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• Tinted Ugly Bunny

  

  One of the arts standards for elementary students is learning how to tint colors by adding white. For these bunnies, students were able to make their own... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Sticker Art Trading Cards

  

  Sometimes kid’s creativity just blows me away. I brought round colored stickers to my Art Trading Card class today, thinking that everyone could make art with... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• How to Draw a House

  

  I had great success with this project for kinders recently. Several even came back later saying they went home to draw more houses. Love it when that happens.1. Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Art Journaling Magazine Circles

  

  I’m so excited that I found a new combination of art supplies that I really like. This is made with 2" magazine circles, Sharpie markers and a glue stick, that’... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Art Journaling 102

  

  Some of the coolest art journal pages I have seen on the internet involve lots of layering. A common approach seems to be that a background is created first, an... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Art Journaling 101

  

  I started an afterschool class for art journaling last year, and this is one of the first projects I started with. The goal was to find a fun way to mix... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Magazine Tree Journal Page

  

  Pattern scrapbook paper could also be used to make these leaves, I was just trying to use what I had on hand.1. Students cut out a tree trunk from a strip of... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Finished Rainbow Collage

  

  My collage projects were so much fun last week I swear I had trouble stopping. Shown here is Rainbow Collage No. 2, all covered in clear packing tape, trimmed... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• How to Draw a Cow

  

  Last spring my school had a special assembly that featured a cow and her calf. I decided to take advantage of the fact that everyone was seeing this really... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Earth Day Doodle Mural

  

  My new Earth Day Doodle Mural includes 2 sizes: a 46-page version measuring 35"x 80" and a 15-page mini version measuring 22.5" x 60". Click HERE to view the... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Homemade 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 17 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• First Printmaking Project

  

  Save your paper towel or toilet paper rolls for this very simple project.1. Students use a cardboard roll dipped in black tempera paint to print lots of... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Camouflage Painting

  

  Can you see the student’s hand in this picture? My 2nd graders had such fun doing this project! After studying camouflage, they had this chance to literally... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Rainbow Collage in Progress...

  

  Here’s a new idea I had today – to make one giant class collage instead of a lot of half-done individual ones. I started with a piece of paper measuring about... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 SCHOOLING

• M.C. Escher Tessellations

  

  A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. I learned the hard way how easily triangle... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Outdoor Kandinsky Mural

  

  It’s finished, my first outdoor mural on canvas! The good news is that the colors from the Sharpie markers still look as vibrant as ever. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 SCHOOLING

• Ceramic Fish

  

  This fish could be made with many different types of clay. I am partial to ceramics and the layering of color, for obvious reasons, I think.1. The students... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Homemade Easter Card

  

  Easter calls for sweet images with gentle colors. This bunny face can easily be drawn by any age. 1. I like the soft look of a pencil drawing, but brighter... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Sewing Party in New York

  

  Great news! The people over at Oliver + S Pattern Company are hosting a sewing party for HOPE Art’s ongoing Haiti Dress Drive. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Earth Day 2012 Mural

  

  My updated Earth Day 2011 Mural includes 2 sizes: a 36-page version measuring 45"x 45" and a 9-page mini version measuring 22.5" x 22.5". Click HERE to view... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS, SCHOOLING