Art Blog
Holiday Fun at the Art Center
Bonham, Texas – The Creative Arts Center in Bonham has many activities planned for the holiday season. Sweets, Spirits and Sparkles is the center’s annual holiday shopping extravaganza. This year it will be on Saturday, Dec 6. Shopping hours are from 10 am to 4 pm....
Turning Creativity into Community: Our First Creative Reuse Sale and a Visit to Goodwill Artworks
At the end of September, the Creative Arts Center hosted something brand new — our very first Creative Reuse Sale! This event brought together artists, makers, and community members to give gently used and leftover arts and crafts supplies a second life. The results...
Puzzling Through Carolyn Cook-Fauble’s “It’s a Puzzle”
By Michelle Haynes, CACB Board Member & Artist At CACB's September Community Art Contest, Carolyn Cook-Fauble's "Moons of Escher" took Best of Show. This large and precise piece features sacred geometry and religious iconography as well as M.C....
Staring at You: A Look at LS Elmore’s Art
By Michelle Haynes, CACB Board Member & Artist The Intensity of LS Elmore's Art I love art that stares back out at me. Art in which the figures follow me — not in that Haunted Mansion portrait way where the eyes seem to track you across the room, but in...
Poetry at the Art Center – October 30
Poetry at the Art Center: October Edition - Ghosts, Revelation, and the Ancient Art of Lament Join us Thursday, October 30, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Bonham Creative Arts Center for an evening of poetry that embraces the haunting beauty of loss, memory and...
Beauty Can Still Grow in the Dark
Even in ArcadiaAscensionismBeauty Can Still Grow in the Dark: Taylor Brooke's Meditations on Mortality October decorations — dangling plastic skeletons, towering grim reapers — treat death as a prop we put away on November 1. But at the Creative Arts Center in Bonham,...
Chair Yoga 101: Why It’s Perfect for Every Body
By Jenny Schero, CACB Yoga Instructor When people hear "chair yoga," they sometimes assume it's yoga for people who "can't do real yoga." I want to change that thinking right now. Chair yoga isn't a lesser version of yoga — it's yoga that meets you exactly where you...
From Junk to Joy: Upcycled Art at CACB
Most artists hunt for the perfect canvas, the right shade of cadmium yellow, brushes with just enough spring. Michelle Haynes and Sandy Barber rummage through junk drawers. They prowl thrift stores. They rescue jeans headed for the landfill and pocket rusty gears that...
Field Trip to Double O Seven Farms
A Day at Double O Seven Farms: Creative Arts Center Visits a Local Organic Gem There’s nothing quite like a beautiful fall day in Fannin County—especially when it includes a field trip full of nature, learning, and community connection. Recently, Creative Arts Center...
Field Trip to David Keene’s Wood Shop
A Visit to the Heart of Bois d’Arc Craftsmanship: Creative Arts Center Takes a Field Trip On a sunny North Texas day, three members of the Creative Arts Center—Director Sandy Barber, Program Coordinator Japhnee “Jaye” Metellus, and Board Member Caroline Blackwell—set...