Create art together with Make at Mingei.

Learn how to make crayons out of natural pigments and beeswax.

Learn how to make prints using life-like rubber fish and ink.

Learn various shibori resist dyeing techniques, including stitching, folding, and binding with indigo.

Create your own animal print using found materials.

Learn about suminagashi a centuries-old Japanese marbling technique.

Build a whimsical puppet with artist Cara Golden.

Weave your very own basket.

Learn still life painting with local artist Andrew Alcasid.

Make your own flower crown.

Create a stamp using objects found around you.

Make a self-portrait with graphic designer and illustrator Kiana “Setenza” Henderson.

Play and create with found objects and clay.

Explore printmaking techniques inspired by Tapa cloths.

Learn how to make a Chinese lantern with Development & Engagement Director of Pacific Arts Movement.

Use natural materials like flowers, branches and leaves to create a self-portrait.

Learn how to make a vibrant sankofa inspired bird with the Soultry Sisters.

Join Hip Hop artist and community leader Ramel Wallace as he shows us how to make a mask and shares how masks shaped the work of one of his artistic influencers, MF Doom.

Make a Daruma doll using traditional clay, paint and some techniques we will teach you along the way.

Celebrate the holiday season by creating a traditional Filipino parol, a star-shaped lantern.

Create an oshibana charm using pressed flowers and leaves.

Honor Day of the Dead and create your own sugar skull piñata from home with piñata artist Diana Benavidez.

Create a hanging Halloween bat mobile inspired by award-winning illustrator Susie Ghahremani’s whimsical illustrations in She Wanted to Be Haunted, written by Marcus Ewert.

Create a finger puppet inspired by the Museum’s collection of maneki neko using felt, glue and a simple stitch.

Paint your own ema, a wooden wishing plaque, to hang in a special spot in your home. Emas are found in shrines and temples throughout Japan and usually depict horses or other animals representing a challenge the wisher wants to overcome.

Learn how to make a stamped wall hanging using leaves, flowers, paint and fabric inspired by block printed textiles in our Collection. Block printing has been used in India since at least the 12th century and is still being practiced by artisans throughout the country today. Block printing is used to stamp the lengths of cotton fabric using hand-carved woodblocks and paint.

Learn how to sculpt Mexican folk art inspired clay animals. Mexico is rich with natural resources like clay and dyes, making these dogs popular folk art. Dogs have been an important part of Mexican culture dating back to the Aztec period. Mold a sculpture of a dog, rooster, cat or any other animal and use paint to add the final touches.

Learn how to create the heart-shaped tin milagro pins inspired by milagros in our collections. Traditionally milagros (meaning miracle in Spanish) are used as folk charms or decorative items. Create a pin for yourself or gift it to someone you love.