February YLAH T(w)een Kit

In celebration of Black History Month our t(w)een project for February is based on the works of Black artist Alma Thomas.

Alma Thomas, born on September 22, 1891, in Columbus, Georgia, began to paint seriously in 1960, when she retired from her thirty-eight year career as an art teacher in the public schools of Washington, D.C. In the years that followed she would come to be regarded as a major painter of the Washington Color Field School. Learn more about Thomas and her art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum website.

Grassy Melodic Chant, 1976, acrylic on canvas

Supply List:

• Canvas pouch
• Fabric paint
• Paper towel or cardboard insert

Directions:
1. Insert paper towel or cardboard inside the canvas pouch to protect your project from paint bleeding through to the back of your project.
2. Create a geometric design on your pouch using fabric paint.
3. Allow paint to dry completely before painting the other side of the pouch, if you choose.
Tip – Use a pencil to draw an outline of your design on your canvas before painting.

Recommendations:

Creating with Mosaics by Anna Freixenet (J/Crafts Mosaics Freixenet)
Mosaics by Michelle Powell (J/Crafts Mosaics Powell)
The Quilts of Gee’s Bend by Susan Goldmin Rubin (J/U.S. History African Americans Rubin)
Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough (Teen McCullough)

***We would love to see your completed projects. Share photos with us by using #nlibertylibrary on Instagram or by email at nlibertylibrary@gmail.com.