Jellyfish, jelly! fish! in the style of Robert Motherwell
Whenever I hear the word ‘jellyfish’, I get a song stuck in my head… This little gem is something my kids introduced me to. You’ll see why it appeals to […]
Author Archives: Annie Savage
Abstract Expressionism – Go with it!
Abstract Expressionism has a shared history with the The Great Depression. This art method was a very colorful way to wake up our nation after a long struggle. Artists of […]
Positive and Negative – the Japanese art of Notan
The Espansion of the Square Notan is a Japanese word which means “dark-light.” The word, however, means more than that. The principle of Notan as it relates to design is defined […]
Emergency art lessons… pretty cool stuff
The school system in Anchorage has a pdf online for emergency art lessons. There’s a lesson for each greade k – 6. Here’s an example of a 4th Grade lesson: […]
A filler – for the art lesson that wasn’t long enough for a few students…
Some kids are done… What do I do?… I need a quick sub plan… I’m sick as a dog today… Here’s an idea. Inspired by this Flickr find. Here is a […]
Art Teacher Blog Directory
Art is Basic has a page on their blog chock full of links to art teacher blogs oozing with fabulous art lessons! Have a look at the page: http://vividlayers.blogspot.com/p/art-teacher-blog-directory.html
To Spin or not to Spin?
Paper plate spin art without the spinner Choose any paint you have on hand and have the child put dabs or lines of paint colors on the paper […]
Apple Crate to Monet Masterpiece
Monet Lily Ponds FINALLY, a use for the apple crates I gathered from the grocery! These have been stashed on the top shelf in the art room for a year!!! […]
Would you like fries with that?
Texture, balance and variety were elements students concentrated on as they created this collage of a big sandwich! You may want to refer to Claes Oldenburg and go for a […]
Stitching in Second – embroidery samplers
Super Clever Mann Art Docents Anju, Hiro and Lisa did this fine project with their Second Grade class. Over a period of 2 weeks, the students created these stitch samplers. […]
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