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Black Entertainment History at the Academy Museum

Shereen Travels Cheap

It is part of his series of "erasure paintings", and serves of a reminder of spaces that divided along race lines and isolated Black spectators and even performers from others. Also in the main exhibits, you can still see props/costumes from some of Hollywood's biggest Black entertainers, including Halle Berry's Oscar dress from 2002.

Museum 231
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Book Nook - Eric Loves Animals (Just Like You!)

Motherhood Moments

The book, an interactive, alphabetized guide to the animal kingdom, features 176 pages of sketches, drawings, paintings, sculptures, and collages, including dozens of unpublished pieces from Eric’s collection, narrated simply yet elegantly in Eric's own words. Hardcover, ages 2-5).

Art 100
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Nail Polish Marbled Flower Pots – a kid-friendly craft

Family Balance Sheet

At first, I was little skeptical when I saw that nail polish was the paint. I used a microwave rack that has been sitting in my cupboard, unused since we bought the microwave in 2002. The rack is now used for painting projects. You can see the difference at the surface from the pink or green paint.