DIY mosaic projects. Mosaic can be any picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material like stones, tiles or glass.

Belgian artist Mathieu Weemaels’ pastel collection

This handout is perfect for a young painter working in tempera, acrylic, or watercolor. Hand drawn illustrations offer supplies and technique tips for a sketchbook or to print large for the art room wall on your school's poster maker. Fantastic for a traditional or choice based art room - also avai...

3D paper techniques. I love that students can make all their own decorations for their projects. They don't need to buy a bunch of stuff. Just give them paper and use a 3D Paper Technique to create what they want. So much more fun!!!

Oil pastels are one of those mediums that you either love or hate. Sometimes, the mess of them smeared over every surface just outweighs the benefits of using them in your classroom. Maybe you have always felt that you were demonstrating techniques incorrectly leading to your students’ work looking like they used plain ol’ crayons. Well, […]

On a recent trip to the woods near our house Little Brother and I stumbled across some lovely wishbone sticks. I had seen some weavings using these sticks on Apartment therapy a while back and always thought it looked like a fun activity. A week later, and not one but three of these beauties have miraculously appeared. The kids think they make the coolest magic wands and have been prancing around the house casting spells on each other. I must confess, they are really satisfying to make and…

Size: 9 1/2" Wide x 57" Tall This panel will brighten up any space in your home! As you can see we use many colors for these bubbles spilling all over the space. We also used a textured transparent background, to have natural light maintaining privacy in the home! Want to add color, interest and privacy to your home? The flowing motion of the bubbles and random color placement, make this a versatile piece that can be hung or installed horizontally above french doors, or maybe a shower, OR…

I just had to share a peek into the Inspire school in Taos, New Mexico. Inspire is a Reggio inspired bilingual child care. As you walk up to the front door - there is chicken wire running along side the railing with children's and adult's weaving. So beautiful! Here is a weaving wave on the porch. (Photo from Inspire Facebook). In the art studio ~ there were shelves for material in each color of the rainbow. I loved how there were yarns, paint, straws, chalk and even a color animal! So…

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