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• Tissue Leaves and Metallic Markers

  

  Tissue paper not only comes in solid colors, but in multi-color sheets too. I found this madras tissue paper at my local Michael’s store.1. For my city-slicker... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Sailboat Collage Journal Page

  

  I like to encourage kids to make layered pages in their art journals. Rather than writing NEXT to their pictures, it's more fun to write OVER them to merge... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Oil Pastel on Acetate

  

  I love the way oil pastels look on a sheet of acetate, backed with a nice black piece of construction paper. Paul Klee’s City Picture can a lot of fun to imitat... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Dimensional Magic Mod Podge

  

  Here’s another new craft product that I’ve been turned on to, courtesy of Michaels and their 2012 Holiday Preview they invited me to last month. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Painting with Tea Bags

  

  Some of my favorite art journal pages just have a sense of freedom to them. The paper can be spotty and messy, headlines can go at the bottom instead of the top... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Creativity & Michaels Stores

  

  Last month, fourteen bloggers and I were invited by Michaels to their 2012 Holiday Showcase in Dallas. We all were in arts and crafts heaven, spending time... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Miro Watercolor Painting

  

  Joan Miro was a Spanish artist who developed a very whimsical style back in the 1930s. His painting called “People and Dog in Sun” is fun to imitate by drawing... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Mondrian Watercolor Painting

  

  Piet Mondrian became a master of geometric shapes in abstract art. There are many ways to imitate his style of painting, but I like this one best as the crayon... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Masking Tape Art Page

  

  When I want my students to make a really colorful and layered page, I keep coming back to crayon rubbings and watercolor paint. It’s still just an unbeatable... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Klimt Watercolor Tree

  

  I was so happy to find this idea at Artsonia from Cedar Creek Elementary. It’s perfect for little ones just figuring out how to draw and paint. All you need is... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Scratch Art Peacock

  

  I’m continuing to make projects for my afterschool Scratch Art class and think this peacock will be fun to do. I prefer to give students just a little bit of a... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Storm in Haiti Hurts Citi Soliel

  

  If you followed my trip to Haiti this summer, you may have read that all the Project HOPE Art women fell in love with the kids and teacher in the clip shown... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Draw a Sitting Cat

  

  I've never had a student say that they didn't want to draw a cat. They make a great subject matter for boys and girls that are just learning how to draw. 1.... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Glue & Foil Embossed Drawing

  

  I was so inspired by a project at “Make It A Wonderful Life” that tried it out today in an afterschool class. It really makes some very inexpensive supplies... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• First Art Journal Project

  

  I was looking for an easy way to have my young students put their name on their new art journals this afternoon, and was happy to find these glitter stick on... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Watercolor Dragonfly

  

  I’ve found that symmetrical images generally make the best introduction to drawing and painting for young students. It also helps to have the art touch the edge... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Paul Klee Castle Drawing

  

  Paul Klee was one of the great colorists in the history of painting. I developed this project that imitates his abstract “Castle and Sun” painting by having... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Positive / Negative Drawing

  

  This is a simple exercise that uses positive and negative shapes and lines. 1. Give each student a tall white rectangle, and a black piece of paper that is... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• “Things That Are Most” Project

  

  Recently I decided to revise a creative writing/drawing project from a book titled “Things that are Most in the World” by Judi Barrett. Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Marker Line Leaves

  

  I find a lot of inspiration at stock art sites like gettyone.com and istock.com. This came from a leaf illustration, which is simpler than it looks if you penci... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING