I buy a lot of postcards & boxes of postcards to use during activities in Art class. The kids learn to classify & interpret art. Plus, the cards lend themselves to all kinds of games and stuff that books don’t. Thing is, whenever I get a box of postcards, I sort through it and take Read More
My school got a small art grant recently which I spent on miscellaneous visual aides for my classroom (slides & whatnot, a couple of videos). I also ordered some supplies for my students with my regular budget. Basically, I’ve been getting boxes of stuff almost daily. It’s really fun. One of the teacher support providers Read More
One of my students wrote this poem for me. It was after we were talking about God as a creator and a “molder of clay.” Then we made clay projects to create as God created us. Anyhoo…this is the poem: God made us with some clay, Special and different in some way. Molding us into Read More
I need more time to paint. Actually, I think I have time, I just sometimes fill it with other crap like watching Judge Mathis on T.V. *sarcasm*That’s time well spent.*/sarcasm* Tonight there’s a thing at the Art Conference (that I’m attending this weekend) where we can draw from a model for a couple of hours. Read More
These are from my student’s papers. I left the grammar/spelling the same to add to the hilarity. Good times. Question: What is the difference between positive space and negative space? Answer: “There both different.” Question: Does Art have to be beautiful? Answer: “No. Art can be as beautiful as butterflies in a field, or ugly Read More