I was happy to receive a review copy of I Heard You Can Draw: A Story for Class Artists Everywhere, written by M. D. Savran, who is an art teacher and author/illustrator in the Tampa Bay area. I’m always happy to support other art teachers! The description reads: “Sarah loves to draw. When Mrs. Earl catches her drawing a picture in math class, the entire second grade discovers her talent! Suddenly, everyone asks her to draw pictures for them (strange … Read more… →
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my blogging friends. These are some cards I made a couple of years ago.
I am proud to have been published in the following wonderful magazines & books! I would love to write for your magazine or publication. Email me with details. I have experience writing about elementary art, mixed media art and other artists (interviewing artists and writing about their projects.) A World of Artist Journal Pages book Five pages of artwork included Another Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Young Children book Mixed-Media Weaving lesson plan What Can You Do With a … Read more… →
Aren’t these fantastic? I love these pop-up winter scenes. Guess what? I just made a companion Facebook page for my blog! I thought it would be fun to have another avenue to easily share all kinds of artsy inspiration I come across. Most of the Facebook updates will be links to other blogs, articles and interesting artistic things I find around the web. Of course, I will also share things about my blog, but MOST of the posts will be … Read more… →
Hey friends.. I always love seeing what other people are interested in (especially art books and products) so let me show you what’s on my Christmas wish list this year! 1. The Big Book of Art, an interactive book for preschoolers. Partly for my inspiration, partly for my daughter… Here is what the description says, “This is your first book of art! Grab it, flip through the pages, turn it upside down?what do you see? Scribbles and splotches, shapes and … Read more… →
There are still five more days to enter the back to school giveaway! I will announce the randomly selected winner on August 22. What are teachers looking forward to most about starting a new year? I picked a selection of the answers teachers gave when asked this question. 1. Carrie: “The best part of going back to the classroom is seeing all of the kids. It’s all about them and allowing them the opportunity to explore, create, imagine, and … Read more… →
So, you’re in charge of Spirit Week! Do you need some good ideas? (See how I used a photo with the kids’ faces obscured? Don’t use pictures where the kids are identifiable unless you have permission from the parents or school. This photo was on our public school website so I grabbed it from there.) Be sure to check out my newer post “10 More Spirit Day Ideas for Scho0l”. Spirit Days can be fun scattered throughout the … Read more… →
