For our last class of the year, we needed a project that could be done in one hour and had a Christmas theme. These jingle bells were perfect. We started out by painting white tree branches and snow on blue paper. We worked on only using the tip of our brush to paint thin lines. […]
I don’t usually use acrylic paint in class, especially not with elementary aged students. However, I came across a project that just wouldn’t work with tempera paint. This project was inspired by the book Ancient Thunder by Leo Yerxa. Yerxa’s illustrations are amazing. He studied tunics painted by the Ojibwe Indians. The original tunics were […]
This project began with the book Sandy’s Circus by Tanya Lee Stone. This book is actually about the artist, Alexander Calder. His nickname was Sandy. Calder began his career performing with a mechanical circus he built by hand. I told the kids that he basically created his own toys and was paid to let people […]
For the first project of this last session of the year, we learned about Henri Rousseau. Rousseau’s story is one of dedication and perseverance. He didn’t begin to paint until later in life and never had a lesson. The art world in Paris literally laughed at him year after year, but he kept painting. Towards […]
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