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This piece was inspired by a visit to the umbrella factory in Charlestown, RI. This little guy walked right up to her grandson, making for the perfect photo op! He is lightly printed on fabric and painted over with Inktense pencils, then quilted. The background is printed on gelli plates and quilted.

Materials: Fabric, batting, thread, Inktense pencils, acrylic paint, cording

Dimensions: 12.25" x 12.25"

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"The theme of wonder really got me thinking about the many things I wonder about. I could have gone in many directions, but I always wonder what animals are thinking — and if they could talk to us, what would they say?"

About the Artist:

Cara Christensen is a retired elementary school teacher who has always had a passion for both teaching children and making art. When this opportunity to create art for kids came to her attention, she could not resist!

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"'In the Twilight Zone' is inspired by the mysterious life thriving in near-total darkness. The anglerfish serves as a reminder of how much of our world remains undiscovered, and how much is left to spark our wonder."

Materials: Mixed-media collage: mixed textiles, watercolor, buttons, sequins, and free-motion stitching; mounted over canvas
Dimensions: 8” x 10” x 0.5”

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"The Art Kit Challenge was such a fun opportunity to lean into curiosity, experiment, and create art with the imagination and wonder of childhood."

About the Artist:
Joah Bingert is a fiber and mixed-media artist based in the Twin Cities, MN. His work examines the relationship between self, environment, and material through the combination of techniques and texture. This collaged framework reflects the intersections of identity and place while navigating themes of nature, community, mental health, and disability.

Web: https://fresheyearts.org/joah-bingert

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"This artwork is done in colored pencil. I loved creating this piece as I wondered how the depth of a flower can be so colorful in reality. It was so beautiful to actually see a flower and create this piece!"

Materials: Colored Pencil

Dimensions: 12" x 12"

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"It was fun to create this artwork, use the materials, and explore this form of art!"

About the Artist:

I am a mixed-media artist and love to paint nature! I work with varied mediums like colored pencils, graphite, watercolor, acrylic, and more. I believe art is a form of relaxation and can convey a message through your artwork.

Web: www.hetalanjaria.weebly.com

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"What still makes me dream? Open space. How lucky I am to call Alaska home, where open space is at every bend. When the world gets heavy, I look up and out, and dream of easier times."

Materials: Watercolor
Dimensions: 8" x 10" x 1"

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"What a treat it is to pass down the gift of creation. It’s such a mechanism of peace. Every child deserves an opportunity to express and make a mess."

About the Artist:
Lacey Miller is a lifelong interior Alaskan artist. Her work is heavily influenced by the habitat that surrounds her, often depicting wildlife and the Alaskan landscape. Miller appreciates sneaking in a bit of weirdness here and there to keep things fresh. When she isn't practicing her art, you can find her on a riverbank thinking about practicing her art.

IG: @pieces.work

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"I find wonder in all things, but especially in the vast expanse of this mysterious universe. This piece was inspired by the Cosmic Cliffs of the Carina Nebula."

Materials: Acrylic on paper
Dimensions: 11" x 14"

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"Growing up as a highly creative child who experienced poverty, I was desperate for any kind of art supply I could get my hands on, which were few and far between. Being able to now use my art to help provide art supplies to other children feels, in some way, like I’m also giving that to my younger self. I’m so proud to be even just a small part of this mission."

About the Artist:
My acrylic paintings are inspired by emotion, memory, and the places and objects that shape our personal stories. I use bold color and an expressive style to turn familiar places into something more imaginative and emotional. I’m interested in how a place can hold memories long after we’ve left and incite feelings even if we’ve never been there.

Web: https://www.kelliramirezart.com/

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"When I think about 'wonder,' I imagine two things that both fascinate me and scare me: outer space and the ocean. I wish I had the means and opportunity to physically explore these places, which is why I decided to make an interactive piece. It is a book meant to be handled, explored, and wondered upon. To make extraordinary things, we need wonder and action."

Materials: Paper, pen, watercolor, colored pencil, crayons, oil pastels, and paint markers
Dimensions: 7.5” x 5.5” x 3/8”

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"I was pleasantly surprised by the materials for this challenge. It was especially wonderful to figure out how to use what was given in a new way for me."

About the Artist:
I am a drawer and a storyteller. With my collages, I look for alternative ways to tell a story. Each collage is a series of layers of my own drawings and other media. I treat each part of my drawings as puzzle pieces. The images and text are found on social media and taken out of context. Their combinations help me create a partial narrative. It is a conversation between the material, myself, and the viewer. Half of the story is there; the rest is up for interpretation.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/abbyaguilarart/ | Web: https://abigailaguilar122.wixsite.com/portfolio

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"'What a Wonderful World' began with the question provided by Give Kids Art: “What still makes me wonder?”

