Layered Paintings

Materials:
- Canvas
- Acrylic Paint
- Gesso
- Paper Mache
- Newspaper
- Cardboard
- Glue
- Scissors
- Paintbrushes
- Picture Reference (Optional)
- Pencil
- Plain White Printer Paper

Funky Christmas Trees

Materials:
- White Drawing Paper
- Oil Pastels/ Crayons
- Watercolor Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Water

Sunday Comic/ Comical Movie

This was too good not to share. From smART Class- thanks!! Counting down till break! Ya hoo! : - )

Christmas Tree

Materials:
- Paper
- Glue/ Gluesticks
- Markers/ Crayons/ Colored Pencils
- Brown & Yellow Construction Paper
- Background Paper

Potted Poinsettias

 

Materials:

- Football Shaped Sponges

- Red, Green, and Yellow Tempera Paint

- Gold Foil

- Tagboard

- Paper

- Scissors

 -Glue

Fabric Weavings

Materials:
- Fabric Scraps cut into strips
- Looms (these were made out of cereal boxes)
- Yarn

Sunday Comic

Enjoy : - )

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Non-Objective Art Quiz

Materials:
- Tempera Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Water
- 12" x 18" White Drawing Paper
- 12" x 18" Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue

Winter Fabric Collage

Materials:
- Fabric Scraps
- Mod Podge
- Paintbrushes
- White Drawing Paper
- Construction Paper
- Pencils
- Scissors
- Glue
- Hat and Mitten Tracers

Sunday Comic

Now that Christmas is near, (I can't believe I'm going to say this...) I'm actually ready for a little snow!

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Paper Masks

Materials:
- Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue

Nametangles

Materials:
- Drawing Paper
- Pencils
- Black Markers

Magazine Bowls

Materials:

- Magazines

- Scotch Tape

- Mod Podge

- Brushes

Sunday Comic

Enjoy : - ).

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Thankful Leaves

 

Materials:

- Watercolor Paper

- Tissue Paper

- Mod Podge

- Paintbrushes

- Drawing Paper

- Black Markers

- Scissors

- Glue

- Leaf Examples

Sunday Comic

Something to share with all the political talk lately, Enjoy : - ).

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Light Capturing Designs

Materials:
- White Drawing Paper / Tagboard
- Construction Paper
- Exacto Knives (if you so dare!) / Scissors
- Glue

Top Sites

Came across some interesting sites:

Top 6 Sites that Inspire and Educate

Top 6 Sites To Stay Current On Art and Culture

Top 10 Sites to Help Develop Your Creative Side

Top 10 Tumblr Blogs to Creatively Inspire You

Hope you enjoyed the recommendations! I'd love to hear if you've searched through any and now will be using them, what you think, if any were inspiring, etc. Happy browsing : - ).

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Sick Day Payouts for Teachers

Just an interesting article I thought I'd share. $100,600 - $79,558 - $63,671 Lottery jackpots? Nope. Sick day payouts for teachers.

Mixed Media Owls

 Materials:
- Construction Paper
- Newspaper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers/ Pencils
- White, Brown, Orange Tempera Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Egg Cartons (Preferably the Paper Kind)
- Owl Tracers
- Twig (Optional)

Sunday Comic

I could go for some pizza on this football Sunday. Enjoy : - ).

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Chia Pots

Materials:
- Clay
- Clay Tools
- Slip
- Glaze / Paint

Color Mixing Fall Trees

 

Materials:

- Red, Yellow, Blue, Brown Tempera Paint

- Drawing Paper

- Paintbrushes

- Water

Textured Cityscapes

Materials:
- Watercolor Paper
- Watercolor Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Oil Pastels/ Crayons
- Scissors
- Glue/ Glusticks
- Corrugated Cardboard (Or other texture plates)

Origami Folds

If you liked Symmetrical Origami and wanted to know how to make the 4 basic folds we used, here you go!:

For all folds, I used a 12" x 12" paper for the demonstration so that it was large enough for the students to see, follow and refer back to.

