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• Paper Mache Eggs

  

  I love springtime crafts that more or less imitate nature. I experimented with covering plastic fillable easter eggs with paper mache, and came up with this... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• New Watercolor on Pinterest Page

  

  I’m trying out a new use of Pinterest, one that I think will be helpful for quickly viewing all of a project category at once. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Cafe Tempera Painting

  

  I’ve started an after school painting class, which is off to a great start. I can’t believe that I didn’t learn about tempera cake paints until earlier this... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Earth Day Mural, Ode to Hundertwasser

  

  This year’s Earth Day mural honors Friedensreich Hundertwasser, an Austrian artist who believed in living life in harmony with nature. I’ve created my own... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Cow Face Drawing

  

  This idea comes from a funny painting I found in a home decor catalog. I love how it exaggerates the proportions of the cow. 1. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Buds & Blooms Tissue Paper Flowers

  

  I love how Lois Elhert illustrates her flowers in “Planting A Rainbow” so I thought they might be fun to create with a little added dimension in tissue paper. 1. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Frida Kahlo Portrait

  

  Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter, who is best known for her self-portraits. 1. I like to use black card stock paper from Michaels instead of construction paper... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Watercolor Tulips

  

  I tried this Watercolor Tulip project today, and found it was a good time to introduce a little wet-on-wet painting practice. 1. I recommend drawing the two... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• My Cre8time Project Completed

  

  I did it! I took time out of my busy schedule to make something just for me. My finished mural is mounted on a 48" x 36" stretched canvas mural from Michaels,... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• My Cre8time Project Progresses

  

  I love the #Cre8time movement that just asks people to slow down a little bit and add a little creative activity to their everyday lives. For me, it means... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Mini Cupcake Daffodils

  

  I spied these cute mini cupcake liners at Michaels, and they worked perfectly for a kinder daffodil collage today. The only change was they cut triangles for... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• My Cre8time Project

  

  Just like the old saying “The son of the shoemaker has no shoes”, so goes the plight of the busy art teacher. I have had a blank wall above my computer for... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Flying Kites Journal Page

  

  I just did this art journal page with my afterschool class today and loved how it turned out. Some of the first graders even wrote goodbye messages to their... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• St. Patrick’s Day Card

  

  I made this card with just a little watercolor paint and a gold paint marker. The markers are not cheap, but add a special touch if you can afford them. 1. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Starry Night Skyline

  

  Vincent Van Gogh's “Starry Night” painting has inspired many an art project, and this is just one more. 1. Students to make several large yellow oil pastel... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Project HOPE Art in School Arts

  

  News flash! School Arts magazine, one of the largest art education magazines in the country, has published Project HOPE Art’s “Living Angels” article (written b... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Haiti Kids Fundraising Mural

  

  I created this mural template to celebrate the colorful work of artist Shepard Fairy, and to continue to raise funds for Project HOPE Art’s work in Haiti. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Marker Portrait

  

  I made this childhood portrait of my sister awhile back, using Sharpie markers on dry wax paper, adhered to popsicle sticks with watery glue. I’m really... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Jasper Johns Numbers

  

  Jasper Johns is an American artist whose richly covered number paintings like this, rose to prominence in the 1950s. I created this project so students could... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Dr. Suess Signage

  

  Our school had a Dr. Suess celebration, and with our modular classroom set up in California, we have a lot of long outdoor halls without much signage. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING