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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...
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...
This little drawing idea came from a stock art image, one of my favorite places to get inspired. As it is currently a rainy and windy night here in LA...
I found this great idea over at Mini Matisse. I love how the plastic case makes a nice sturdy frame to work with, and the clear closure lets you just ...
With coloring books being all the rage, I thought I’d repost this freebie that I made last year, based on my Earth Day Doodle Mural. Color on ev...
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...
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...
If you?re daydreaming about doing something creative this summer, would love to be pampered while you do it, and don?t like crowds, consider signing u...
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In honor of Earth Day, coming up on April 22nd, I’d like to repost a project from a few years ago. Shown here is the finished rainbow collage, a...
Here’s a cool project I found recently over at dickblick.com. Air dry clay formed into animals and stacked on a dowel to make a totem pole. I li...
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 ...
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 ...
In honor of Earth Day, three consecutive classes (graders 2 and 3) made this today. I do believe that trash never looked so good! 1. Draw rainbow line...
I just had to share a few more Gold Rush figures made recently by 4th graders. Aren?t they adorable? They are shaped over clothes pins that were glued...
Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd. These bowls are fun to make AND all about reusing that which ends up in the trash. 1. Every student needs a 1...
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 ...
If you find yourself drawing the same tulips and daisies over and over again, try this daffodil to mix things up. It?s simple cup shape and yellow col...
My friend Simona shared her daughter?s classroom Earth Day mural with me awhile back. I think it?s spectacular! I thought it might inspire a few more ...
Modigliani was an Italian artist that lived in the early 1900s, known for an exaggeration of necks and soulful faces in his richly painted portraits. ...
