In honor of the 4th of July holiday, I’d like to share a coloring page from my USA Flag Mural. Careful coloring will make it look like it?s real...
Make a mug that smiles back at you. Detailed instructions for this project and more may be found in Jenni Ward?s “Create with Clay 2” eboo...
This flying pig is just one of the five ceramic projects in Jenni Ward?s “Create with Clay 3” ebook. For her instructions, just purchase a...
Here?s a peek at how to make a patterned Pencil Holder, which is one of the featured projects with directions in Jenni Ward?s ebook, Create with Clay....
Roy Lichtenstein used comic book images to ask questions about popular culture. I made this composite of his artwork so students could do the same, OR...
Just in time for summer fun, a brand new tutorial for drawing sea shells. ? View and download Sea Shell PDF tutorial Save Save
On my list of new things to do for the next school year is to work more ceramic projects into my curriculum. I experimented a little this spring with ...
I gave this project it?s extra long name to emphasize that you can make a cool pattern based on math. Start with drawing a triangle in the middle. Att...
This card uses bleeding tissue paper for the watery color, and rubber cement for masking out a puffy flower. Easy summer time painting. Use the...
More help for the ceramic artists and those who wish to become one. The latest ebook from my friend Jenni Ward has detailed photos and instructions on...
This makes a very cute pillow, and is also a good simple sewing project for young girls OR boys. Supplies: Six fat quarters, two wooden buttons 2. Spr...
I hope there are some campers or beginner sewers out there who might be looking for a simple sewing project. It?s a fun way to create your own kind of...
If you like the sound of an intimate art retreat at an historic B&B by a soon-to-be published author / teacher, then this is for you… Plans ...
More help for the ceramic artists, here?s collection #3 from my friend Jenni Ward. This one has all kinds of good pointers on how to make legs that wi...
I?m going to try these little worms tomorrow in my last Model Magic class for the year. I have so many pre-K and kinders that I?m trying to keep the p...
My 3rd and 4th graders are finishing their year long art journal books with summer self portraits. They are drawing themselves with reflections of wha...
I?ve had a lot of fun creating over-sized school paper for projects, so I thought it might be a fun to make small ones too. I?m happy to share my temp...
Here?s a preview of my next mural I am working on ? Saint Basil?s Cathedral in Red Square, Moscow. Architecture just doesn?t get much more ornate. And...
Now available in my PDF Shop, a new collection of animal drawing projects that are targeted for the beginner artist. ? View and purchase Draw Easy Ani...
Here?s some great advice that my friend and ceramic artist shared recently. Nothing like getting help from the experts! ? Clay in the Classroom Save S...
If anyone has ever wondered about my “Sewing Patterns” tab before, here’s a quick explanation. Before I was an art teacher, I was a ...
Here?s one of my favorite projects that is in my friend Jenni Ward?s new ebook, ?Create with Clay 3″. When I think of all the possible variation...
Students made mini masks (about 7″ tall) in my last metal tooling class, and this 1st grader did an exceptional job. I had students first draw a...
My friend Jenni Ward is both a ceramic teacher and fine artist who knows a thing or two about clay and how to use it wisely. Here is a link to her adv...
Wow, look what was just shared with me! An amazing artist from Germany took my very ordinary post about paper mache tiles and turned it into this exqu...
I?ve had so much fun playing around with this Lichtenstein-inspired drawing I made for a new mural that I thought I?d share it for others as well. ? V...
During my travels to Haiti a few years ago, I met some truly selfless people whom I have felt compelled to keep working with and see what I can do to ...
Here are the photos for making a Pinch Pot Monster. If you would like to see written instructions for this one and four more, please see Jenni Ward?s ...
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And with the stroke of the clock, and the emptying of a room, a new schedule begins. This time I get to choose more of what my days will look like, in...
Just posted to My PDF Shop, my latest How to Draw ebook. In it you?ll find tutorials on how to draw Amsterdam Buildings, Asian House, Big Ben, Eiffel ...
