{"product_id":"make-a-constellation-hidden-stars-art-kit","title":"Make a Constellation Art Kit | Hidden Stars","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe tree made the stars. You make the art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eCreate a constellation, invent one, or make something else entirely with 14 naturally varied Hidden Stars, two 5 × 7 reversible black-and-gold art sheets, constellation references, and a creative guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eEach star formed naturally inside a cottonwood branch. \u003cstrong\u003eNo carving. No mold. No star added.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eArrange them. Move them. Follow a map or ignore it completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust add glue.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eHidden Stars are naturally occurring star-shaped structures revealed when cottonwood branches are cross-cut. The star was already there — it is not carved, stamped, molded, painted, or inserted.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eEach \u003cstrong\u003eMake a Constellation\u003c\/strong\u003e kit contains 14 real Hidden Stars, selected for interesting natural differences in size, shape, grain, bark, proportion, and star definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eFollow one of the included constellation references. Invent a constellation of your own. Arrange the stars on the black-and-gold art paper. Or use them as the beginning of something completely different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePaint a galaxy. Draw a world around them. Add them to a photograph, map, journal page, collage, handmade card, shadowbox, or another piece of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no correct arrangement.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eIncluded\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14 naturally varied Hidden Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 reversible black\/gold art sheets — 5 × 7 in.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted art kit guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStar maps + constellation references\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreative project ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of the stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eYou supply glue and any additional art materials you would like to use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eStart anywhere\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eArrange the stars before gluing. Follow a map loosely, invent one, or ignore the maps completely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eTurn the paper over. Move things around. Leave space. Start again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhen it feels right, glue the stars in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eNaturally different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eNo two kits are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSome Hidden Stars are crisp and symmetrical. Others may be tiny, irregular, bark-edged, partial, strongly defined, or wonderfully strange. That variation is part of what the tree made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eStars are selected for useful visual variety rather than matched size or symmetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhere they come from\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eHidden Stars begin in naturally fallen cottonwood branches gathered near the Mississippi River in central Minnesota under ongoing forestry-informed guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo living trees are cut to make the collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDesigned and assembled in Minnesota by Findisms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eKeep the raw cottonwood stars dry before use. Finished-piece care depends on the adhesive, art materials, and final project chosen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended for ages 10+ and adults. 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