how to pin down the strings to the frets with one hand while strumming with the other. Rai shows us a few regularly used chords and takes us through some folk tunes to practice.
If you want more fairies to play in your garden, first you’ll have to make them feel welcome!
Based on her own illustration, Is creates a tiny ceramic tea set, mushroom table, and gorgeous garden chair for any prospective fairy visitors.
If you’ve been watching previous Art With Is videos you’ll be familiar with the techniques Is uses in this tutorial – pinching and squidging, rolling and coiling, scratching and adding reinforcements to joined surfaces so they stick better.
In the next Aeonline video, Is will paint and glaze her creation! Speak with the Aeon Academy front office if you need materials or tools to create your own magical tea set!
Yum! Apple crumble is the perfect sweet treat to fill your home with the smell of baking.
For the apple mix you will need:
1 kg (or about 7) apples (you can use any kind you like – green apples will be more tart and red apples will be more sweet)
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 tablespoon plain flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice (or water, if you don’t have any)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the crumble topping you will need:
1 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup rolled oats
1 tsp ground cinnamon
125g butter (melted)
This home made gnocchi recipe is the perfect warming dish for a cool Autumn evening.
Gnocchi are super easy to make – in fact, you will only need four basic ingredients!
These cute fluffy pillows of pasta can be served with a creamy mushroom sauce for a seasonal flavour, or with a classic tomato and basil sauce if you prefer.
You will need:
– 4 or 5 potatoes
– 2 cups of plain flour
– 1 egg
– 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
– salt and pepper to taste
– sauce of your preference to serve
Grab a ukelele and strum along with Rai as he teaches us the three simple chords C, F, & G.
These chords pop up in so many songs that after learning them you will be nearly ready to put on your own concert!
Rai also shows us a strumming pattern that adds a nice rhythm to many songs. You can experiment with your own strumming pattern as you play songs you know – maybe you’ll find one you like even more!
To print your own copy of the chord chart and song sheet, click on the images below.
Howdy, partner! All you will need for this quick workout is some energy to burn and a friend or sibling who is about the same size as you.
Have you ever sat down to watch a movie, only to discover that your popcorn was in a bowl that was way too small?
Is decides that she is sick and tired of tiny snack portions, so she sets out to solve her popcorn problem by making a GIANT bowl out of clay!
You can follow along at home – all you need is some clay (email our front office if you would like us to send you some) and a few tools that you or your parents might have lying around at home (an old library card, a rolling pin, a barbequeue skewer or sharp cutting tool, some water, and a sponge).
Is will also show you how to decorate your clay bowl using leaves and other bits and pieces from your garden.
Meet Jet and Ludo, two purring pals who love eating treats and climbing trees! Alice tells us a few little-known cat facts while playing with Jet and Ludo.
Do you have a cat at home? Have you ever been able to teach it any tricks? Let us know in the comments below, or through Facebook or Instagram!
