One of my goals this year was to have my students really understand the artistic behaviors. I thought last year the students were looking at them only on the surface. I want a deeper understandin…
Next lesson I attempted from Life Book 2016 was with Annie Hamman . This is her main lesson - I shared her Bonus lesson about being fear...
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Cristina Troufa talks to The Arty Teacher about her work and themes and gives advice to art students who are inspired by ther work.
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A richly textured life spent making art that changed both attitudes and landscapes – here we consider the many lessons we can learn from a great British sculptor
But for the more art-oriented child (or indeed, adult), designer Andy Tuohy has created this lovely Great Modern Artists A-Z. So now, ‘k’ is no longer for ‘kangaroo’, but for Frida Kahlo.
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Well I'm back after a great break and what a good way to start back at the blog than with a terrific giveaway. This is Margaret Peot's new book "Inkblot.....Drip, Splat, and Squish your way to Creativity" I have used Margaret's previous book "Make your Mark" before in my lessons so I couldn't wait to see what she has come up with now! If you are interested in winning your own copy of this book please read the rest of this post and leave a comment. I will make the draw on: Friday April 15th/2011. The book appears to be aimed at children however I found it full of great ideas and suggestions easily applicable to adult artists as well. I especially liked her sketchbook idea: I used a sketchbook that I had on hand, applied some ink to one page and then folded over the former page page. I did find the ink bled thru to the underlying page so I would advise you stuff a wax paper sheet on either side of the 2 pages you are working on. I then did some pencil sketching, added some paint, a little Sharpie..... When I looked at my blot I could see a Chinese Dragon puppet head. It's amazing how one inkblot sketch will get that creativity flowing.........I started looking at all my dragon head reference photos and started making notes for new projects! At school I have done a Monster "paint blot" project. There are 2 ways you can do it. You can squeeze the paint onto your paper with containers like these. Recycle your glue containers as well add some water to your almost empty paint bottles, shake and you can use up the last few drops or use an eyedropper with either disk or liquid tempera. If using disk tempera you need to get your paint going so you have a pool of it from which you can draw up into the eyedropper. Here's Ryan making a blot. Notice the page is pre folded......(Thanks for that tip Margaret!) (please disregard the messy table but that is how I work, I can never figure out how some artists/creators have these fantastic looking workrooms like in the mag "Where Woman Create". My space is very much "lived" in!) Fold over and press. Open and leave your blot to dry. Once dry you can add eyes and extra details. If you are interested in these blot ideas be sure to check out Margaret Peot's new book. You can visit theinkblotbook.com as well as her inkblot videos on youtube. Make sure to leave a comment before 9:00am Friday April 15th/2011 if you want to participate in the giveaway. Good luck everyone and make sure you try an inkblot!
Simple and easy Hundertwasser watercolor collage art project using regular paper. Great for fifth grade and takes minutes to complete!
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Happy Women’s History Month! Women have historically been underrepresented in art museums, galleries, and art resources. I have a book c...
As a child I really loved Alexander Calder's sculptures. Whimsical and colorful, they let me see that art can be fun too! Today I'm sharing a really simple paper sculpture project inspired by Calder's large scale metal ones. They take only minutes to whip up and certainly would also make for fun scissor practice with younger kids as well! Kids Calder-Inspired Art Sculptures This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support! In case you're looking for some great art books to go along with this activity, here are... Our current 20+ favorite art books: Colorful Dreamer Lester Fizz Bubble Gum Artist The Iridescence of Birds Modern Art Adventures Mix it Up Press Here Any Ed Emberley Book The Day the Crayons Quit Beautiful Oops Dog's Colorful Day Too Much Glue Harold and the Purple Crayon Day with No Crayons Artist to Artist Artist Ted The House Baba Built A Blue Butterfly: A Story of Claude Monet Sandy's Circus A is for Art The Artful Parent This Bridge Will Not Be Grey Art Workshops for Children I shot a video generally showing how to make one of these sculptures. Calder-Inspired Paper Sculptures from Pink Stripey Socks on Vimeo. But in case you like to read directions, here they are! 1. Cut out a rectangular piece of paper. I used construction paper, which stood up fine at home, but fell down with any bit of wind. If you want to make these sturdier, use cardstock (Optional: Decorate it with markers!) 2. Fold it in half. 3. Make cuts like pictured. Cut lines and curves until they almost reach the fold. 4. Optional, decorate with groovy circle stickerrs. 5. Open it up and fold the strips to the front or back in an alternating fashion. (This will help the sculpture to balance.) So on the left side you would fold the strips (starting from the top) front, back, front, back, and front. And on the right side you would fold the strips (starting from the top) back, front, back, front, and back. Once you get the basic design down, you can play around with your cutting ... like I did below! It's really neat seeing all of these guys standing up! They're kinda addictive to make... and I hope you try making them with your kids too! If you liked this paper art project, you'll like these other ideas as well! Easy Matisse Murals 3d Twisty Snakes Woven Paper Banner Jasper Johns Wall Art Slinky Paper Garland Paper Net Garland Kirigami Flowers Kirigami Stars Let's keep in Contact! You can always find fun ideas on my Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts! (Or subscribe to my email mailing list by filling out the pink bar at the top of your screen.) Happy making, friends!
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In 2010, illustrator Alex Noriega was having some problems at work and so he started a blog as a way to figure out where he was going wrong. "I wanted to put on paper all that I had learned in life as simple as possible and try to see if what was happening around me made any sense," he says. Although it didn't help him to make sense of anything, it did however lead to this beautiful series of illustrations.
" Early on I discovered a curious thing about carving. Fifty percent of the effort will achieve ninety percent of the effect. Another discovery followed on quickly. If you allow yourself to stop at that ninety percent, then the carving can never succeed, never really succeed. Never raise the h
