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June 2, 2020 By Zola Zeester Leave a Comment

Arts and Crafts: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Stan Reinshagen, inspiring artisan & hobbyist

My father was an ardent hobbyist. You might also call him a “generalist” because he didn’t focus on a specific hobby or category of interest.  He was a music lover and amateur musician (trumpet), gardener (vegetables), BBQ master (with a killer secret sauce), meister mechanic, weekend golfer, and smooth social dancer (the waltz).  While he didn’t have a creative arts background or formal training and never thought of himself as “talented”, a few hobby classes taken while serving in the US Air Force sparked a passion for the creative process, and he spent many happy hours in his private studio (the garage), exploring his varied interests and testing his handcrafting skills while working on a variety of arts and crafts projects. 

Dad made really beautiful things in ceramic, wood, metal, and leather.
All are treasured pieces.  Most importantly, he found joy in creating, and inspired our family to love ‘making things’.  Let his story inspire you — Make your soul grow.

To help you get started on the search for your passion and the joy of creating a work of art, below is a list of arts and crafts hobby categories for inspiration (including a few links to topical articles) as well as Zola’s arts & craft photo gallery, and there’s a collection of video documentaries on the Art Works and Creative Perspectives channels that include insightful stories from artisans about their work, motivations, and approach to the creative process.

But, please….before buying a bunch of hobby supplies, do a little research and consider the things required for the crafting (time, money, work space, tools, supplies, basic skills and physical abilities) and what you’d like to try. Then, start small.  For example, it doesn’t take much to start coloring, and many find the creative process of ‘coloring within the lines’ to be relaxing and therapeutic.  Find FREE adult coloring books → HERE.  Also, look for arts & crafts instructional classes offered in your community by colleges, museums, art galleries, recreation centers, and local artisans.  If that doesn’t work for you, search libraries and book stores for crafting books, and do some googling.  You’ll be amazed at the variety of instructional books, online courses and ‘how to’ videos available.

 

Arts and Crafts - Woodworking: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Standing Wine Rack, handcrafted by Stan ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Arts and Crafts: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Welcome Sign for a Gardener ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Arts and Crafts Wine Foil Collection Table Top: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Wine foil collection table top by Zola ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Arts and Crafts Confetti Bowl: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Glittering Confetti Bowl ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Button Collecting and Arts and Crafts: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Button Bezazz by Zola © 2018 Zeester Media LLC
Flower Design and Photography: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Flowers in the Light by Zola ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Creative collage made with recycled plastics: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Controlled Chaos by Zola ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Glass Blowing and Photography: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Perfect Imperfection ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Leatherwork and Arts and Crafts: Find your passion and the joy of creating a work of art here at On2In2™
Leatherwork by Stan ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Digital Art with an app is fun
“My Yellow Boat” Digital Art by Zola ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Bottle Cutting Creations
Made a pretty flower vase using rubber bands.
Rubber Band Flower Vase by Zola ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
My Dad was the inspiration for my love of arts and crafts
Ceramic Cornucopia by Stan ©2018 Zeester Media LLC
Find your fun with arts and crafts
Fish Kissing by Zola ©2018 Zeester Media
My first attempt at using coloring book app "Colorfy"
Seashells using coloring book app ‘Colorfy’

 

The Arts & Crafts Idea List

Candle and Soap Making

Ceramics/Pottery

Crafting

Digital Art

Glass:  Cutting and Blowing

Jewelry Making

Model Building (replicas of cars, planes, ships, railroads)

Leatherworking

Paint/Watercolor/Sketch  

Paper:  Papermaking;  Decoupage

Photography

Recycled Plastics Art 

Sand Sculpting

Textile:  Sew/Knit/Crochet/Embroidery/Weave

Welding and Metalworking

Wood: Woodworking;  Woodcarving/Whittling;  Woodburning

For more crafting inspiration, click/tap these links:
Watch: Art Works
Rubberband Art
Watch:  Photography
Watch:  Digital Arts 

 

 

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Feature photo is courtesy of Gratisography CC0

Filed Under: Create, Insight, Visual Arts Tagged With: Arts & Crafts

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