Art Making from Kindergarten to Graduation
This was one of my favorite lessons I completed during my first year teaching printmaking. The process was rather easy for the students to complete and the results were overall successful. After a few difficult activities and “failures” with project executions, it was great to have a project that came out well. The best part… Continue reading Embossing Prints
Pointillism is an art style from the Impressionist art movement from the late 1800's. Created by George Seurat, the painting is created with only dots where the artist aims for the viewers eyes to mix the colors rather than mixing themselves. The most famous piece in this style is George Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on… Continue reading Pointillism Paintings
One of my favorite art styles to teach is surrealism because it pushes a lot of students out of their comfort zones. Surrealism, an art period in the early 20th century, focuses on combining art literature, dreams, and the unconscious in interesting ways. One of the most familiar surrealist artists and artwork is Salvador Dali and… Continue reading Surrealist Eyes Drawings
My high school printmaking class continued making printing pates with common art room materials as we introduced different print methods and techniques. Glue was an obvious choice to use for our printing plates since most classrooms have an abundance of it. Materials Glue (white, tacky, or hot glue) Cardboard or card stock Brayer Brush Block… Continue reading Printmaking with Glue
After a break from school, I like to get the students back in the swing of things with a fun project to jump start their creativity and get their artistic juices flowing. I have done this project before with elementary school, but I was really excited to introduce it to my high school students to… Continue reading Chris Piascik Inspired Doodle Drawings
Over the years of teaching, I’ve encountered one questions that I have learned to answer and developed my classroom around… “How can you grade my art when art is subjective?” In my first years of teaching, I would sometimes take offense to this questions as if I was being told that my class did not… Continue reading Grading Tips for the Art Room
I have always loved alebrijes with their bright colors and patterns. It wasn’t until I wanted to teach alebrijes as an art project that I learned the history behind their creation. Back in the 1930’s, paper mache artist, Pedro Lineras Lopez, had a nightmare where mythical creatures were following him around a forest chanting “alebrije”.… Continue reading Color Scheme Alebrijes
In the Art Room with Mrs. D 