We had our regional art show through the Wisconsin Art Education Association this week. The artwork was displayed all week at the local mall. Many schools participated with art from kids in grades K-12. It is always so fun to…
These were made by my kindergartners. I have seen a lot of gorgeous heart pictures around the internet lately. None of the techniques we used to make these are brand-new but maybe they are new-to-you!
I think Alaskan native masks are so beautiful. Our 2nd graders learn about Alaska in their social studies class and to connect with this unit, they explore the meanings and characteristics of Alaskan native art. Here is an example of…
Printing with Cardboard To print faces, cut cardboard rectangles. Dip in paint and stamp to make faces. We colored these with crayons and added words and letters with rubber stamps. Aren’t they expressive?
Creating Shakers from Paper Mache Introducing the project: To start I simply tell the kids we are making rattles. I will save the cultural connections for a later class. One reason for waiting on the cultural connections is that I…
Each year, I tend to try something different for Valentine’s Day. I like to spice things up, don’t you? Here are some from the past that I have done. 1. Valentine’s Heart Collages 2. Cool Hands, Warm Heart 3. Easy…
Clouds. Aren’t they amazing? Two years ago I took a very helpful watercolor painting class. One of our assignments was to paint clouds. Connecting Art with Science I love to make connections with other subjects. This one is perfect for…
These lovely cross-hatched animal drawings were made by my 3rd/4th grade class. The students used pictures from Zoobooks magazine for reference and practiced hatching and crosshatching techniques. I love using illustrated books to connect with our curriculum. For one, it…
I read Carin’s post today about her creative achievements of 2012 and it got me thinking “what would be on my list if I were to make one?” At first I thought, well, I don’t have a whole lot to…
This is an art project that I repeat every year, because it is such a great process for the kids… starting with an initial sketched idea, building an armature, applying paper mache, painting and adding embellishments. I tie this lesson…
This year, I did not do too many holiday art projects, but here is a round-up of some that I have done in the past. Sock Snowmen Snowflakes with Glitter Snowglobe Pictures Picture Frame with Tooling Foil Dreamcatcher Style Ornament…
The fourth-sixth graders made these glass fused pendants. We are gluing the “bails” on the back to make necklaces. The kids are going to give these as holiday gifts to a family member or friend. They each made two pendants.…
Prayers and love to those in Connecticut. I pray for peace, I pray for love, I pray for our country and world. As a teacher, parent and human my heart is heavy today.
As you might know, I am a lover of all things mixed media! I also enjoy occasionally teaching an after school art workshop for my students (I’d love to do more, but since my daughter goes to daycare it’s a…
These are the fun sarcophagi the 4th/5th graders made from clay. We spent a few days learning about Egyptian art and drawing them on paper. See my previous post about the drawings. We traced the template onto slabs of clay…