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Crafting A Creative Collaboration
Take a peek behind the scenes of an exciting new exhibition in the making with Brandywine’s Senior Curator, Amanda C. Burdan, Ph.D.
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Paper Platonic Solids
Inspired by the Brandywine’s new special exhibition “Ralston Crawford: Air & Space & War,” I wanted to make a craft that could merge Crawford’s multiple abstract languages—his loose, sketchy drawings and his hard-edge, geometric paintings. Handmade paper platonic solids seemed...
New bronze sculpture unveiled in front of Brandywine River Museum of Art
Visitors to the Brandywine River Museum of Art can now enjoy a towering new sculpture by local artist Rikki Morley Saunders as they walk up to the Museum’s main entrance.
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Scratch Art Pride Flag
In celebration of Pride Month, try creating your own Rainbow Flag with this fun DIY scratch art tutorial.
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Floral Fun and Unlikely Stamps
Spring has certainly sprung and each day you will start to see more and more flowers when you go outside. The Brandywine collection has many paintings inspired by flowers, both in the wild and as a still life in a vase. By using a few unlikely tools, you can make your very own painting of a late spring bouquet following the steps below.
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DIY Dandelion Simple Syrup
This past year has been a time when many people have taken up new hobbies and for me that has been making simple syrup from scratch. Basically, a simple syrup is nothing more than water and sugar—however, you can get really creative with that basic base and add loads of other flavors. When they...