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• Hand-Colored Mother’s Day Card

  

  If you would like to make a homemade Mother’s Day card, I’ve collected a bunch of decorative letters from clipartETC.com and arranged them on a jpeg file that... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Klimt’s Tree of Life Mural

  

  Gustav Klimt was a Viennese painter who was perhaps best-known for his love of translucent, mosaic colors and forms, and curling background lines and patterns.... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2011 SCHOOLING

• Happy Earth Day Coloring Page

  

  I found this really great free font called Wild Wood at Font.DownloadAtoZ and made a quick coloring page for those still celebrating Earth Day today. Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2011 SCHOOLING

• Ando Hiroshigi Mural

  

  Ando Hiroshige (1793-1858) was a master Japanese woodblock print artist who specialized in very poetic landscapes. He significantly influenced European artists... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Magazine Color Collage

  

  Collage is a French word which means “glue.” The term was coined by Braque and Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century, when collage became a distinctive... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Fruity People Collage

  

  One CA Visual Art Standard centers around how to create feelings with one’s own artwork. This book “How Are You Peeling?” is full of some very creative... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Recycled Magazine Bowls

  

  In honor of Earth Day, I’m having a Recycle Art Week at my school. These bowls are fun to make and truly about reusing that which just ends up in the trash.1. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• CD Case Diorama

  

  Here’s one more recycle project – using a CD case, cardboard boxes, and dried beans.1. Collect clean cardboard packages, such as those used for cereal, crackers... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Egg Decorating from Macedonia

  

  Lila Arsova, a teacher from Veles, Macedonija, recently sent me this wonderful series of photos showing how she decorated her eggs with some very colorful... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Student Art from Arizona

  

  This art comes from Arizona, where Elizabeth White taught her second graders how to make shades of red and blue, and then painted my Lincoln and Washington... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Recycled Mini Books

  

  This is good for Earth Day or anytime you wish to make a recycling project. I’ve started to save cereal and pasta boxes all year round so that I have a good... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Flower Watercolor Painting

  

  Almost every elementary student can draw a flower, but are they aware of the many different shapes and sizes that exist? For this project, I found a lovely... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• How to Draw a Hen and Chicks

  

  I’m always looking for simple drawing ideas that are then easy to shade. This one works and makes a pretty picture too.1. On a 9" x 12" piece of paper, the... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Maasai African Portraits

  

  The Maasai people of African are located in Kenya. Their distinctive clothing and head dress make them among the most well known of all African tribes. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Paper Mache Earth

  

  The base for this paper mache globe is a beach ball. It gave the necessary round shape and was pretty sturdy to work with as well. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Tropical Earth Day Mural

  

  Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22nd. I am happy to offer my new Tropical Earth Day Mural which includes two sizes: 12 pages (43"x 20") and 24... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Homemade Watercolor Easter Card

  

  Here’s an idea for a pretty Easter Card. Grid formats are fun to play with so feel free to make your own variation of this drawing.1. I started by folding a... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Paper Mache Eggs, for Easter Or Spring

  

  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 08 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• How to Draw a Truck

  

  Every time I do a geometric drawing lesson like this, I am reminded that some students who yawn at the idea of drawing organic shapes, will work for hours on... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Rainbow Painting

  

  This project offers students a chance to practice either wet-on-wet or dry brush watercolor painting. I used both for my sample.1. I had the students paint... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2011 FAMILY, SCHOOLING