Art Making from Kindergarten to Graduation
This project is one of my all time favorites as an art teacher. It is inspired by David Hockney's Pearblossom Highway. This artwork is made up of hundreds of photo prints of one scene, collaged together to make one image. Before, actual photographs would have to be used, however, with new technologies, replicating this type… Continue reading Hockney Inspired Photos
In 2018, my 8th grade art class was fortunate enough to visit the Beyond the Streets art exhibit of graffiti and street artists. It was a real treat for them because it showed a medium that was normally seen in a negative light displayed in a more traditional setting. Having your art doesn't validate it… Continue reading Bill Barminski Cardboard Sculptures and Beyond the Streets Field Trip
When teaching art, it is important to go over the elements of art early and one of my favorite is the element of space. Space in art is the area within a composition while positive space is the subject or areas of interest in a piece making anything in the background or surrounding the subject… Continue reading Positive/Negative Silhouettes
One of my kids favorite books to read is Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry. The book, written by Fatsu Gilberti, gives a great background on the artist with fun cartoon illustrations making this book a resource for elementary age kids. While reading, the author discusses Yayoi’s love of pumpkins. While I… Continue reading Yayoi Kusama Inspired Pumpkins
This is one of my favorite projects for many reasons. One, they come out very unique and can push the creativity of individuals. Two, it involves many different skills and subjects making it a more bang for your buck kind of project. I usually finish this project with playing cards because I can pick up… Continue reading Picasso Scale Playing Cards
I’ve been teaching art for over 15 years and have taught every grade, K-12. In those years I have made resources and handouts helpful for the art room, contained classrooms, or homeschool parents. Check out my Etsy shop above. First Steps When I started teaching art, I had never curated an art show and the… Continue reading Curating an Art Show
Colette Miller Collaborative Inspiration Another way to incorporate the street art-graffiti tour into your curriculum is to choose an artist that the students got to see their work up close and personal to use as inspiration. One such artist that we saw, and that you may have seen yourself and taken a picture with her… Continue reading Installation Art
The 8th grade class is always excited about the first field trip of the year, our graffiti walking tour in Downtown LA. We would take the metro and walk through Little Tokyo on the way to the arts district where we would be taken around to different street art/ graffiti displays. We even stumbled upon… Continue reading Street Art-Graffiti Tour
Introduction I visited the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City and saw these animal masks. I thought that this would be a great lesson to do with multiple age groups in order to incorporate multicultural activities and creative/personal expression in the art room. However, the masks can be adapted using different themes or subjects depending… Continue reading Spirit Animal Masks
In the Art Room with Mrs. D 