Explore your inner artist

Recently, a new friend of mine, Tom Aitken, shared with me an online art tool that I find completely compelling. It's called Mr. Picassohead, and it is both rewarding and a lot of fun. After playing with this interactive tool for a while, Patty and I decided to look around to see what other dynamic art tools might be within reach of our mouse. Here are a few -- why not try a few to see if they inspire creative ideas? If you have any suggestions of your own, let us know and we'll expand the list.

• Study some optical illusions
• Create a tartan
• Create a 1930s style tile
• Design a coat of arms
• Design a mural or mosaic
• Create a wallpaper design, or design a cabinet
• Sketch symmetry
• Create an Etch-a-Sketch(TM)-style drawing
• Create a kaleidoscope
• Create a collage, motion painting, mobile, 3D object or pixelated drawing