Elaine Luther
Artist, Writer
Welcome, I’m Elaine.
I make art, write about art and teach people how to teach art. I also give speeches, such as Studio Rules! Find out more about me.
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How to Decide What to do for your 100 Day Project
I got a question on Instagram about how to decide what to do for your 100 Day Project; here's what I said. It needs to be something you’re willing to do a lot, obviously, and also you want to think about… what counts? Is it a finished project each day for 100 days, or...
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Messages of Hope – Art in Trees
In August of 2020, Chicago arts not for profit, Cabinet of Curiosities Chicago put out a call for art for "boxes of hope," they'd provide the box, you'd but the art in it. I love putting art in boxes, so I signed up right away and got a box. It's shown above as...
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New Stockist: The Seed
If you're in Chicagoland, you can now buy my art in person at The Seed, a new botanical art themed boutique that's just opened in Riverside, Illinois. Owner and artist Shilin (Shi) Hora and I collaborated on some sculptures - she's added her signature seeds to my...
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Ideas from Solitary Confinement on Surviving the Pandemic/Staying Sane
So I had this thought, that people who have been in solitary, or have been POWs, had survival techniques to share. So I googled it, and found someone else had already had that idea and they wrote an article:...
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Art Projects Inspired by Women Artists
We don't see enough art projects out in the world that are inspired by the art of women artists, so I decided to create some and find some more. They're on my blog at BeingBold.me. You can find them all here: https://beingbold.me/category/arts-and-crafts-for-kids
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Balance & Tension Outdoor Sculpture
Here's my second outdoor piece in the series, Balance & Tension, which is about juggling all the things in life. I was a little worried that the neighbors might not like it, but the response has been positive and it survived gale force winds! One neighbor wanted to...
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Community Pandemic Quilt Square
A local art center put out a call for people to make a quilt square relating to the pandemic for a community quilt. How to express this whole thing/mess in one square? I was stumped. I was going to forget about it, but the organizer texted and in texting back that I...
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New Balance & Tension Sculptures by Elaine Luther
I do love a good assignment, and this show, organized by Cabinet of Curiosities Chicago was right up my alley. A shrine form, about trying to find some hope in ahem, trying times. They provided the boxes, already primed, and said, go for it! I painted mine robin's egg...
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Making a 12 Bandana Circle Skirt
In a normal summer, we'd be outside and at the pool, not so much inside, sewing. But this isn't a normal summer and we're doing Camp Quarantine at our house. My 12 year old daughter made this 12 bandana circle skirt. We used the "instructions" from this book from the...
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