Demand for coloured pencils has rocketed over the past few years – but enthusiastic kids with their colouring books are not the main reason. No, it’s stressed-out adults who have been buying themselves huge sets of pencil crayons, so that they can relax from their workaholic lifestyles! The adult colouring craze really took off in […]
Do you want to let your inner child roam freely? An art journal is a great way to have fun and it chases away the blues. Art journaling is about expressing yourself visually in a private sketchbook, exploring your thoughts and feelings about life, and trying a few art techniques out experimentally. The one rule […]
Do you get stressed out after a day in the office? If so, buy some pencil crayons and a colouring book! Put down your grown-up writing implements like posh rollerballs and highlighter pens, and indulge in some mindful colouring exercises. Millions of people are hooked on the trend, which has seen a three-fold increase in […]
Quirky German artist Martin Kippenberger made good use of the notepaper provided by hotels in the many countries he visited – he used it as a raw material for hundreds of sketches and drawings. The collection of artwork, known as “the Hotel Drawings” was created over a period of approximately 10 years, from 1997 until […]
You probably thought the purpose of a piece of bread was for eating – but years ago stale bread was used as an eraser for black lead pencil marks. Art students and architects were advised to make light outlines with a soft pencil, and rub out errors with an Indian rubber or crumb of […]
Have you ever thought of keeping an art journal? An art journal is a really cool way to express thoughts and feelings and document important occasions in your life. Each entry in your journal is a combination of words and artwork- but the style you use is entirely up to you. You can use beautiful […]
Are you a doodler? Psychologists have found that doodling helps us focus and remember details if we are studying or speaking on the phone. One well-known doodler was the Noble Laureate in Literature for 1913, poet Rabindranath Tagore, who made huge number of doodles in his famous manuscript. Another doodler was the poet and doctor […]
A teenage artist has given herself a leg up into the art world- thanks to her unusual habit of drawing on her thighs. Jody Steel, 19, shot to fame after her ‘leg doodles’- drawn during college lectures- went viral. The film production student even impressed her teacher with the thigh drawings…. so he offered her […]
Argentine artist Leandro Granato is literally moved to tears when he creates his quirky works of art. Eccentric Leandro has invented how own art form which he calls ‘eye painting’. He first of all snorts paint up his nose, and then squirts the liquid through his eye on to a canvas. The eye paintings have […]
The owner of a Los Angeles art gallery has taken her commitment to an art to a new level- she now has six tiny oil paintings inside her ear! Tig Sigfrid has allowed American artist Joe Sola to install the six micro paintings on tiny white ‘gallery walls’ inside her ear canal. The paintings measure […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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