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...
In honor of Memorial Day, here’s one of my favorite posts from a few years ago. Claire L., a volunteer who works regularly with the seniors, pla...
I had so much fun with my first ATC Line Art template I decided I’d make one more. This time I plan to challenge students to play with scale, as...
Russian architecture is so different than buildings children are used to drawing. The “ice cream” topped towers look like they came straig...
I found this idea for painting vegetables over at Artsonia.com. If anyone would like to take credit for creating it, please let me know. I?ve painted ...
This was a fun project this week that goes in the “keeper” file. I challenged kinders to make curly, zig-zag and curvy ines, and then what...
Here?s an assortment of 4th grade Indian elephants from last week. I just love them! They were made with a Sharpie, crayons and liquid watercolors, fr...
Here are five more creative ceramic projects from my friend, Jenni Ward, a renowned ceramic artist from Santa Cruz. She has been working with children...
My artroom turned into a bakery this afternoon. This was a simple idea that the kids just took and ran with. 1. Students mixed even amounts of bisque ...
Update: Only 5 spots left! Plans are now in place for my 3rd Annual Art Retreat in Hickory Valley, TN this summer. Years ago I met Regina from Whitney...
Jenni Ward, a renowned ceramic artist from Santa Cruz, is my friend who is sharing her projects two new ebooks, Create with Clay 1 and 2. After years ...
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I?m trying a Metal Tooling class after school, and was happy with how this turned out, especially as I had quite a few kinders, along with 1st and 2nd...
This marvelous cat was created in my after school Mini Canvas Class today, by a first grader named Layla. I love the lopsided eye, crazy palatte, and ...
In honor of the amazing Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo, I have created a new color-by-number posterized mural that is now up for sale in my PDF Shop. It ...
What a difference a little paint makes, right? My school has a wonderful volunteer working on a ?Buddy Program? right now, so when I was asked for som...
Faith Ringgold, an African-American artist, is best known for her large story quilts. In 1985 she made a piece titled ?Flag Story Quilt? which inspire...
I have trouble throwing away clean colorful food boxes, and was inspired by the beach theme of these cracker boxes for my art journal class. 1. I made...
This metal tooling project needs two circle templates to get started. It’s only taken me a few years to learn to find ready-made ones, as in old...
Here?s a simple landscape tutorial that illustrates the vanishing point perspective. ? View and Vanishing Point Road PDF tutorial
Students used sandwich wrap paper to draw symmetrical kimono shapes today, and then finished with liquid watercolor paint. A tutorial on this has to w...
Eric Carle?s wonderful book ?Mister Seahorse? is perfect for kinders that are studying amazing animals, such as mine in the Los Angeles School Distric...
Awhile back I had a chance to print with bubble wrap, and loved how it worked in my art journal class. 1. Cut panels of bubble wrap that is smaller th...
My students are learning how to make pop out flowers this week, which make a pretty nice Mother?s Day card. Last year I did this with hearts, but I li...
Learning perspective starts with noticing that the closer objects are, the bigger they appear. If students draw a landscape with just large trees and ...
Here?s a sample tutorial my friend Jenni Ward has included in her new ?Create with Clay 2″ ebook that was recently added to my PDF shop. This bo...
For Grumpy Cat fans, a page of heads that are waiting for bodies to be drawn, colored or painted in. He does have the most amazing blue eyes, doesn?t ...
Today?s Model Magic students made little people again, but this time with extra large heads. It was fun to bring out the cartoon quality in them, and ...
Studying the art culture from other countries offers a a new perspective on common items such as clothing. 1.Students start by drawing a large T shape...
Update: Only 6 spaces left! Plans are now in place for my 3rd Annual Art Retreat in Hickory Valley, TN this summer. Years ago I met Regina from Whitne...
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So I have a pretty cool announcement to make, I’ve been moonlighting to my moonlighting job, and have written my first book! Last summer Quarry ...
