Things Taped to Sticks

Forage in the woods, the city streets, the beach, and your own studio.

Sticks

Shells

String

Feathers

Wallpaper 

Fabric

Sequin Waste

Cardboard

Pine needles

Flowers

Shapes cut from soda cans

Fishing line

Rope

Packing material

Tape what you find to sticks, coffee stirrers, chopsticks, or skewers.

Dip them into India ink or acrylic paints and make marks.

Enjoy the repetition, the simplicity, and the discoveries.

Turn them into collages and books. 

Add marks on finished pieces.

For more mark-making ideas, my Scraps class has a lesson on using mixed-media tools to add some zing to your scraps before you use them in your sketchbook.