Acacia Masso

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Printmaking for Children with ADHD

I chose printmaking as it is one of my favourite processes. It is a cognitive process that requires planning and a careful ordering of...

Dec 4, 20202 min read

I appreciate much about zines. Their anti-oppressive roots. How they are used to challenge dominant culture and reclaim power through...

Dec 4, 20202 min read

I stumbled upon a beautiful quote online that made me think of found object art: “I am a mosaic of everyone I’ve ever loved.” I think...

Dec 4, 20202 min read

I enjoyed engaging in an ongoing, evolving process. I was able to put down my painting, take a break, revisit it. I liked documenting the...

Dec 4, 20202 min read

I chose to embroider. This experience was meditative, repetitive, rhythmic, kinesthetic, and sensory. I enjoyed feeling the tension of...

Dec 4, 20202 min read

My mom and grandma taught me to knit when I was a child. I never made anything more complicated than a basic scarf, or even completed a...

Dec 4, 20202 min read

I initially was frustrated with the process of clay making. Coming from a studio art background, with pottery and ceramics as one of my...

Dec 4, 20203 min read

Papermaking is metaphorically and symbolically powerful. It is a process involving destruction, deconstruction, and transformation,...

Dec 4, 20202 min read