tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68825573045808284562024-03-12T19:48:23.739-04:00Studio SmArtA repository of art things relevant to this art teacher and maybe to others, too.Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.comBlogger300125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-78687344472458538092022-07-23T18:26:00.003-04:002022-07-23T18:27:27.008-04:00Colors and Emotions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfsu4OWUFAZjrtIL_5e3puycKTSt1yd9HXtnMmNnOyWxXOWpuqTOy0lICUuHoLI_GyXpQ-cP1o99zL1PBalBwwuh1_-ZPxmRmunLEsalAkJPaDWwTG4TRk892A9ML3WrB4ZiRD8jIuar-ezPgRlfj3s4bUveGA1V6QuBV-rcO23Gws_IVwuJ0Tt0Jkw/s889/Cutting1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="889" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfsu4OWUFAZjrtIL_5e3puycKTSt1yd9HXtnMmNnOyWxXOWpuqTOy0lICUuHoLI_GyXpQ-cP1o99zL1PBalBwwuh1_-ZPxmRmunLEsalAkJPaDWwTG4TRk892A9ML3WrB4ZiRD8jIuar-ezPgRlfj3s4bUveGA1V6QuBV-rcO23Gws_IVwuJ0Tt0Jkw/s320/Cutting1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">The Psychology of Color</h2>It could be said that artists have a particular understanding of color that is somewhat instinctive and somewhat developed over time and practice. In truth everyone has instinctual reactions to color whether someone is a visual artist or not.<div><br /></div><div>They impact of color on human emotions was first studied and utilized by the ancient Egyptians. This research was taken up by the Greeks, Romans and Chinese, who all expanded our understanding of the human relationship to color. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first theory on color and emotion published in relation to art was done so in 1810 by a German artist named Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This theory was developed further by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. His findings centered around using color to help people overcoming trauma. This laid the foundation for contemporary uses of color in relation to psychology.</div><div><br /></div><div>Psychology is tied to neuroscience in that some of our most innate responses are developed in what is referred to as the reptilian brain. That is to say the part of our brain that develops first and is most connected to natural instincts like fight or flight. It is that part of our brain that makes subconscious connections to certain colors based on biological evolution. The reaction to the color red, for example, can often be linked to this part of the brain. Red can indicate danger, violence or fire. Seeing red can actually cause a physiological reaction - raising blood pressure. The color blue, however, can have the opposite effect. Its association with water and sky tends illicit a calming response.</div><div><br /></div><div>Biology isn't the only factor at play in how humans react to colors. Other factors include cultural associations and personal experiences. Color associations can vary greatly across cultures. For example, in most Western cultures black is used to represent mourning and white is used to represent joyous occasions such as marriage, but white in India and yellow in Egypt have both represented mourning. Yellow in Japan represents courage, but it can also signify potential danger when used in signs in many cultures.</div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone has their own favorite color. Asking someone to name their favorite color is a common question among young children who like to share what colors they like. Why do we like the colors that we do? It has to do with color associations. Someone who enjoys being out in nature may like the color green. An individual may choose a favorite color becomes it reminds them of someone important to them who always wears that color or whose home is decorated in that color. We may not even recognize why we like the colors that we do.</div><div><br /></div><div>We do recognize through conditioning that colors have emotional connections or can stand in for emotions to create a mood in an artwork or in a space. As educators we can leverage this common understanding when engaging in conversation with students. We can use color associations to talk about understanding our emotions. Young students, especially, are just beginning to learn to identify how they feel within themselves and to recognize the expression of similar feelings in others. It is beneficial to help them articulate their feelings and to develop empathy for others.</div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Teaching Children About Colors and Feelings</h2><div>Picture books are a terrific resource for developing understanding with students. The stories and illustrations offer a safe space to begin the conversation. I have often incorporated books into my teaching practice for this very reason. Some books to consider, especially with elementary students, are:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.WoPHG5XAGknssVR-x_3FpAHaHb?pid=ImgDet&rs=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="474" height="200" src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.WoPHG5XAGknssVR-x_3FpAHaHb?pid=ImgDet&rs=1" width="199" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://embed.cdn.pais.scholastic.com/v1/channels/tso/products/identifiers/isbn/9780590037082/primary/renditions/700?useMissingImage=true" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="550" height="200" src="https://embed.cdn.pais.scholastic.com/v1/channels/tso/products/identifiers/isbn/9780590037082/primary/renditions/700?useMissingImage=true" width="157" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51npvJmzZYL._SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_ML2_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="220" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51npvJmzZYL._SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_ML2_.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>While literature presents an opening to learning, art is inherently a visual subject. It is important for me to encourage students to recognize facial expressions when we talk about emotions. Some of the books above do include expressions in the illustrations. I like to push that further by encouraging students to practice making facial expressions in a mirror or with each other. If working with a partner, it can become a game where they try to guess the feeling being expressed. Prompt cards using feeling words can guide the activity or students may interact unprompted. Using cards eliminates the possibility that the student making the face will change the emotion they are expressing in response to the guesses. This can sometimes happen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4UrzOLZDj9QSScnRFLN7Q7p3wzjhRiWOWvDg-kRQsDgSllGHOfFqcPATlBAVCDR_KZCj1zWrvBVxnkF4iHWJjc1jG6qyE7mAM3AKpoXWhYJ9h8_Qu-QZ1dwfVk8yjlZNEy7mLL_fbHjj-cappKJe5mFADzaxsWQltAWDG4hYXDZZMXMcC3j_Al2spQ/s1728/Slide1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4UrzOLZDj9QSScnRFLN7Q7p3wzjhRiWOWvDg-kRQsDgSllGHOfFqcPATlBAVCDR_KZCj1zWrvBVxnkF4iHWJjc1jG6qyE7mAM3AKpoXWhYJ9h8_Qu-QZ1dwfVk8yjlZNEy7mLL_fbHjj-cappKJe5mFADzaxsWQltAWDG4hYXDZZMXMcC3j_Al2spQ/s320/Slide1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Feelings-Card-Deck-Social-Emotional-Learning-SEL-8322966"><b>Click here to get this FEELINGS CARD DECK as a printable PDF download.</b></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After practicing making the facial expressions, it is time to connect to artmaking. There are different ways to do this depending on the age and skill level of the students. The simplest way is to use symbolic representations of feelings. The most common and most popular symbolic representation that students will easily embrace is the use of emojis. Almost all school age children know what emojis are and have possibly used them in digital conversation. I like to combine the symbolic expressions of emojis with the symbolic use of color. Students as young as kindergarten age can create emoji faces using simple lines, shapes and colors. I can choose to introduce basic color theory such as primary or secondary colors, color temperatures, or complementary colors. I find that complementary colors work well when encouraging students to add color to background spaces. We look at the color opposites on a color wheel and use those in our artwork.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu7-DaoUfFBwWJuwjhIK589ZW2xRTNtWK0CLVw7beGHavR-i_UFYHak2kEcxBJwuNTl-8AHb1DuSKRQpA9hNkWv9TEuQUxhFUNqu_MX6pyao1OJWf1mADYBJBIYcc0BYzMmeAHWOKF9kWxx2dM6EigX1_PIxUou7qAJKgR2gl0Js_TEXy1sPHf66hCg/s1056/Color%20Wheel%205B.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixu7-DaoUfFBwWJuwjhIK589ZW2xRTNtWK0CLVw7beGHavR-i_UFYHak2kEcxBJwuNTl-8AHb1DuSKRQpA9hNkWv9TEuQUxhFUNqu_MX6pyao1OJWf1mADYBJBIYcc0BYzMmeAHWOKF9kWxx2dM6EigX1_PIxUou7qAJKgR2gl0Js_TEXy1sPHf66hCg/s320/Color%20Wheel%205B.PNG" width="247" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Wheel-and-Color-Chart-Set-8323067">Click here to download a set of color theory posters.</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Older students can delve deeper by using more accurate facial anatomy, drawing expressions from observation, and incorporating color more subtly to invoke a mood within their artwork. This approach involves more nuance and sophistication. High school students, especially those with a desire to pursue advanced art programs, are more likely to enjoy and benefit from such an exploration of colors, emotions and mood.</div><div><br /></div><div>How aware are you of how colors influence your daily life? The colors that surround us contribute to our reactions and decisions. Did you know that offices and public spaces use colors to increase productivity, metabolism, or even purchasing? Businesses choose their branding in part based on the psychology of color to give the impression of dependability, hope, luxury and more. As you consider the potential impact of color, how will you use it in your classroom or art space? Will knowing more about color change how you decorate, what you wear or what art you or your students make?</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are interested in learning more about the psychology of color and bringing that to your elementary students, you may be interested in this resource. It includes a more in-depth background on color, color and emotion art activities, and additional content.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01x45CANbdS1My-XYG0sDVQVzhtsa6efiOaIz-OSHd2hwHr93YBk5FBMXLT6xW506dKtLLut3Ln7mof-cI6bzph_34NXoSZ2UduJw6tDbt25-UuByxXQBbbTXXRc51bRz8yacosALJfs-30a4Sw-RoUyUJCBr2QPHYfK0lHyN8dCDAuVy2Ys-flgNTQ/s1728/Slide1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01x45CANbdS1My-XYG0sDVQVzhtsa6efiOaIz-OSHd2hwHr93YBk5FBMXLT6xW506dKtLLut3Ln7mof-cI6bzph_34NXoSZ2UduJw6tDbt25-UuByxXQBbbTXXRc51bRz8yacosALJfs-30a4Sw-RoUyUJCBr2QPHYfK0lHyN8dCDAuVy2Ys-flgNTQ/s320/Slide1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/12-OFF-48-HRS-Art-Lesson-Colors-and-Emotions-SEL-with-4-Media-Choices-3638616"><b>Click here to get four complete lessons as printable PDFs for download.</b></a></div><br /><br />Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-11763008639207718202022-05-22T09:37:00.001-04:002022-05-22T09:44:13.846-04:00The Heart as a Component of Classroom Management<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArP6n0nhTEPRaiL-XW62QB3vZvpdW1bkiR4IVJNbcKBpxF22KRA5Um7j7GvHVCcM1Yy6RQJ0wQRdvq8476gSLzc5AYaHERK3-e3sd1dgPAQGrr76MrGFfF3CNOR93oCmSyTW0sTJtTrmbCw0AaOQ9vHwceEZjtITLlp4Hmo7mHnNmi2tUWq00MSV6Uw/s730/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="730" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArP6n0nhTEPRaiL-XW62QB3vZvpdW1bkiR4IVJNbcKBpxF22KRA5Um7j7GvHVCcM1Yy6RQJ0wQRdvq8476gSLzc5AYaHERK3-e3sd1dgPAQGrr76MrGFfF3CNOR93oCmSyTW0sTJtTrmbCw0AaOQ9vHwceEZjtITLlp4Hmo7mHnNmi2tUWq00MSV6Uw/s320/Capture.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Stitched felt badge created in a virtual educator workshop with <a href="https://www.skirball.org/">Skirball Cultural Center | Home</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The last few years have been a challenging time for all educators. I would also say all students and families as well. I do not know of any person working in the field of education who would disagree with that sentiment. Right about now as the academic year (here in the US) is coming to a close I find myself reflecting on the state of education, the burn out of so many teachers, and the struggles of so many students.<br /><br />Although my specialty is visual art, I keep a very open mind and see opportunities for personal and professional learning and growth in listening to and learning from colleagues in other subjects and across all grade levels. In particular I have found a great deal of transference between the pedagogy and experiences of early childhood educators and my own approach to teaching visual art. In part I think this relates to the perceived hierarchy in education. There are unspoken levels of respect and value placed on those who teach and that becomes apparent under closer inspection of pay scales, paid stipends, extra duties, and things like that. For the most part the higher a grade level you teach the higher up you are on that ladder. Then within each level (elementary, middle or secondary) there is a second hierarchy based on the subject that you teach. This is not true of all schools or districts, but it does exist. Visual art is often placed at a lower level than other content areas or at the elementary level lower than a grade-level teacher. However, the lowest of all rungs often belongs to the early childhood educators. This is an unfortunate truth because they are incredibly dedicated, educated and hard-working teachers who deserve the highest regard. Typically, what they do is not thought of as teaching, much like the stigma placed on art teachers. Early childhood educators are half-jokingly told they must enjoy getting to play all day and art teachers get the very similar line that they must love getting to color all day. Both are false assumptions and greatly lessen what each of those teachers actually do that contributes to student success in school and in life.</p><p>All of this is to say that I really admire and appreciate early childhood teachers and the pedagogy that acts as the foundation of what they do. That pedagogy often centralizes the child, which is something that I am passionate about. Because of this, for the last three years now, I have attended the virtual <b>Free to Play Summit</b> offered for free by <a href="https://fairydustteaching.com/" target="_blank"><b>Fairy Dust Teaching</b></a>. The target audience is early childhood teachers of infants to usually children about three years old, but the speakers are always amazing. They touch on topics such as brain development, fine motor skills, neurodiversity, integrated play strategies, teaching through nature, behavior management, inclusion, equity, and so much more. This year's summit was for four days May 14th - May 17th. Each day had a theme. The third day's theme was the heart. <a href="http://www.kimberleycrisp.com/heartschool-1" target="_blank"><b>Kimberley Crisp</b></a> was one of the speakers that day and her session was titled "How to Protect and Honor Your Teaching Heart and Infuse You Classroom with Love." I began to listen to her speak thinking that this would be your typical presentation on social emotional learning or self-care strategies that I have become accustomed to in recent years. Well, it wasn't. She began to talk about classroom management.</p><p>Classroom management is something many teachers talk about these days as being out of control, unmanageable, or just too much even before the pandemic, but more so now. Classroom management is something that I, myself, thought I had a handle on when I took my first teaching position years ago and then soon learned that it wasn't at all what I thought it was. My interest was piqued and what Kimberley Crisp had to say caused me to reflect on teaching as it is currently and sparked this blog post.</p><p>Keep in mind that Kimberley Crisp is coming from the place of an early childhood educator and referring to managing an early childhood classroom with very young learners. However, I think what she had to say may ring true on some level for all ages of students and for all educators. I will summarize from my notes what I took from her conversation with Sally Haughey in her session. She related struggles with classroom management to lack of emotional safety or unfulfilled internal need on the part of the teacher. This is not to say that the teacher is to blame. In fact, the cause is usually beyond the teacher's control. What she suggests is that when a teacher doesn't feel emotionally safe or supported that even without verbalizing that feeling or sometimes without even recognizing that feeling the students can sense it and react accordingly.</p><p>The students' reaction to the teacher in this instance is to have adverse behaviors. The teacher is the adult who is supposed to be stable and provide them with safety and support, but when the teacher does not have that for themselves first, they can't fully provide it for the students. Factors that contribute to teacher instability may include stress, overwhelming expectations, or inability to practice self-care. Sounds a bit familiar to most teachers, doesn't it? The last few years especially have had all three of those factors and more. Students sense on a subconscious level the emotional state of the teacher, despite any brave face that is portrayed, and behavioral challenges increase. This creates a cycle of sorts because as any teacher will tell you when behavior challenges increase so does the level of stress, overwhelming expectations and inability to practice self-care. The teacher sets the tone for the classroom, but it has to be authentic not just pretense.<br /><br />For some anecdotal evidence, consider what often happens when the teacher is absent and a substitute is in the room. The substitute is someone new who does not know the students or the routines. The substitute may not feel confident in the material being taught or have the authority to enforce classroom expectations. Students that typically are well-behaved suddenly are not. How often does the teacher return to a note from the substitute outlining misbehaviors or, in the case of the art teacher, to a room where students have purposely left a mess or misused materials? Students are reacting to the tone set by the adult in the room. The tone is one of unease. They act out.</p><p>As another example, think about what happens when teachers have the one class that ruins the entire day. It is not really that the class has ruined the day. It is that something has happened within that class that caused the teacher to feel emotionally unsafe. That feeling persists into the next class where the students react. It is because the teacher could not be fully present. The teacher was still in the emotional state left from the previous class and instead of acknowledging the feeling attempted to move on like everything was fine and normal. That may sound familiar, too. Many schools are trying to move on as if everything is normal and a disruption in learning, development and routines didn't happen in the last few years.</p><p>Kimberley Crisp had some advice for breaking the cycle. Two things that she said resonated with me so much so that I wrote them down. One was to establish routines that set the intention for the day. This is for yourself, the teacher, not the students. Before any students are present or even before entering the classroom give yourself a routine that relaxes you or centers you for the start of the day so you are not entering into it in a state of dysfunction. This can be something like having a mantra, using breathing exercises, listening to music, smelling aromatherapy or taking in the sunrise. I think we can take this even further and establish routines to start our classes with a similar intent. I noticed a big difference in transitions into the art room when I began dedicating the start of each class to a mindful minute of silent slow breathing as a group accompanied by a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z9Vmp9Jqm0&list=PLcJdrgEDS6ckUWLleBFsvlfEOIN9nn5zF" target="_blank"><b>YouTube video</b></a>. Students were more focused and ready to hear what I had to say compared to when I would jump right in without that brief moment. In fact, I had more time for instruction and hands-on artmaking because I spent less time redirecting behaviors. Those routines are good for us and our students.</p><p>The second thing she talked about was that being your authentic self is the highest form of professionalism. What does that mean? Well, in the context of the session it involves self-awareness first and transparency with students second. First we must be aware of how we are feeling. Then we must be up front with students about how that affects us. Not only does this build human connection, but it models to students that it okay to feel stress or unease. If students sense that something is wrong and we deny it, they question their ability to understand others' emotions. That is an ability that is greatly needed in life. We can make it clear that we sometimes need help and how the students can help. This models that it okay to ask for help when we need it. We are teaching students empathy. If some class time is spent talking about or sharing feelings as a class that is not time lost. On the contrary, it is time gained. When we build trusting relationships with students through such conversations we build community. When we build community we lessen the likelihood of behavior struggles that can take away from learning. We break the cycle.</p><p>This can seem very simplistic and at the same time unattainable, especially when you are in the middle of that vicious cycle. Not all teaching situations are the same. In an ideal circumstance the ability to be present and authentic with students and to talk about feelings of unease would be universally adopted throughout a school. That is not always the case, which can make it more difficult for the students as well as the teacher to reach that sense of community, to develop the necessary empathy. It is certainly an approach worth trying though. And while this school year is winding down, it is definitely something to remember when we all get a fresh start in the next one.</p>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-12965371653929298862022-04-03T09:54:00.000-04:002022-04-03T09:54:12.257-04:00Spring Has Sprung in the Art Studio<h2 style="text-align: left;">Spring abounds in the art room when young artists fill the space with painted, collaged and drawn flowers!</h2><div>Flowers are such a terrific subject for young artists. Their many colors, textures and even shapes are a pleasure to replicate in all sorts of artworks. If you are lucky enough to live in an area where spring warmth comes early you may even have spring bulbs already blooming around the school grounds. These can be a great opportunity to get students outside for some observational drawing from nature.</div><div><br /></div><div>Even pre-kindergarten artists enjoy close looking at plants and flowers. While their marks are not always fully identifiable as flowers, the experience is valuable. It introduces students to observational drawing and encourages mindfulness.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2LSTDF3GcHuE_S7WUl5QyZKCIselR-_unkxIz6Grmhaf5qI5kpSp5fzoG86P1oLTgnnwHMmQp6WXuTe16g7zKw6GaHXJdxHMXE04X9bcbxLsTxntx2Y63WozT6n1Tr3GglJLmFEg7ocKBEM6dSII6t5d-OaAP3MPjtH6eyJCDypj9ctGvOGS-jCW_7A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="903" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2LSTDF3GcHuE_S7WUl5QyZKCIselR-_unkxIz6Grmhaf5qI5kpSp5fzoG86P1oLTgnnwHMmQp6WXuTe16g7zKw6GaHXJdxHMXE04X9bcbxLsTxntx2Y63WozT6n1Tr3GglJLmFEg7ocKBEM6dSII6t5d-OaAP3MPjtH6eyJCDypj9ctGvOGS-jCW_7A" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Outdoor drawings can inspire painting in the art studio, especially when spring flowers can be arranged in small vases. These hyacinths were painted by pre-kindergarten artists using their fingertips to create the petal shapes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNONiX0pW1SOUOy189ye1aXNqb0sZn7L2mfzGWGxb8ldxO6tZ9BQJ5rXMhXwJQBxR88NSxIHM2nHKJNMrRwolH9mvfpRtKCyI1rwNwxhR4S1SnioxkO7D9n6i6QRxg1z54cpRhVnSWJoz568XG9OpuLK0JpP6QE281ej2Ykmu-yuS_lGjEr1ZvP8l-wQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1277" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNONiX0pW1SOUOy189ye1aXNqb0sZn7L2mfzGWGxb8ldxO6tZ9BQJ5rXMhXwJQBxR88NSxIHM2nHKJNMrRwolH9mvfpRtKCyI1rwNwxhR4S1SnioxkO7D9n6i6QRxg1z54cpRhVnSWJoz568XG9OpuLK0JpP6QE281ej2Ykmu-yuS_lGjEr1ZvP8l-wQ" width="140" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTt6nYYp9yKkITWGxh__qJHkkkntDxi1f0iFQ7KjQoJg5H70dcBMZwh23WoLQqZDAsTxzD4SbmVF4vDm2JDvmITNRSByyeF-Sr9OHD6VQFphysWcw_JerV1jlruEsLv9dCOebOS07073GpabvS7eultmQKa4mzpuDjPeQYcoG3on10_LRhOkA_NJOvRQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2198" data-original-width="1271" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTt6nYYp9yKkITWGxh__qJHkkkntDxi1f0iFQ7KjQoJg5H70dcBMZwh23WoLQqZDAsTxzD4SbmVF4vDm2JDvmITNRSByyeF-Sr9OHD6VQFphysWcw_JerV1jlruEsLv9dCOebOS07073GpabvS7eultmQKa4mzpuDjPeQYcoG3on10_LRhOkA_NJOvRQ" width="139" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Older students may enjoy using scrap paper that has accumulated throughout the year to create <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Mixed-Media-Collage-Flowers-6754524" target="_blank">beautiful bouquets of collaged flowers</a>. Found odds and ends make for great embellishments, too. Watch the video below to see just how many different odds and ends can be turned into low relief, textural and dimensional flowers.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BrTKJYtTU9s" width="320" youtube-src-id="BrTKJYtTU9s"></iframe></div><br />It is lots of fun to create a whimsical flower arrangement inspired by such artists as James Rizzi and Romero Britto. The video below shows how to do just that while using a watercolor resist with oil pastels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3sCiWpbkdKc" width="320" youtube-src-id="3sCiWpbkdKc"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Trees are flowering. These tempera paintings by a first and third grader represent the same kind of blossoming tree. Both artists used cotton swabs to represent all the petals. These trees are great to display on Arbor Day, too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuLRH4YG1EJ7ZzCpPt2pNDJrfMr0oZlIjUR5VwAVvrQiiL6tgiKAb91cYJyRb0PK7QOBMqcHEaACyXcpwaySyD7S9UpQDATcGlh3MIFTqotz5OK0zkd9wz2oun5nGpEHcwT_IUlwIKlOrZocxerF_jYPe1Q1z7bapORMph32bmIxLQQpTPwk08VWOcjw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1839" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuLRH4YG1EJ7ZzCpPt2pNDJrfMr0oZlIjUR5VwAVvrQiiL6tgiKAb91cYJyRb0PK7QOBMqcHEaACyXcpwaySyD7S9UpQDATcGlh3MIFTqotz5OK0zkd9wz2oun5nGpEHcwT_IUlwIKlOrZocxerF_jYPe1Q1z7bapORMph32bmIxLQQpTPwk08VWOcjw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtOxEn86_LqdD0w7b_mZkd4SdLCNk3w9ePDs_63EVfdP8mDDc-qScuGof614ziljtYX-_IBqVnBl9q-oW_iNaipBFi1Fy0BYho1gjsrmUPrSzmO_KKbqxJ5KpnZixY54dn7XIzgwgFuy54aGCWOkHUm5aYJnakthNZ_Yj8eV6Da3cjSWyMryKdRQq4oQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="254" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtOxEn86_LqdD0w7b_mZkd4SdLCNk3w9ePDs_63EVfdP8mDDc-qScuGof614ziljtYX-_IBqVnBl9q-oW_iNaipBFi1Fy0BYho1gjsrmUPrSzmO_KKbqxJ5KpnZixY54dn7XIzgwgFuy54aGCWOkHUm5aYJnakthNZ_Yj8eV6Da3cjSWyMryKdRQq4oQ" width="191" /></a></div></div><br />Curious about how the two trees above are painted. The complete lesson plan for the third-grade project is <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Spring-Trees-Paintings-4501177" target="_blank">here</a> and the first-grade project lesson is <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Spring-Landscape-Paintings-4501171" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-61423522767254218772022-02-22T19:34:00.000-05:002022-02-22T19:34:07.926-05:00Model Magic in the Art Studio<h4 style="text-align: left;">Magic! That is a lot to expect from an art supply and quite a boast for one to have magic literally in its name, but Crayola Model Magic does just that. Is it magical though? I don't know if I would go that far, but its unique properties allow it to be used in a variety of ways.</h4><p>Model Magic is in no way like earthenware clay or any other type of modeling material you come across, so if you go into using it expecting to replicate those experiences you will be both frustrated and disappointed. It is a perfectly great art material in its own right, especially for elementary level sculpture projects. Once you are familiar with its characteristics, limitations, and capabilities you may find yourself surprised by just how much you can do with it and just how much you have come to like using Model Magic.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>So... what is Model Magic like?</b></h3><p>Well, to begin, it smells somewhat like white glue. If you drop it, even once hardened, it is a little bit bouncy. It is airy and lightweight. It sticks to some surfaces, such as paper or cardboard. It sticks to itself pretty easily, too, but sometimes when you intentionally attach pieces they do not stay together when hardened unless you really attach them well. It hardens to an unusable state if left exposed to air, so projects are best completed in one sitting. It is easier to cut with scissors than with a clay tool or by tearing apart.</p><p>A really terrific thing about Model Magic is that is sold in smaller portion sizes. This may not sound like much, but usually earthenware comes in a ginormous 25lb. block. With Model Magic the class pack is made up of 1oz. pouches, which is great because many projects use between 1oz to 3oz of the material. This means that you can cut down on wasted materials that get exposed to the air and harden before you can use them up. Larger packages are also available as well, which is good if you are planning to use a specific color with a larger group. The class packs are limited in their color selections.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Do you need all the colors?