How Art and Science Go Together
If you have a love for both science and art, learning about art conversation might interest you. Art conservation is a combination of Art History, Studio Art, and Chemistry. Art History: Works to understand where is the work from? Who made it and how was it made? Studio Art: Has the skills to work […]
New College Board AP Art Rubric
With the release of the new AP Studio Art College Board rubric, I wanted to switch it into a google doc so that it’s easier for myself and students to use. If you’d like to use it, you can grab it here. Since I teach my AP courses online, students always submit their work […]
Beginning of the Year Art Activity to get to know Your Students
When creating assingments I try to think of ways to help students make personal connections to the work they’re looking at and learning about. This year, I added an assignment asking Art History students to answer the 4 questions below. My favorite was seeing everyone’s response to #1. This assignment encourages students to search artists […]
How to Help Photography Students Develop Ideas
One of my favorite things about teaching art to all levels is helping students learn how to develop their own ideas. Developing ideas is also about finding problems, then creating something that solves the problem. Learning to think like an artist benefits students in all areas of their life. A tool that I use over […]
What to do with your Kids this Summer
Image from and more info about the show at: Met Breuer Whenever I see a fibers related exhibit, I get pretty excited, and this one did not disappoint. Mrinalini Mukherjee’s macrame sculptures are mesmerizing. You have to see them in person to experience their scale and the story that it tells. Then if you’re anything […]
Books on Art, Creativity, and Education
I always tend to read more over the summer. I search Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Strand Bookstore for new books, I wanted to share a list of books on Art, Creativity, and Education that I love. The Best Schools : Thomas Armstrong Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Intention: M Csikszentmihalyi […]
What are the Differences between AP 2D Design and AP Drawing
If you’re trying to determine if you want to take the AP Drawing Course of the AP 2D Design course, this video gives you an overview of the two courses. the difference between the drawing and 2D portfolio from louise kane on Vimeo.
High School Art Curriculum for Homeschoolers
When people hear that I teach AP Art courses online to homeschool students, they usually have a lot of questions, and I’m betting you do as well. Since I teach the courses through PA Homeschoolers, many people think that they can only take the courses if they live in PA, but that isn’t the […]
Art Lesson: Exploring and Experimenting with new materials
A big part of marking art is understanding the medium(s) that you’re using. What can and can’t the medium do? How far can you push it? What other mediums can you combine with it? To start exploring mediums, challenge yourself to create a list of 50 things that you can create with. Hint: they don’t […]
Understanding the writing requirements for AP Studio Art Courses
AP Studio Art courses ask students to write about their process. At first glance, it seems like students are going to need to do a lot of writing in the AP art course, however, that isn’t the case. While students do need to write about each piece, the responses must be short. Think more like […]