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Symmetrical Origami

Materials:
- Origami Paper/ I actually bought colored paper from Office Depot and cut 5" x 5" square pieces
- Glue
- 18" x 18" Construction Paper

Sunday Comic

Enjoy : - ).

Notan Designs

Materials:
- Construction Paper
- Paper Squares (mine were 5" x 5")
- Scissors / Exacto Knives
- Glue / Gluesticks
- Pencils

Split Face Self-Portrait

Materials:
- Pencil
- Erasers
- Colored Pencils
- Mirrors

Dia De Muertos Monarchs

Materials:
- Watercolor Paper
- Watercolor Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Black Sharpies
- Pencils
- Oil Pastels
- Monarch Butterfly Examples
- "Uncle Monarch" by Judy Goldman

Ceramic Slab Castles

 

Materials:

- Clay

- Ceramic Tools

- Paper

- Pencils

- Scissors

- Black Tempera Paint Mixed with Water

- Metallic Tempera Paint

- Paintbrushes

1/2 Portrait Completions

Materials:
- Half-Portrait Print Outs
- Pencils
- Erasers

Facial Feature Sketches

Materials:
- Pre-made Handouts
- Pencil
- Erasers
- Mirrors

Sunday Comic

Enjoy : - ).

Warhol Inspired Portraits

Materials:
- Acrylic Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Acetate
- Computer & Printer
- Student Photographs
- Warhol References
- Sharpies

Hand Print - Spider Prints

Materials:
- Watercolor Paper
- Paintbrushes
- Watercolor Paints
- Oil Pastels/ Crayons
- Black Tempera Paint

Apple Prints

Materials:
- Apple cut in half, one for each child
- Paintbrushes
- Paint
- White Drawing Paper

Sunday Comic

 

This is how I felt after a very messy spider lesson last week... : - )

Pearcasso Art Contest

Just spreading the word about a contest you might be interested in : - ).

2 Point Perspective Chess Boards

Materials:
- Rulers
- Drawing Paper
- Construction Paper (optional)
- Pencils
- Erasers!
- Colored Pencils

Fall Lines Landscape

Materials:
- Washable Markers
- Watercolor Paint
- Watercolor Paper
- Paintbrushes
- Cups for water

Oooh Matisse

Materials:
- Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Ooh Matisse by Mil Niepold

Pumpkin Pouches

 

Materials:

- 2 Styrofoam plates for each child

- Stapler

- Glue

- Mod Podge

- Paintbrushes

- Glue

- Orange Tissue Paper

- Black Construction Paper

- Green Construction Paper

Fall 2011 Fine Arts Show

I recently joined my town art society. It is awesome! I feel like I haven't been connecting with my "artist identity" as opposed to my "teacher identity" as much as I would like to have been, and this was just the thing I needed. We meet once a month and simply discuss art. Sometimes we will have a presenter do a demonstration, we'll talk about upcoming exhibits in the area, paint at a park, etc. I love it! Along with blogging, it's also a great avenue for me to network, too, which is always a plus. This past weekend we had the opening for our Fall Show. It's been a while since I've exhibited any work, but I'm glad I was a part of this amazing show! Check out some of the beautiful work:

Sunday Comic

I thought this was appropriate as the snotty weather season begins. Enjoy : - ).

Let's Pick Your Brain

Materials:
- White Drawing Paper
- Construction Paper
- Pencils
- Colored Pencils
- Scissors
- Glue/ Glue Sticks

Who's Behind That Mask?

Materials:
- White Drawing Paper
- Practice Paper
- Oval Tracer
- Pencils
- Black Marker
- Markers/ Colored Pencils
- Brads
- Scissors
- Mirrors (optional)

Mondrian Compositions

Materials:
- Pre-cut 1" black strips
- 18" x 24" White Drawing Paper
- Red, Yellow, Blue Tempera Paint
- Glue/ Gluesticks
- Scissors
- Paintbrushes
- Cups for Water
- Mondrian and De Stijl examples

Sunday Comic

Enjoy : - ).

The earth without art

In case you wanted a sign for your room : - ).

Alphabet Quilt

 

Materials:

- Watercolor Paper

- Watercolor Paints

- Oil Pastels

- Paintbrushes

- Pencils