I don’t know about you, but when I see one of those remarkable Massachusetts sunsets — washing over the sky in impossible shades of red, pink and gold — it stops me in my tracks. After a few quiet, meditative…

In recent years, creative tools like 3D printers — once expensive and largely inaccessible to non-designers — have found their way into homes, classrooms, libraries, and community art centers. These increasingly popular tools have opened the door for people of…

As someone who identifies as a painter and printmaker, taking a class in fiber arts is outside of my comfort zone. Am I going to mess this up? Why is this process so delicate? Fortunately, our instructor, Dahlia Popovits, was…

There’s a new printing press in town — and it has quietly taken up residence at the Weston Arts & Innovation Center. I recently spent three weeks learning collagraph printmaking with local artist Carol Ryan — and getting to know…

Custom dice are a satisfying project that combines laser work, design software, and a little painting finesse. Here's how I made a set of 16 acrylic dice with laser-etched pips and hand-painted fills. Design in Inkscape Inkscape is a free…