This pumpkin is made from about 40 plastic grocery bags, some Saran wrap, 3 rubber bands, newspaper, paper towel and mache, topped off with ...
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Art Journaling 117
This is another drawing inspired by the Austrian abstract artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser . His philosophy about nature is very reflecti...
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Art Journaling 116
Aluminum foil and Sharpies are at work here, in addition to some extra texture rubbing. 1. This idea comes from “The Usborne Book of Art Pro...
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Art Journaling 115
Some of the best art journal pages I’ve seen just seem to just have a sense of freedom to them. I think that’s going to be my number one goa...
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First Flower Painting
This project makes for a great introduction to painting. And if you give students just the primary colors or red, yellow and blue, they can ...
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Torn Duck Collage
I adore torn edges. They have a way of making shapes that would never happen if you started cutting away with a pair of scissors. 1. Find tw...
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Me & My Goals Self Portrait
This was inspired by a New Jersey middle school posting you can see HERE . Drawing just the top face allows a focus on the eyes, and the beg...
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Art Journaling 114
I used two laws of perspective to help give this spread some depth. One is that with distance, similar shapes appear to get smaller, and two...
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Art Journaling 113
I started with one of my favorite poems, “The Wise Owl” for this 2-page spread layout. 1. I really love the look of white on dark journal pa...
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Art Journaling 112
This is another 2-page art journal spread, this time on the topic of dreaming. 1. I plan to give the students a rectangle to trace, one appr...
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Art Journaling 111
The goal I have for my journal is to fill up every single page, including the left hand sides. This post is an idea for making a 2-page draw...
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Art Journaling 110
This could be called a “My Favorite” page, which could include food, pets, flowers, clothes ... anything that is easy to find in your averag...
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Art Journaling 109
I’ve seen even really young students make some stunning collages with magazine photos. The most successful seem to be those with a theme, li...
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Art Journaling 108
Today had a very prominent number attached to it – my son turned 13. There was lots of talk and cards and cake all revolving around this spe...
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Art Journaling 107
I saw a poet somewhere who writes by just choosing words from a page in a book, and blacking out all the rest. I think kids could have a lot...
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