has anyone thought to load the art scans on to digital photoframes? then you can display many of them in rotation.
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Posted 2 years ago #
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we run an art school for children and are constantly asked by parents on the same topic as well. What we end up doing was to take photo's of the artwork, crafts and including the young artist themselves and upload it into our Facebook page. That has been quite well received... as it allow us to keep an archive of the artwork in a common place and allow it to be shared. Proud parents then just share and point the photo with their friends / families and they don't feel that bad when they have to throw some out too. if you like, you can take a look at our facebook page: http://facebook.com/MyArtPod.
check out our website- http://www.my-art-pod.com
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just an aside about storing images online ANYWHERE...keep a back up copy of your images..and keep it on a removable media. get in the habit of ripping cds of your family photos and tossing the cd in a fireproof box etc.
I also advise people to scan ALL your old family photos and do the same. as well as upload your family photos to a storage site online.
it is better to have the images stored BOTH online and in the real world, so that if you loose one set you have another.
facebook, flickr, etc... all these sites could very well change their policies anytime they want and you can lose access to your photos. this is what happened to some folks used kodak's site. if they didn't buy a print once a month they lost access to their images.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Lynn - could you and your husband come to a compromise such as keeping all the drawings in a box for one year (birthday to birthday, for instance) and then picking the best one as a representation of your child's art for that year? Then maybe when your kids are in their teens you'll want a scrapbook showing the evolution of their art, or maybe by then you'll have decided not to keep the drawings at all.
My parents didn't keep any of my drawings, but I remember that on the last day of elementary school, my teacher took out the drawings that each of us had done on the very first day of elementary school and gave them to our parents. It was sweet, and yet mortifying for me at the time, since I didn't think much of my art of 4 years before...
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Hi all -
I use a combination of a number of the suggestions above - and it's detailed at the bottom of my post on Art Keepsakes:
http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/creating-art-keepsakes-without-keeping-the-clutter#post-2151The summary of that post is that we create "art keepsakes" rather than keeping the art - a collection that showcases the best pieces and in a form that we can keep forever.
I absolutely adore our art calendars, books, and cards (see post) and have them from year to year now, while the art (and clutter) is long gone.
As you may read there, the key for me is to:
a) Collect in one contained basket that I process once every three months. No hassling daily with the girls about what's keepable, no papers lying around, a way to limit what gets posted, especially during key art times like the holidays. No clutter! The time will help detach from it (they'll forget!) or make you appreciate how creative it truly was. This then plays into my main strategy, which is...
b) Have a project in mind for the art - don't just scan/photograph/save just to do it. That's like doubling the clutter! See my post for the projects we do each year.
c) Digitally photograph the art. It gives more depth to the art anyway - and it's much faster than scanning. And, it's a must for any 3D art. I even photograph spin art, clay projects, needlepoint and stitching, even loop potholders! I only scan when it just won't photograph correctly.
d) Get someone else to dispose of/recycle it. There's just no way I could take those little creations that generated so much excitement and dump them. And, I don't want them to see it either. Packed in a kitchen bag, it goes in the hands of hubby or a friend and they do the deed!
More details in my other post about what I create each year and my process, but I thought I'd give the highlights!
Alexa
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Posted more ideas for creating keepsake art for your children and family - sorry they are in two different posts but I thought I'd pass it on! (And, now I'm starting to think that I should go into business making these for people - they can send or upload art to me, or send me to photograph and I'd make them! I love making them!)
http://unclutterer.com/discuss/topic/creating-art-keepsakes-without-keeping-the-clutter
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Hi again - Meant to show you the baskets that I keep all of the art in as it comes in the house, one for each girl.
Must be larger than 11 x 17 since art comes home that size. It ends up filling by 3 - 4 months or so, which is when I process it but I have NO paper clutter on first floor where all key rooms are (ktichen, dining, living, family room) - which is a major feat for a mom to 6-yr old and 7 1/2 yr-old daughters... I've seen more rainbow drawings in my life than I ever dreamed! And no matter WHAT it is, I know it's in there. Simple to find things.
They hold anything that can't be recycled right away, including:
* art (special, something to show Daddy or grandparents, or just something the girls will be upset about if I purge right away!)
* school papers that we want to share (I scan some b/c they are milestones - e.g. my daughter's first self-structured sentence in Kindergarten, etc.
* Sunday school papers that we need to keepGot them at Pier1 for super cheap - were a set:
http://bit.ly/cu8bvHPosted 2 years ago # -
Ekids Activities are designed for preschool teachers, parents of young children, and early childhood students. Many of the activities focus on supplies found in the kitchen and at home. Ekids Activities are the introduction and tool needed to stimulate creativity. A lesson plan format is used to further aid those who are new to the teaching profession.
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