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This year's Remembrance Day art project is the result of 2 main inspirations, Project Runway's red palette challenge this week and last week's"M...
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A few weeks ago I was at the cabin and I attended the Annual Scarecrow Festival.The was some amazing artwork by the students of Windermere Elementary ...
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This spring I have done this flower inchie series with both Grade 3 and Grade 5, (different schools).Amazing results. As always each inchie repr...
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Valentine #1This is a Valentine printmaking project I have planned with grade 5.The main focus is teaching them how to create their own stamps with cr...
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I couldn't resist doing another inchie project for this Halloween.Don't let the list of materials scare you off. Just use what you have....you'r...
Happy Saturday everyone. The winners of the Weavy Loops kits by random draw are:Bobbie N Dana Whiddon andNancy DapIf you could send me your mail...
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I was going to do a post on my favourite art supplies this week. As I started to photograph them all I realized this was going be a book by the ...
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This is 'Moose in the Wild' a new project that uses a variety of painting techniques. As one of our iconic wild animals, most Canadians have see...
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This is a Halloween version of my Folk Art Angel.MATERIALS REQUIRED:- heavy paper for background, I used watercolour paper- masking tape- disk tempera...
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This is a project that was inspired by my recent homework assignment on complimentary colour relationships.The orange/blue combination always gives me...
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I have been making quite a few of these lately. Now the tipi is an old project of mine but I realized I hadn't posted how to make the background...
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Here is my pocket project for January. Pocket projects are like inchies but the use an ATC (artist trading card) size, 2.5"x3.5". I've taken the...
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It seems every year I do a Fall owl project.These owls are inspired by Paul Klee.This one is on hardboard but you could use cardboard.The wings are ma...
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This is the second weaving project for this week. Staying with the owl theme, this is a more traditional weaving technique.It's a good project f...
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The best thing about going back to school is stocking up on supplies. Everything is on sale!I get several requests for advice on supplies. ...
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As promised here are a few tips on how I create my fairy or mini gardens both at home and at school.Here is latest mini garden I created with my...
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Last week I taught Grade 1 weaving at Altadore School.We started with a simple paper weaving to get them accustomed to the process.We then did a weavi...
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This autumn collage focuses on squares and rectangles to give the tree a pixelated like appearance.MATERIALS REQUIRED:-2 pieces of paper for painting-...
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This is a recent project I did with 2 kindergarten classes to go with their Ocean unit.They even made it into the display case.Sorry for the quality o...
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As we move forward to Remembrance Day I have been trying a few printmaking projects with the students.This one was done on a black painted background ...
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Keeping with our Bear and papier mache theme this week I put together this project.Each head is about the size of an orange. I mounted mine, a g...
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I thought I would feature some textile work this week....first up these woven owls.I've been trying to come up with projects that incorporate circular...
Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Just popped in to announce the winner of "Stencil Craft" by Margaret Peot.The winner is Beth Arnott. Co...
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Wow, I blink and more than half the summer disappears. What about all the work I was going to do.....well I guess that means it's been a good va...
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Looking for something bright and fun for your last bulletin board....why not these fluttering butterflies.Made from 2 butterflies to look like it's fl...
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Last month Grade 4 constructed the Alberta provincial crest out of clay.The students did a terrific job and they were quite proud of them. Great...
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This Fall I have done a lot of these 'postcard' projects.It's an image that would be on a tourist postcard but we make it canvas sized.I have made sim...
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I developed this project last spring for a group of 1st Graders.They were quite successful.MATERIALS REQUIRED:- a round balloon- white glue, water, pa...
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I was working on Bear projects today. This painted paper collage came together fairly quickly.MATERIALS REQUIRED:- brown kraft paper, I also buy...
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I thought I'd take our moose from Monday and do a stencil project.It also goes nicely with this week's giveaway.This is Margaret Peot's new book, Sten...
