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Landscape Collage

Landscape Collage

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You can put your old paperbacks to good use by turning them into art collage paper. 1. Give each students several printed sheets from an old...
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Kandinsky Oil Pastel Circles

Kandinsky Oil Pastel Circles

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Kandinsky pretty much invented abstract art back in the early 1900's, and his “Study of Abstract Squares” is a fun painting to imitate. ...
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A Kinder Portrait

A Kinder Portrait

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Sometimes when a student gets to use a new media for the first time, like oil pastels, a visible excitement can be seen the results. These k...
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Butterflies from Chile

Butterflies from Chile

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I was so touched to receive these amazing butterfly mural photos yesterday. They were sent by Lorena Siqués Sambuceti who teaches at “Centro...
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How to Draw a Clown

How to Draw a Clown

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Clowns takes me right back to black velvet paintings, but the subject matter tends to really bring out the creative side of students. Maybe ...
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Japanese Watercolor Fans

Japanese Watercolor Fans

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If you need a Japanese-themed art project, this works well even for kinders. In fact, I personally like the “wobbly” lines of the young ones...
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Layered Landscape

Layered Landscape

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I found this project at www.artsonia.com , a wonderful source for creative ideas. 1. Each student is to position a piece of paper horizont...
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Abstract Oil Pastel Cat

Abstract Oil Pastel Cat

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Sometimes the simplest projects are the ones with the best results. 1. Have the student fold a piece of 9" x 12" paper in half bot...
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Watercolor Cityscape

Watercolor Cityscape

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This idea comes from one of the Usborne Book of Arts, which I have expanded upon greatly over the years. The important feature is that stude...
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Art Journaling 120

Art Journaling 120

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Tissue paper not only comes in solid colors, but in multi-color sheets too. I found this madras tissue paper at my local Michael’s store. 1....
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How To Draw a Bear Head

How To Draw a Bear Head

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I used this bear drawing project a few years ago with not only kinders, but older students as well. They were asked to add lots of fur to th...
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PDF Sewing Pattern Giveaway

PDF Sewing Pattern Giveaway

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And the Rumpled Quilt Skins Pattern Winner is... Valerie (who posted on 8/13)! Congratulations, I will be emailing your pdf files to you tod...
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Paint and Pastel Island House

Paint and Pastel Island House

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This is another oil pastel over tempera project that worked well for a multicultural theme a few years ago. A teacher wanted an art project ...
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Frank Stella Abstract Drawing

Frank Stella Abstract Drawing

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Frank Stella is an American painter and printmaker who has fully embraced the idea that sometimes a painting can just be a flat surface, wit...
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PDF Sewing Pattern Giveaway, $130 Value

PDF Sewing Pattern Giveaway, $130 Value

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Before I was bitten by the art teacher bug, I designed a line of stuffed animal patterns. I started with a simple fish, and ended up making ...
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“Things that Are Most” Creative Writing Project

“Things that Are Most” Creative Writing Project

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I’m on a mission to find the most creative projects for my curriculum this fall, and have decided to reapproach this creative writing/drawin...
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Ando Hiroshige Mural

Ando Hiroshige Mural

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Ando Hiroshige (1793-1858) was a master Japanese woodblock print artist who specialized in very poetic landscapes. He significantly influe...
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Stuffed Cow Give Away Winner

Stuffed Cow Give Away Winner

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And the Stuffed Cow Winner is...Ginny! Congratulations, please let me know where to send your cow Ginny. Thanks so much to everyone for such...
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TED Video about School and Creativity

TED Video about School and Creativity

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I’ve been researching the whole subject of creativity and came across this amazing video recently. If you have a few minutes, check it out a...
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  • Butterflies from Chile
    Butterflies from Chile
    I was so touched to receive these amazing butterfly mural photos yesterday. They were sent by Lorena Siqués Sambuceti…
  • Portrait Art from Australia
    Portrait Art from Australia
    This beautiful canvas art comes from Jan who teaches at a small country school in South Australia. This project was…
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    Ando Hiroshige Mural
    Ando Hiroshige (1793-1858) was a master Japanese woodblock print artist who specialized in very poetic landscapes. He …
  • Tinted Christmas Tree Painting
    Tinted Christmas Tree Painting
    This picture looks best with just white crayon lines (no pencil) so my lesson plan uses mostly tracing of cut-out…
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    Layered Fall Leaves
    You can show students how to overlap leaves and blend colors with oil pastels, and have very lovely picture as the…

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    I found this project on  Artsonia.com .  I love how it makes students think of trees as a series of branches, and not just a fluffy shape th...

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