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Tried & True Tips – June 2016
We made it through another school year and I’m sure many of you are already thinking about projects for next year. But before you get ahead of yourself, let’s finish off the year with a bang. Here are...
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New York-Presbyterian Children’s Hospital Receives an Artful Makeover
The New York High School of Art & Design, in partnership with School Specialty, recently gave an artful—and well-needed—makeover to the New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. It...
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Underpainting 101
Underpainting. You’ve probably heard the term, but what is it and why should you and your students give it a try? Underpainting is simply the application of a layer of paint to your entire blank...
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8 Fundamentals That Will Transform Your Art Room
Art class can be a messy whirlwind of chaos if expectations and routines aren’t established or consistent. Routines provide sanity and safety for both the teacher and the students. When students know...
View ArticleRecharging Your Creativity in Summertime
Burnout happens to any teacher in every grade level and there are some years that push us so much to the brink, we feel a loss of control with everyday tasks at work and at home. With political...
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Summer To Do List for Art Teachers
Summer is upon us. You made it through another school year and the next several weeks are your reward. Make the most of your down time with these twenty tips to help you compile your summer to do list....
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5 Ways To Get Inspired at a Summer Arts Festival
Summer is here, and with it comes the time-honored tradition of summer arts festivals. They usually involve a weekend full of food, entertainment, and most importantly, art. For art teachers, they can...
View ArticleKeeping a Traveling Sketchbook
Whether you’re traveling to exotic places or just to the corner coffee shop, the lazy days of summer offer a dramatic change of pace from the sights and sounds of the school year. From colors and...
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Fibonacci Sequence 101
The Fibonacci sequence. It’s the ultimate support for turning STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) into STEAM (add art). It turns out that math is everywhere in nature and winding its way...
View ArticleIndigo Dye Resist Sampler: Art Lesson Plan
Humans have been dying fabric for nearly 10,000 years. In fact, the art of adding color to textiles occurred almost simultaneously with the advent of textiles themselves. The first known evidence of...
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An Artistic Skyline…Word for Word
In my search for art projects that cross curriculum lines, I found a way for students to create scenic designs and develop their vocabulary and word meaning in-context skills. Students created an...
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Anthropomorphic Portraits in Clay
In the never-ending quest to find a different and interesting clay project for our advanced eighth-grade art classes, I came across the artist, Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard Grandville (French;...
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7 Ways to Use Transparencies in the Art Room
This article is compliments of The Art of Education. When you walk into the copy room or supply closet at your school, it can be scary. To the blind eye, it is a place to get some work done and grab...
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Student Artist Spotlight: Katie Burdett
A puddle of perfection! Artist Katie Burdett created Drip Drop Freezey Pop, a linoleum block ink print with Speedball® ink, as an 11th grader at Howard High School in Ellicott City, MD. The piece,...
View ArticleTips for Plein Air Painting
Painting in plein air is a must-have experience for your art students. They’ll learn to notice and capture natural light, shadow, and color in a way that’s just not possible indoors. And one of the...
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How to Break the Ice with a Sketchbook Dice Game
Summer is here and with it a bucket list of brilliant ways to spend your much deserved free time. Perhaps you have purchased a new book, planned a fun trip, prepped for that DIY project you have been...
View ArticleSynesthesia: Painting What You Hear
We were recently inspired by an artist with synesthesia, a condition that causes one to perceive stimulus with more than one sense at a time. A person with synesthesia might, for example, smell a...
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Preparing a Canvas 101
Congratulations! You’ve got your canvas, paints, brushes, and palette—you must be ready to paint. Not so fast. Like priming a wall before you paint your home, there are a few important steps to take...
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Announcing an Artful Partnership with Fresh Artists
We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with the national award-winning non-profit organization, Fresh Artists®. A perfect fit, our brands share a passion for art education and inspiring the artist...
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Student Artist Spotlight: Peyton Krueger
Grab your snorkel and dive deep into this colored pencil piece created by student artist Peyton Krueger when he was an eighth grader at New Richmond Middle School in Wisconsin. Prior to creating...
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