My answer became: I wonder if it’s still a wonderful world.

While there is hatred, division, and pain in the world, there are moments when I genuinely wonder if this world is still a good place to be. Because I also know there is goodness here. I know there is love here. I know there is beauty here.

The bright sun, little pink house, flowers, and winding path aren’t meant to pretend that everything is beautiful. They represent the beauty and goodness that continue to exist.

Maybe what still makes me wonder isn’t only whether this is still a wonderful world, but whether we are willing to keep creating the beauty we want to see."

Materials: Mixed-media paper collage using painted and textured papers, layered paper elements, and assorted materials from the Create Fearlessly Art Kit
Dimensions: 20” x 10”

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Patricia Efunsade is a self-taught mixed-media paper artist and the creative behind SaKredJoi Art. Through layers of painted, textured, and found papers, she creates colorful, tactile work rooted in joy, story, and the beauty of ordinary life. Her work often invites us to look a little closer at the places where beauty, memory, and meaning meet.

Web: https://sakredjoiart.com/

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"Wonderful things can be vast like space or microscopic like a cell. My life provides mostly quiet, intimate moments with my partner and elder pup living in our oasis home. Many wondrous things can be spotted in our yard. My piece depicts a bumblebee napping in a flower after becoming too tired to return home to its hive. Wonder-filled moments like this surround us if we stop to notice."

Materials: Mixed media
Dimensions: 8" x 8" x .5"

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"Our creations are helping others to create. Art and the drive to create are something we all share. It’s a joy to be able to help inspire the next generation of artists and designers."

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Based in West Virginia, Staci Leech-Cornell is a contemporary artist whose work breathes life into Appalachian storytelling and traditional domestic crafts with a whimsical, quirky, and sophisticated touch. Holding both a BFA and MA with an emphasis in sculpture from Marshall University, she creates distinctive characters and vignettes designed to leave a lasting impact on the viewer. Each of their timeless pieces is thoughtfully crafted to serve as a future family heirloom, bridging the gap between historical heritage and modern imagination.

Web: www.stacileechcornell.com

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"I can’t think of anything more fearless or wondrous than a flower that blooms year after year."

Materials: Oil pastel sticks, canvas paper
Dimensions: 12" x 16" x .05"

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Ashley DeBeer is a visual artist whose practice thrives on color tension, child-like elements, symbolism, and humor.

Web: Secondstepstudio.com

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"Every time I open a book, I get to be transported by the fantastical words on the page. Imagined differently by every person, the worlds hidden inside a book are what still bring wonder into the world."

Materials: Heavy-duty paper, gouache, ink pen, watercolor, alcohol markers, colored pencils
Dimensions: 11” x 15”

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"I am so grateful for the freedom and challenge of creating a piece of art about what makes me wonder, and I love that the cause supports kids falling in love with art just as I did as a child."

About the Artist:
Mom of four boys who fell in love with all things art as a kid and hasn’t stopped creating since. My favorite mediums are watercolor, tie dye, gouache, and a trusty black pen.

IG: www.instagram.com/littlebitlooney

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"Ever since I was a child, the depths of the ocean fascinated me. As I looked at a LIFE library book about the sea, I was transported to a new world. Today, many, many years later, I still find I have a strong connection to oceans. Maybe I was a mermaid in a past life! Recently, I got an octopus tattoo because I have learned so much about them and what they symbolize: a reminder of one’s own strength, adaptability, and the importance of embracing unique qualities."

Materials: Acrylic; embroidery thread, colored pencils, and black Micron pen from the Art Kit
Dimensions: 16" x 20"

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"What a great opportunity to use my talents to provide children with art activities and supplies. Art should be fun, and the opportunity to express oneself through art is so needed in today’s world. Children need to explore their sense of wonder."

About the Artist:
Christine Milostan is an international professional artist, author, art instructor, and principal of Igniting Spark Creations. Using her passion and background in visual art, she empowers others to re-ignite their creative spark. She has been featured on radio, television, and in various publications. Her creativity workbook, Breathe, Push, Create, was published in 2006, available internationally, and reprinted in 2010.

IG: www.instagram.com/ignitingsparkcreations | Web: www.ignitingsparkcreations.com/

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"'The Night Sky' reflects the wonder that comes from gazing at the night sky. In looking at its vastness, don’t we all become like wide-eyed children? Against its black vacuum, color and light still play—and it gives me joy as an artist to evoke this magic."

