Art club

I apologize for being so behind this year on my blog this year! I've had so many other things going on with an action research PDP, Studen...

In this architecture unit, middle school students learn about famous buildings in the world. Students create one of the buildings with a unique sky.

Painting bees on wood slices has been a really successful art club this year. It's pretty straightforward, but here are a few tips.

Starting with a page of brilliant oil pastel color allows for some color mixing fun. Reverse oil pastel drawing with a focus on line exploration makes a pencil drawing go from simple to "Pop!"

A fun abstract art project for kids using cardboard and simple art supplies Inspired by Pablo Picasso's famous Bull (Plate V )

I'm sure many of you have seen the packing tape sculpture craze all over Pinterest. As soon as I saw it at the beginning of the school year, I knew it was something I had to try with my art club kids. We looked at the artwork of Mark Jenkins. Jenkins is an American artist who creates packing tape installations. The kids loved his work. It was so fun and unexpected. To start, the kids got into groups of 3-4 to help speed up the taping process. The first layer of tape had to be wrapped sticky…

My middle school kiddos are in love with this project! Thanks to Cassie Stephens string art lesson! After learning the process I decided to...

Let’s face it; we’re all busy. We don’t always have time to sit down and read a blog post or article. That’s what makes Instagram so great. The visual nature of the platform makes it one of the most loved social media platforms for artists and art teachers alike. And, because you can scroll through […]

I did learned this technique from my co-worker Jayne, who taught it during summer school last year. I think drawing on tin foil is a unique experience for kids that can be done using a variety of t…