Are you getting enough feedback on your Artwork?
When it comes to writing, you know that you need to edit, and that often means having someone else look at your work. Creating art is the same way. You get better when you ask others with more experience to look at your work and provide feedback. You might be thinking, but art is subjective, […]
Are you Thinking about Taking a Year off from School?
As you finish your senior year of high school it can be hard to decide what to do next. Do you want to attend a 4-year college, get an associates degree, or take a gap year? In case this is the first time that you’re hearing of a gap year, let me back […]
How to Encourage your Teenager that Likes Art
”Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” ~Steven Pressfield When I was a kid my two favorite things to make were drawings […]
Online Art Classes for High School Students
Advanced Art Classes Online You know that you love art and that you’re good at it, but you feel stuck in a rut, and like you’ve taken your work as far as you can without help. You’re thinking about wanting a creative career after high school, but you and your parents, just aren’t sure […]
2019-2020 Changes to AP Studio Art Courses
Advanced Placement (AP) Studio Art Course Requirements are changing for the 2019-2020 school year. For the upcoming school year, the college board has changed studio art requirements. While the full details won’t be released until the end of May, I wanted to share what we currently know, and what it means for you and […]
Fun Ways to Teach Art History
One thing that I’ve always loved about teaching AP Art History is coming up with assignments that are fun for students to complete, that help them to remember information, and help them to see how things connect to each other. For the Art Tree of Influence assignment, students explore how artists influence each other throughout […]
A Fun Way to Give your Students Sketchbook Prompts.
Over the years, I’ve reflected that while I had students working in their sketchbooks, I didn’t use them as much as I would have liked to. While I always have a sketchbook with me, I tend to do more writing in it than drawing. I’d decided that sketchbooks have to look pretty, and be something […]
How to Sell your Lesson Plans + Digital Products + After School Art Program
A few years ago I was looking for an easy way to run a summer art camp. I knew how to teach, prepare a lesson and materials, but I was trying to figure out the best and easiest way to get people signed up, collect payment, and get them the information that they needed. I […]
How to Have Your Students Self-Assess
I’ve always had students self- asses their work. Over the last 5 years I’ve worked to tweak rubrics and processes to make sure the grading process is helpful, simple, and clear. Not only is grading easier, but I”m also collecting powerful data and records to share with parents and administration. Here’s how it works. […]
An Easy Way to Plan Your Week
” The production of ideas, too, runs on an assembly line; that in this production the mind follows an operative technique which can be learned and controlled; and that its effective use is just as much a matter of practice in the technique as in the effective use of any tool.” James Webb Young. As […]