I have been inspired by all of the crayon melting art that Laura Lopez has been posting on NMATA‘s Facebook page. We have a bunch of broken crayons that I have been saving to melt into a new project. Our first project was to make new crayons. I went to Michaels and bought a few plastic molds for chocolate. I pulled the paper off of the old crayons, melted them in the microwave, and poured them into the molds.
Of course, I should have listened to the advice of the websites galore, to use a paper cup rather than a plastic cup to melt the crayons. Live and learn!
Still very useable! I just had quite a mess to clean up!
Next project to try: painting with the liquid crayon!
Helpful links that I used:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/recycled-chunky-crayonshttp://www.skiptomylou.org/2012/06/27/making-crayons-using-molds-craft-camp/About the Moderator
Magdalena Karlick
Magdalena is the moderator of the online Art Gallery and Paintsplash for Southwestern College. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the college in the Art Therapy program. Magdalena is a therapist at Youth Shelters in Santa Fe, working with Art, Sandplay, and relationship focused techniques with families, adults, teens, and children.
Magdalena is the moderator of the online Art Gallery and Paintsplash for Southwestern College. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the college in the Art Therapy program. Magdalena is a therapist at Youth Shelters in Santa Fe, working with Art, Sandplay, and relationship focused techniques with families, adults, teens, and children.