</b></h3><p>Nope. Not at all! In fact, another great thing about Model Magic is that you can just buy white and add color to it yourself. You won't likely be able to create really bold colors or black, but you can get some really awesome unique colors with just some water-based markers. It is really easy to add color just by rolling out a piece of Model Magic, coloring onto it with your chosen markers and smooshing it all together to mix the color in. The more you do it the richer the color gets.</p><p>If adding color with markers isn't your jam, then just let your Model Magic sculpture harden for a few days and add color to the surface with either markers or paints. If you want to really preserve your sculpture you can add a layer of sealant, like a brush on Mod Podge or a spray acrylic varnish. Just be careful with that final step because some surface colors might not be waterproof and could run when the sealant in applied.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>What are some great things you can do with Model Magic?</b></h3><p>I am so glad you asked! Once I embraced the good and the bad and everything in between about this art material I began to see all its possibilities. Here is a little journey of my history with this material and how I've used it with students over the years.</p><p><b>circa 2010</b></p><p>I was volunteering at my then parish to integrate art into the Sunday school curriculum. Kindergarten and first grade students were learning about the gospel story of the Barren Fig Tree. Model Magic was a new to me material and I really did not like it at that time, but it was what the program director had for me to use with the students. I had no idea how to really work with it, so I made templates of a tree shape that I slid inside sheet protectors. The students built up their trees on that flat surface almost like a very low relief. We had some beads to press into the Model Magic to represent fruit. When these hardened, they did not stick to the plastic at all. I created little stands like the backs of picture frames to attach to the back so they could be displayed. You can read my original post about this project <a href="https://margauritaspear.blogspot.com/search?q=trees" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></b></a>. This was Model Magic that came in colors, so we used it right out of the packages.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXiEmWOWR14JRaXoGHViZ8ua4CWxyQ3y5V5KxBinA-V95Eq2m8vSC-wWGr0NTh16aOPMIebs26wX7EwhXHAxuvmQeM3YRT3bllMWBiiWq1bk6kbxZkgVSz-dA19ICExHup5Iq3AquBL0fClgBGnRMzEz04bWht6skdpPxCsJhmLyBV4Y0Gg5JzNuMZ_g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="245" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXiEmWOWR14JRaXoGHViZ8ua4CWxyQ3y5V5KxBinA-V95Eq2m8vSC-wWGr0NTh16aOPMIebs26wX7EwhXHAxuvmQeM3YRT3bllMWBiiWq1bk6kbxZkgVSz-dA19ICExHup5Iq3AquBL0fClgBGnRMzEz04bWht6skdpPxCsJhmLyBV4Y0Gg5JzNuMZ_g" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>2011</b><p></p><div>In 2011, I again used Model Magic with the same age group and for the same reason, but this time connecting to the idea of being in God's Hands. These little birds became a staple of my instruction and were revisited with slight variations over the years for workshops and my own classroom. You can read about the first flock of birds, which sat on a pair of hands and had wiggle eyes, <a href="https://margauritaspear.blogspot.com/2011/06/in-gods-hands-birds-levels-k-1.html?view=sidebar" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf4zwnDwSU4DfSgsL1gEB1VlZH7CWkw0lX42JPSo48Nb6CII6TU3fDp0ysqq1rrYONdzd5KgxmH5OpDKC07K5RcwQ0hSadMOeVagVVfTZVpOwoiRBMMFXfIn9dXd9hURZlo7aCjn8ojkVc1PnZjXMpX6kTo2aocwWftZqWgTRLUZ2QPWblZvGvsy6oow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="293" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjf4zwnDwSU4DfSgsL1gEB1VlZH7CWkw0lX42JPSo48Nb6CII6TU3fDp0ysqq1rrYONdzd5KgxmH5OpDKC07K5RcwQ0hSadMOeVagVVfTZVpOwoiRBMMFXfIn9dXd9hURZlo7aCjn8ojkVc1PnZjXMpX6kTo2aocwWftZqWgTRLUZ2QPWblZvGvsy6oow" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That little bird evolved to sometimes have drawn on eyes, to reside in a paper birdhouse, and sometimes to be used to teach color theory. You can find the link to the latest version of this lesson <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Clay-Birds-4389863" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></b></a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuCt5iYjHGQ1Gnf1384WwygqtqjMPI3INEfC3inCMQ2z8BIdkGvqG_b4EHE8HxXTR4D3EvB1bM2X72_JTEScZQX48MIYvRWaXp5VcGs2diDrdgqiyDgpPpGx6UzfXyeN54fntdLlzqu61gbCnmLhxuwhGDJiiBFWx1y2L4NFtkRwlo_adeqQsGsWpETw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuCt5iYjHGQ1Gnf1384WwygqtqjMPI3INEfC3inCMQ2z8BIdkGvqG_b4EHE8HxXTR4D3EvB1bM2X72_JTEScZQX48MIYvRWaXp5VcGs2diDrdgqiyDgpPpGx6UzfXyeN54fntdLlzqu61gbCnmLhxuwhGDJiiBFWx1y2L4NFtkRwlo_adeqQsGsWpETw" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b>2012</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I still had not stretched my experimentation very far by 2012, but I had discovered the adhesive nature of Model Magic and decided to put that to the test by making low-relief stamps for a two-in-one Valentine's Day project. First I traced the