Use a cotton swab
1 Class Projects
It takes about 1-2 hours hour(s) to complete each project.
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Skills You’ll Learn
Challenge yourself with cotton swab art that can be enjoyed by adults and children alike!
I will explain how to make cotton swab art for the hugely popular cotton cat workshop.
Cotton Cat is an artist couple who love cats and are active in Japan.
You can create cute works by inserting a cotton swab cut in half into a cardboard cat claw.
The tools to use are easy to obtain, and since no adhesives are used, it's easy for children to take on challenges, and even if they fail, they can start over as many times as they want.
The class will explain how to make a cat's face, but be sure to try making something you want to make!
Effects you can expect after taking the course
- Through production, you will develop the imagination to turn familiar things into art
- You can train your concentration to work steadily and steadily
- You can develop your ability to observe by carefully comparing motifs and works
Recommended classes for people like this
- Those who want to make works such as their own beloved cat by hand
- Children who like drawing and crafting, and those who are looking for a new hobby
- It can be enjoyed by children and adults alike
Things to prepare at home when attending the course
materials
- Cotton swabs (paper scrolls)
- Watercolor or food coloring
- Cat's claw claw
※Please prepare a cat claw clipper with a hole about 3 mm in size on cardboard. It has a thickness called a B flute in industry jargon. For more informationherePlease see.
Necessary tools
- Scissors (those with curved blades) or pliers
- cutter knife
- cutter mat
- Ruler (a hard material with anti-slip properties is recommended)
- trays
- cups
- Bamboo skewers
- tweezers
A useful tool to have
- nippers
- sandpaper
- Gold brush (Bonus chapter)
When you take the course
- A cardboard cat claw with a hole size of about 3 mm (B flute) is required.
- There are some scenes where a cutter knife or scissors are used, so let's ask parents to help small children.
What makes this class so special
You can try out the completely original work “Cotton Cat Swab Art”!
Let's create a lovely piece of art with creative cotton swab art like no other!
The things you make can be hung on a wall or displayed on a shelf.
Even if you fail, you can start over and over again, and if you get hooked, time runs out in no time.
I make small-sized works in class, but once you get used to it, it might be a good idea to take the time to try larger works.
If you show it to your friends, you'll definitely be surprised if you haven't seen anything like this!
Curriculum
Creator
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Cotton Cat is an art unit working as a couple between Shohei Shirai (sculptor) and Nobuko Inumaru (Japanese painter). I currently live with 4 cats at home. I started cotton swab art with a sense of fun, and I'm so happy that so many people can see it when they notice it.
Career (exhibitions, workshops)
2023 Paddy by WAFONA POP UP STOR/ Daimaru Tokyo
2022 #CAT_MARCHÉ/ISETAN SHINJUKU
It's 2022. Nya Nya Nya Nya Nya Nya Nya Exhibition/ Atelier Comet
2021 Daikanyama-Eifukucho◆Cat Walking Week/ Mayabell
2020 COTTON CAT EXHIBITION vol.2/Hiroshige Cafe Gallery
2019 White Inumaru Exhibition/GALLERY Kitanozaka
2019 Everyone a Dog, Everyone a Cat/ Keio Department Store Shinjuku
2019 COTTON CAT EXHIBITION/ Art & Dinning Space Tabunoki
2019 activity starts
Many other media such as TV and magazines
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