When Zhong Lin found herself stuck in Tawain because of Covid-19, she decided to create a self-portrait every day. 365 days long.
KUMIHIMO: Japanese Yarn Weaving This is one of the things that has singlehandedly saved my sanity as an art teacher! Kumihimo is a great free time activity for when your students have as lit…
The Wolfgang Tillmans box set contains three of Tillmans most definitive books, released by Taschen
This term the year 7 students have been inspired by the artist Micheal Craig-Martin. Martin painted household objects which were overlaid an...
Our dresses are inspired by women who have changed the world with their artistic talents. Our Loie dress’ namesake, Loie...
Hello! Sorry to be absent today- Here is the handout for the homework... and some example images. HERE is a sample, using a 12 box grid.... see how the images change? More examples with a grid... Here is a painting using the same GRID and REPETITION idea..... by DAVID HOCKNEY David Hockney, "Woldgate Woods, 26, 27 & 30 July 2006" No grid here, but wonderful use of repetition and variation.... by Vasilj Godzh by Vasilj Godzh
This subtractive clay bust is an awesome high school ceramics lesson that helps students explore figurative art, personal expression and a variety of handbuilding techniques.
This Hauora foldup book can be used to discuss the Māori view of health covering four (4) concepts: physical, mental, social, and spiritual.
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Find out more about the 2002 exhibition Jenny Saville & Glen Luchford: Closed Contact at Gagosian Beverly Hills. Installation views, works, editorial content, and more.
Wassily Kandinsky Non-Objective Color Pencil and Watercolor Pencil Painting-color pencils versus watercolor pencils. Color Pencil and Watercolor Pencil Art Lesson.
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excerpts from my book, Fragile, published by @coloramaprint printed in risography, 20 pages, 14 euros, u can buy here ! http://www.coloramabooks.space/product/fragile
this term i'm teaching advanced 2d art. it's one of my favorite classes to teach because it is so much about ideas. it's about the kids making their own work, not mine. it can be tiring but incredibly fulfilling for me...and for them. i spend the entire first week teaching them how to develop a theme they can work with for the whole term. this year what i did was to put pictures of famous works of art around the room. i then asked them to walk around and look at the work recording what they observed. on the worksheets you see below i asked them to generally record themes & concepts (what the work was about) and subject matter (what was the work a picture of). after a healthy debate about what i meant by themes & concepts, the difference between themes and subject matter, and a discussion about how anything could be a theme and the fact that many themes overlap we made this list as a group of possible themes to work with. we also decided as a group that a theme was a big idea and definitely something you could hold or touch. after this activity each student chose a theme they were willing to commit to for the entire term and they made a brainstorming web with their theme at the center. i use these webs as starting points for almost all the projects over the course of the term. some students chose themes that are way too big. some chose themes that will go cliche real fast. i tried hard to control my natural tendency to save them by correcting these mistakes. they will suffer a bit, but through the suffering they will learn either not to choose such things in the future or how to grapple with it today. either way i'm pretty happy. we'll see what kind of work we get.
See Matha's Etsy site and Website Biography I am currently living in midcoast Maine. We have just moved up here for a more rural life and are putting together a cabin from an old trailer. We are experimenting with the art of simple living. Why Printing? The most fascinating thing about printing is multiples. I find printmaking to be a sort of working man’s process. I can create a design, and spread it out into the world with a large edition. What is your favorite print medium and why? I enjoy woodcuts the most. Wood is friendly, natural, and warm. I really like a woodcut that is raw and bold, that isn’t afraid to say, ‘Look at all this wood I just carved, look at how the grain of the wood penetrates into every print I make.’ Wood is this ubiquitous element so essential, especially in Maine. How long have you been printing and how has your work evolved? I have been trying to make prints since 2001. I want to translate a more immediate drawing for what interests me, not as much for the draftsmanship, this is always a challenge. How much skill do you need? How much expression do you need? I am always looking for more of both. What or Who influences your work? I’m drawn to the human form, I’m continually fascinated by why humans do what we do. Also femaleness, sensuality, curving lines and egg shapes are influential. My partners violin shop also has an effect on my art. How do your promote your work? I’m a member of the Harlow Gallery, and Circling the Square Fine Art Press in Gardener, Maine. These local venues are great to feel community and support for the arts.
Students can travel across the globe without leaving the classroom. Check out these fun geography lessons for any grade and curriculum.
