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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

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Drawing Cartoons with Mark Kistler – An Interview!

I have a special guest for this blog post today!  I had the exciting opportunity to talk with Mark Kistler,…

  • September 11, 2025
  • contemporary artists, drawing
Timed Collage: A vibrant paper cut-out composition features overlapping yellow and blue rectangles against a backdrop of wavy, vertical strips in black, blue, teal, and magenta.

Timed Collage Prompts with Eric Scott

Encouraging Creativity with Timed Collage! Are you trying to incorporate art into your daily routine? Are you looking for ways…

  • February 2, 2025
  • all grades, artists, collage, contemporary artists, creativity
A colorful geometric art display featuring various patterned and brightly hued triangles on a green background, inspired by Tula Pink's designs.

Collaborative Mural Inspired by Tula Pink

I wanted to share our wonderful results of this collaborative mural project inspired by the artist Tula Pink‘s Tridazzler Quilt.…

  • November 20, 2022
  • 3 Comments
  • all grades, bulletin board, collaborative artwork, contemporary artists
A sculpture by Nathan Sawaya features a human figure made of yellow LEGO bricks, ripping open its chest with bricks spilling out. This piece is part of the "Art of the Brick" Lego exhibit.

Art of the Brick: Nathan Sawaya Lego Exhibit

Happy Spring! It is Spring Break for us and we took a little trip to the Museum of Science and…

  • March 31, 2022
  • all grades, artists, contemporary artists, Legos
A colorful, abstract drawing of a unicorn with a rainbow mane and hearts in the background, inspired by Mr. Doodle’s whimsical style.

Mr. Doodle Inspired Doodling Pictures

My 4th/5th graders learned about the artist Mr. Doodle and watched several videos of him doodling. You can see his…

  • October 22, 2019
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  • contemporary artists, drawing, fifth grade, fourth grade
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Amy Sherald and Howard Gardner at NAEA ’19 Conference

The National Art Education Association conference this year had some thought-provoking and inspiring speakers, as usual! In this post, I…

  • March 29, 2019
  • contemporary artists, NAEA conference, professional development
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Pop Art Snowmen Project

I have a new art lesson plan to show you! I wrote this for a substitute lesson, but you can…

  • January 3, 2019
  • art history, contemporary artists, pattern, third grade, winter
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Bucky Badger Designs by Kids

This past summer, there were painted Bucky Badger sculptures all over our city.  The Badger is the mascot of the…

  • October 26, 2018
  • all grades, contemporary artists, drawing
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