Sunday, April 20, 2014

Wrapping it all up for 2014!

Try these salt dough recipes at home with materials you probably have in your kitchen.  Use cookie cutters, pizza cutters, and rolling pins to create sculptures.

Salt dough recipes

Kindergarten- Pinch Pot Turtles
How to make a pinch pot


1st- Clay Dragons
Here is a quick video of a dragon being made out of polymer clay


2nd- Textured Clay Flowers
How to make a rose out of clay


3rd- Clay Monsters
Here are some ideas to get you started on your own monster


4th- Melted glass bowls
Try this melted bead sun catcher
Before
After


5th- Story Quilts inspired by Faith Ringgold
Make a family story quilt


6th- 1 point Perspective
Step by step perspective drawing


HS- Choices...Choices...






Thursday, April 3, 2014

March is Youth Arts Month!

Kindergarten:  Signs of Spring
Painting with tissue paper

1st grade:  Chinese Dragons
Chinese Dragon Dance...with black light!

2nd grade:  Oversized O'Keefe flowers
Learn more about Georgia O'Keefe



3rd grade:  Tree  Silhouettes
How to draw a tree

4th grade:  Paper Stained Glass
Ideas for stained glass and suncatchers you can make at home.

5th grade:  Miro Monsters
Here is a quick lesson about Miro. Try it!


6th grade:  The Color Wheel
What is the Color Wheel?



High School:  Linoleum Printmaking
Christine McCarthy : South Australian Lino Print Artist