Ideas for at Home - cont.
Sustainability & Affordability
Maybe sustainability or cutting costs at home are on your mind? How about planning for some new projects?
Solar
Solar cooker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPRkwnpv-C8
Solar dehydrator
https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/tools/solar-food-dehydrator-plans-zm0z14jjzmar
Making Clothes
An amazing set of instructions with NMSU:
https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_c/
How to Measure and Plan for Clothes
https://www.clothingpatterns101.com/body-measurements.html
Patterns
https://so-sew-easy.com/free-sewing-patterns/
Cloth Baby Diapers
https://www.diapersewingsupplies.com/free-cloth-diaper-patterns/
For the Future at Cruces Creatives:
Events: Fix-It-Fairs
Tools: Use the Wood shop, Textile lab and areas around the whole building!
Tools: Use the laser cutter to cut fabrics once you know your pattern
Digital Illustrating & Photography
Maybe the Organ Mountains were especially beautiful today, or you’re ready to start your new business with some product shots and a few flyers. Now is a great time to learn the software and some photography tips and tricks!
Free and Cheap Software Options
https://digitalsynopsis.com/design/adobe-creative-cloud-free-alternatives/?fbclid=IwAR0qv_3rVDQ8UZlO0RYgnXN8BIDvEtYKEUL-0wakpda1A-KtDrRt8bJBaos
Simple Photography Tricks
https://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/20-easy-photography-tricks-that-will-make-you-picture-taking-master.html
For the Future at Cruces Creatives:
Events: Doña Ana Photo Club
Events: Photography Boot Camp
Tools: Use our backdrops, lights, and private studio to make your photography project come true
Tools: Use our photo printer to print your images
Drawing & Painting
Quiet time without deadlines is perfect for really getting into a drawing or painting. And in between sessions, maybe it’s time to catch up on some art history to help place yourself in the grander scheme of art. (If you’ve been to art school or plan to, be ready for this idea.)
Doodling for Kids
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems
Different Drawing Techniques
https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-start-a-drawing-5-methods-for-beginners--cms-26001
Art History
12 Famous Museums Tours
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours?fbclid=IwAR0-yOjTDuM19S_WOlWwVhCYdsMso2l_kifb3IbLl-voWPudwIuyOReT_UM
For the Future at Cruces Creatives:
Events: Join one of Wayne Huber’s drawing classes – Beginning Drawing and Painting, Youth Art Classes, Intermediate Drawing and Painting, or Art Critique
Events: Open Studio for Artwork
Events: First Friday Art Shows
Tools: Use our easels and take advantage of our spare art supplies
Tools: Use our projector to trace designs for large images
Tools: Use our light tables
Opportunities: Reach out to curator@crucescreatives.org to have a show at Cruces Creatives
Small-Scale Vinyl Cutting
Did you know Cruces Creatives has several Cricut vinyl cutters? You can access the software online for free and plan your designs ahead of time. Maybe you want an inspirational quote on your wall, maybe you want to relabel your shelves, or make stickers for your business. Make your designs now and come in later to cut them.
Free Online Cricut Software
https://design.cricut.com/?_ga=2.241737730.146713271.1584575816-1223371455.1584575816#/launcher
For the Future at Cruces Creatives:
Tools: Come use our Cricut cutters
Tools: Use our heat press for t-shirts, hats, bandanas, and more
Science and Technology
Make a game, an app, or work on that gadget sitting in the garage. And if you’ve made a new design or a scientific discovery, or are on the way towards one, come build your experimental equipment with us. Plan out your machines and have your designs ready for the tools when we reopen. Also think about having a presentation with us to share with the community. This can be a great way to get feedback to push your idea forward.
Gaming
Teaching kids coding through creating a game
https://make.gamefroot.com/
Make a Game
https://www.buildbox.com/license-options/
Areas of Growth in Science
https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/most-stable-professional-sectors-science-technology
Areas of Growth in Technology
https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/technology-industry-outlook.html
For the Future at Cruces Creatives:
Tools: Take your photographs, make marketing materials, and get your ideas off the ground using our photo lab, vinyl cutters and more
Opportunities: Do a presentation with us and get feedback from your peers. Submit a proposal
https://crucescreatives.org/Propose-a-Program
