How to Keep your Kids Creative This Summer
If you’re looking for some fun and simple ways to help your kids be creative this summer, give this a try. It’s a great activity to take in the car while you’re traveling for vacation. I had some labels lying around and decided to create stickers ( you can do the same thing with post-it […]
Do Understand what a Product SDS Is?
If you’re teaching in a school, your home, or a local studio, you want to be sure that you understand what’s in the art materials that you, your students, and your kids are using. If you work at a school it’s likely that your school requires you to have the product SDS ( we’ll get […]
One Step to Become a Better Artist
Sketchbooks are wonderful tools for processing information, recording inspiration, and working out ideas. Often times, when they become precious either because of the amount of money we spent to buy them or because we’re trying to make them perfect for people to look through, we miss the whole point of a sketchbook. Your sketchbook shouldn’t […]
5 FREE Art Lessons for Homeschoolers
If you homeschool and have kids that really love art, but you’re not sure how to guide them, here are some great ideas to get you started. Below are some of my favorite assignments to share with your kids. The 5 below are lessons that I’ve found students enjoy, while also being prompted to develop […]
Exploring Revision in Art Making
As I looked over the section of Inquiry and practice, experimentation, and revision, I thought of artists, Molly Springfield. She uses a copy machine in her work, which can be a great tool to help students explore revision without worrying about making an error. Idea #1: Make a piece. Make a copy of the […]
Understanding Art Making and the Role of Material and Process
In the videos below we’ll explore examples of the role that materials and process play when making a work of art. Before we watch the first video, grab your sketchbook and something to write with. I’m going to set a timer for one minute, write down as many materials to create art with that you […]
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 […]
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 […]