Materials: Watercolor & gouache on Arches paper, mounted to birch panel
Dimensions: 18” x 14” x 1-5/8”

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"This is my first experience interacting with the Art Kit Challenge. As Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist; the problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” I’m grateful that the challenge prompt, “What still makes you wonder?”, reconnected me with the enchantment of looking at the world through the eyes of a child. I firmly believe that art gives kids the freedom to express the unique person they are."

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Watercolorist and poet Linda Simone paints landscapes, portraits, and still life subjects, often layering recycled tea bags, coffee filters, and other found materials for more expressive compositions. “I enjoy coaxing the medium to transform reality into a more expressive dimension.” Her work is currently on display in Texas at Hotel Contessa and Kapej Gallery in San Antonio, and Waring Market in Waring.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/teabagartsa/

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"When I create, I often begin by asking my inner artist — my inner child — what she wants to make that day. Sometimes, I’m surprised and touched by what comes through. At times, it takes the form of childlike musings like this piece; at others, I find myself exploring more technical studies of form or color. That connection to my inner child guides every brushstroke and choice of subject matter, whether I’m creating through the lens of who I am today or trying to access how the world may have looked and felt to me long ago."

Materials: Acrylic, pencil, and oil pastel on stretched canvas 

Dimensions: 16" x 20"

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SJ Spreng is a multidisciplinary visual artist and creative director based in Los Angeles, working across photography, painting, and mixed media. She's driven by an insatiable thirst for deeper understanding. In pursuit of whatever lies beneath the layers of each of us, her loosened grip on convention leads her toward subject matter that is purely intuitive and spiritual.

Her work moves between sincerity and humor, capturing familiar themes and symbols through a distorted, color-coded lens. She's drawn to the ways imagination, absurdity, and delight can coexist with uncertainty and despair. She perches on the shared wall between the best and worst of our existence.

SJ approaches image-making as a form of secret-telling: a diary of the symbols and images of everyday life and the occult alike. Largely self-taught, SJ considers her lack of formal artistic training an essential part of her practice, allowing curiosity rather than convention to guide her. Across mediums, she makes work that feels emotionally true while leaving room for whimsy and mischief.

Web: https://sjspreng.com/

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"As an adult who recently returned to school to pursue a midlife career change, I have been awed by all the things I still have to learn about the world. When I asked myself what still makes me wonder, the first thing that popped into my head was my anatomy professor saying, “To understand the body, we have to understand cells.” I challenged myself to approach my piece as a kid would, using only the materials provided in the kit. To that end, I’ve made a paper quilt in the shape of a house because, as I’ve learned recently, the body is essentially a house of cells."

Materials: Paper, watercolor, marker, embroidery floss, stick from the backyard
Dimensions: 17" x 14" x 0.5”

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"It’s surprisingly difficult (and fun!) to make something with unfamiliar materials meant for kids. I had a great time learning and relearning through the process of making something meaningful to me."

About the Artist:
Cortney Philip is a Chicago-based fiber artist who takes inspiration from under-appreciated aspects of nature, anatomy textbooks, and cataloguing. She has shown work at the Greenleaf Art Center, Woman Made Gallery, and many others.

Web: https://www.cortneyphilip.com/

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“kè Bowl” was inspired by the iron hearts and decorative scroll patterns found on screen doors, gates, and grilles throughout Los Angeles. These decorative details grew out of a mix of practical necessity, regional folk art, and mid-century craftsmanship.

While living in Los Angeles, Audrey has always been fascinated by the many variations of these doors and gates and wanted to bring that visual language to life through pottery. The iconic iron heart motif also reminded her of the Haitian Vodou symbols her father has tattooed, creating a connection between the architecture surrounding her and her own family history.

Materials: B-Slip stoneware clay, ceramic glaze, and underglaze pencil

Dimensions: 12" x 5.5"

About the Artist:

Audrey Simone is a Seattle-born artist who began exploring ceramics only a few months ago. Now living in Los Angeles, she finds inspiration in the details of the city around her, particularly the iron doors, gates, and decorative grilles that line its neighborhoods. The iron hearts and scrolling forms found on screen doors reminded her of the Haitian symbols and imagery she grew up seeing through her father, who has long worn Haitian Vodou symbol tattoos. Through ceramics, she is interested in translating these everyday architectural details into objects that feel both familiar and personal.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/gather.honey/

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"Magic hidden from view, seen only with our imagination."

Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas
Dimensions: 16 1/8" x 20 3/16" x 1"

About the Artist:
Creative abstract artist working primarily in acrylic painting, mixed-media painting, and photography.

Web: https://www.facebook.com/heathercobleart/

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"I have always wondered about the weather. Big storm systems in particular have intrigued me ever since I saw Twister as a child. I spent a lot of time in Texas this summer, where my family still lives, which allowed for some spectacular storm viewing and chasing along the country road."

Materials: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 16" x 20" x 1"

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"I love being able to help kids continue to pursue art, as I was helped myself as a child."

About the Artist:
CareMor is a Chicago-based landscape and pop artist. Her preferred medium is acrylic on canvas. She loves experimenting with various techniques to create greater depth.

IG: www.instagram.com/caremor.art/ | Web: www.caremorart.com/

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"I created a series of punch-needle pieces in 2020 that look like handwritten notes on lined paper. These works inhabit the space between memory and distance and recreate place. The series references a blank page to be filled later, like an unfinished letter. I came back to it a few years later to add some text in reference to bittersweet feelings spanning friendship through a pandemic, diasporic family, and beyond."

Materials: Baby yarn, sentimental musings between friends gearing up to collaborate across a distance
Dimensions: ~8.5" x 11”

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"Though I didn’t use the kit for my piece, I was enchanted opening it. The materials brought up a lot of nostalgic feelings for me as I went through each one. It had me feeling inspired and open to the part of my practice that used to illustrate. I went straight to my sketchbook. Appreciate y’all 🫶🏾"

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I received my BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Originally from the Bay Area, I am a Nigerian American teaching artist, teaching in Chicago and working within craft as a mechanism to bridge hard feelings with soft materials. I work through autonomy, intergenerational trauma, chronic illness, magical realism, and question where we draw the line on disability.

IG: www.instagram.com/eseosaedebiri | Web: www.eseosaedebiri.com/

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"When thinking about what still makes me wonder… I honestly couldn’t stop thinking. There are at least 100 questions that roll through my mind each day, as I am inherently very curious and desperate to make sense of things.

I took a step back and thought of the things that create a quiet presence in my mind, things I don’t fully understand but still bring me peace. I thought of the natural cycle of life and the human desire to preserve it. I thought of the Fibonacci sequence and how something so special can be found in something so common. I thought of water, its ability to remember, and its abundance found in all forms of existence.

These ideas came together in the form of a hanging mobile showcasing real waxed flowers and droplet-like beads hung from a metal spiral, connected together by a wooden hoop. This is an ephemeral sculpture and will change over time. These beautiful flowers will still inevitably dry out and lose color even with their wax-preserved seal, possibly even by the time you receive this sculpture if chosen to bid on. They will not be forgotten, just changed, and still deserve a chance at being cherished, much like you and I. Their structure will stay the same and so will the water which once provided them life. Their simple cycle will continue to spin, bringing new energy and curiosity to those taking in its natural presence from below."

Materials: Waxed florals, chain, beads, wire, wood, fishing line
Dimensions: 29” x 7.5” x 7.5”

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"Participating in the Art Kit Challenge brought me a lot of nostalgia and made me rediscover my love for 3D mediums. It made me remember what it’s like to create with materials I already own and how that can push your creativity to do new things!"

About the Artist:
Heather Stewart is a photographic artist drawn to vulnerability and finding beauty beneath the surface. She creates intimate works that comfort, confuse, and connect with the viewer. Through creating, she questions life, relationships, personal identity, and natural cycles as a way to feel more in tune with the ever-changing surrounding world.

IG: www.instagram.com/heather.j.stewart/ | Web: www.heatherjstewart.com

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"I think children and the way in which they walk through the world is the most inspiring. Kids have such a genuine curiosity about the world, asking questions philosophers and scientists can only dream of. I was the youngest sibling of a small family, and I never got to interact with many other children outside of school as I grew up. Watching children explore the world and discover the beauty of color and light inspires me daily."

Materials: Digital photograph
Dimensions: 11" x 14"

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"It has honestly inspired me to start a similar initiative for my hometown."

About the Artist:
Grace Lang is a photographer and artist currently based in Athens, GA. Born and raised in Athens, for years she has been a familiar presence, establishing a raw, extensive documentation of the underbelly—the community of musicians, skaters, punks, and onlookers alike. From traditional documentary photography, fashion editorials, and action frames to dramatic, edgy fish-eye frames of people, skaters, and concerts, her diverse body of photographic work has come to be an examination of the human condition and shame.

IG: https://www.instagram.com/gracephoto__/

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