Making Pendants
Making jewelry is one of the hobbies I enjoy. When people ask me what kind of art I do on my own, I have a hard time saying what I do… I love photography, jewelry making, collages, drawing,…
Elementary Art Lessons, Projects & Teaching Ideas for K–5
Because art is fundamental to who we are. Art has always been a basic form of human communication. From cave walls to classroom walls, art helps us express ideas, tell stories, and better understand the world around us. I believe art is an essential part of every child's education, which is why I chose the name Art is Basic. Here you'll find K–5 creative art lessons, teaching ideas, and printable resources to help K–5 art teachers inspire young artists.
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Photography from the Dells
We went to the Wisconsin Dells the other weekend and of course, I took about 300 pictures. My theory is that if you take 300 pictures, one of them is bound to look great! Playing around with photo…
Weaving on Burlap with Kids
Weaving on BurlapWeaving camp has been over for a couple of months now and I’m finally getting around to updating the last of the lessons I taught for the camp. Just a refresher, the weaving camp was for…
Collages I made for the baby nursery
Duck Collage #2, 2009 I thought I would post some pictures of collages I made a year ago for my soon to be born baby girl, Daria. We were trying to think of a theme for the baby’s…
Really Cool Drawing Site
While reading Mini Matisse’s Blog I learned about this really cool online drawing program that allows you to draw with different types of marks: fur, webbed, squares, ribbon, sketchy and others. I’m in love with how it looks! …
Cute Artsy Baby Blog
This blog shows pictures of a baby on top of towels arranged in an artful scene. They are so adorable!! These pictures are gorgeous, but they make me mad for two reasons. 1. My baby NEVER slept peacefully…
Clay Camp for Kids– Week Four– Clay People
These are my examples above. I think I’m going to paint them and make an assemblage out of them. grades K-3 figures One child’s elf figure I made this little guy and put him in a bowl to…
Sunflower Prettiness
Wagon of Sunflowers, July 2010 This photograph I took at the Farmer’s Market in Madison. This wagon was just sitting there unattended while the owner went to go purchase some more vegetables. It just is a nice…
Clay Camp for Kids– Week Three– Birds in a Nest
Here are some of the things we have been working on during clay camp for kids. The kids are going into kindergarten-6th grade. Week 3 I taught the little ones (entering K-3) how to make pinch pots for…
Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists
I purchased Carla Sonheim’s drawing book, because I’m always interested in looking at new drawing books or new mixed media art books and this is a combination of both. She has a lot of drawing exercises on her…