Wise Hall resident advisor Theresa Riles puts on three programs a month, and this month she presented students with the opportunity to make crayon art on Tuesday evening, Nov. 28.
“Truly I love programming,” Riles said. “It’s so much fun and shows my creativeness. Not only that, I enjoy teaching others what I know and sharing something they take with them and help them grow throughout their college life.”
The turnout was great—over 35 students attended, even students who didn’t live in Wise Hall. Many students have been dying to participate, like Ugochi Nwaneri, a nursing major.
“I’ve been wanting to do this for the longest and I am so excited to do it now,” Nwaneri said “Our RA is the coolest.”
Sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies and chocolate milk were served to students that showed up before the aspiring artists got to work. Tables were set up with crayons, scissors, hot glue guns and tape, and in the near corner was a blow-dryer set for when you were ready to bring your art to life. There were even canvases set around so students could have some ideas as to what they wanted to do with their canvas.
“I recently wanted to do this over Thanksgiving break, but never had the time,” business major Deshawna Cook said.
There were a few malfunctions with the blow-driers, but that didn’t stop students from persevering, and crayons did become scarce after awhile, but the students still trooped on and enjoyed themselves.
Students were really creative cutting tape and putting shapes on their canvas so later they would be able to pull it off and reveal their creation.
“I enjoyed the experience because I never did it before, and I came because I wanted to try it. It looks cool,” hospitality major Danielle Murphy said.
The crayon art get-together was ultimately a success. If you want to do some crayon art at home here are step-by-step instructions.
Making crayon art is very simple and not a wallet-pincher. First you need crayons and a canvas of some sort—any size or color. The next step depends on the crayon art you would like to produce. You can have a hot glue gun and glue the crayons on the canvas at the top of the canvas. After you glue the crayons, you grab a hair blow-dryer and turn it on high. Point it toward the crayons and they will begin to melt down on the canvas.
The other thing you can do is get a hot glue gun, unwrap the crayon colors you would like to use and push them inside the glue gun. It will melt and you can squirt it all over the canvas.
You can also print words or pictures, cut them out and use Mod Podge (a clear art gloss glue) to stick them onto the canvas. Use duct tape to cover it before the crayon melts on the canvas, then remove the tape and have an awesome piece of artwork.
So if you’re feeling very creative and have crayons, a canvas, a blow-dryer and a hot glue gun, I suggest doing a little crayon art. Call a few friends over and make it a fun get together with people you can laugh with and make memories.
