Tuesday Create Day – Crayons and Heat
This idea has been on quite a few blogs lately.
like this one, and this one, and this one.
But I didn’t have canvas, and I didn’t want my melted crayon art to look just like every body else’s.
We’ve been listening to a lot of The Muppet’s “The Green Album” lately.
So my art is inspired by: “It’s Not Easy Being Green;” “The Rainbow Connection;” and Gonzo’s Pitch Perfect Poultry Orchestra’s “Blue Danube”
First, I painted some scraps of cardboard with acrylic paints.
Second, using a hot glue gun, I glued crayons along one edge of the cardboard.
Third, with the blow-dryer set on high heat and low speed, the crayons were heated up.
(WARNING – melting wax is far more liquid and prone to splashing than I would have expected, if I did this again I would not keep the cardboard at such a high angle, and I would have covered more of my living room with paper or drop cloths)
The results are really cool:
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Muppets: The Green Album
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If you don’t have a hot glue gun, they are available on Amazon as well