shape of a heart onto some cardboard, then I filled that in with white Model Magic, added impressions, and let it harden. Then I used metallic paint to coat the design and stamp onto paper. I ended up really liking how it looked with paint on, so I painted the stamp to create a low-relief sculpture as well. This project honestly only was done a few times before it was retired because it just took too much time and involved too much prep with cutting all the cardboard bases and papers. I began to include more artist-inspired or culturally inspired lessons to my repertoire instead of doing holiday projects like this one. You can find my post about this project <a href="https://margauritaspear.blogspot.com/2012/02/metallic-hearts-two-variations-same.html?view=sidebar" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikE4omuJSVqNieis_HmnnTDwpc2W7d49Fny5t8qV47-P9vpNZjLV2xMRxLjyla67t8t4T98GRFgf6M1LZPZN3djTEjaHl7BPZy1y8dHrEYfTT0vJz4pZlA4dMvby8UF2xWMcjgtz0f7gVs9y2ByjWdhCrZejDVIQJZu6lnKf1omH-MLvTgZ4p2fYUyow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="239" data-original-width="320" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikE4omuJSVqNieis_HmnnTDwpc2W7d49Fny5t8qV47-P9vpNZjLV2xMRxLjyla67t8t4T98GRFgf6M1LZPZN3djTEjaHl7BPZy1y8dHrEYfTT0vJz4pZlA4dMvby8UF2xWMcjgtz0f7gVs9y2ByjWdhCrZejDVIQJZu6lnKf1omH-MLvTgZ4p2fYUyow" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid8n2EOSkj76Uka_Jke6VYDD_jJkn4Lh4tBQSGT2zbKI6eFwGUp8Du0JXpFurireO1fmNqQzzuU1lOFCMnGmDwdVzOmlOiai8VbiA0aT3HXrQvh0_WCTdTx6UYg9b4abVYitxglgru8N1iOeUqRTXMNDmb9E_Oo5b5pSkwXjGhDllol9PnGMIxW_mHhA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="320" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid8n2EOSkj76Uka_Jke6VYDD_jJkn4Lh4tBQSGT2zbKI6eFwGUp8Du0JXpFurireO1fmNqQzzuU1lOFCMnGmDwdVzOmlOiai8VbiA0aT3HXrQvh0_WCTdTx6UYg9b4abVYitxglgru8N1iOeUqRTXMNDmb9E_Oo5b5pSkwXjGhDllol9PnGMIxW_mHhA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7jpBXtiWrfNKzQO3bK48Sbo1fCCl85pFUuAKAl2MyPsbfZDqGK-R9vbFjyu8hoarV-f-DpRwmrAjKIEWsNQLAkN6XWmn-QJOPZczRFJloG_JAxjkuyfgxaduusiCH2yVMXufWNDDDTV_2bqb0jM9OU-xHaC1bk7Wk4zsl10dGZlGmJUw_c-mUN3iY7A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7jpBXtiWrfNKzQO3bK48Sbo1fCCl85pFUuAKAl2MyPsbfZDqGK-R9vbFjyu8hoarV-f-DpRwmrAjKIEWsNQLAkN6XWmn-QJOPZczRFJloG_JAxjkuyfgxaduusiCH2yVMXufWNDDDTV_2bqb0jM9OU-xHaC1bk7Wk4zsl10dGZlGmJUw_c-mUN3iY7A" width="138" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">While working as an art substitute teacher that same year I was introduced to the <i>Are You a Snail?</i> book by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries and the other books in the same series about other bugs. I thought these books were great and loved that students could easily make little bugs inspired by them using Model Magic.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">First came what I called Bitty Bugs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgblVzAaXt1M6zfxOFuvpW5kMzdOeTA51J7oceRLh2q6Y82jwVwsPaZH4G2ZWGFxTY9L6csvqQdBwDO9DOlVfDh18HJ45jtEuM1VzjUTQE5RjDQ2DNROVTqm2QIgwPdBKqkdRC9E2aDvYuj-oUTZGn1cLa8eGSuYAVD5F4EYOYkvMXtEmsHUmeQiP6EPw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="320" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgblVzAaXt1M6zfxOFuvpW5kMzdOeTA51J7oceRLh2q6Y82jwVwsPaZH4G2ZWGFxTY9L6csvqQdBwDO9DOlVfDh18HJ45jtEuM1VzjUTQE5RjDQ2DNROVTqm2QIgwPdBKqkdRC9E2aDvYuj-oUTZGn1cLa8eGSuYAVD5F4EYOYkvMXtEmsHUmeQiP6EPw" width="320" /></a></div><br />Then came the snail.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdzYd5iaDAbgMMzLdOsTjYR5DW3eCURVralHvYO7E2GLlmHLg6-589Pf9M2JOFSXWlwYbrVr9WGMHCkhaWpr8rxnLxXQR_Ec2dx88McmiII28Oen0jKuCRfXeAE3jsgjKhMqyqg2ElA3Ym_VDRT56h-uYRrz4WC3t98S-56-MFsoN2Zl8DFSK8RxlKoQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdzYd5iaDAbgMMzLdOsTjYR5DW3eCURVralHvYO7E2GLlmHLg6-589Pf9M2JOFSXWlwYbrVr9WGMHCkhaWpr8rxnLxXQR_Ec2dx88McmiII28Oen0jKuCRfXeAE3jsgjKhMqyqg2ElA3Ym_VDRT56h-uYRrz4WC3t98S-56-MFsoN2Zl8DFSK8RxlKoQ" width="278" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div>You can find the most recent version of this lesson, which is still a favorite with students as young as pre-kindergarten, by following this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Early-Elementary-Bitty-Bugs-4995194" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">link</span></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>2016 - 2018</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I stopped working in education for a few years because I had been working in long-term temporary positions and needed steady income, so I became an office manager until I landed back in the art classroom in a full-time capacity. In the interim I really did not have reason to use Model Magic in my own artmaking, so my experimentation with the material stalled until about 2016.</div><div><br /></div><div>From 2016 to 2018 I was in a situation where I did not have a kiln, but still wanted my students to experience sculpture. Model Magic reentered my life, but now I needed it to do a lot more than I had in the past to make it an engaging material for students of all ages. I was teaching kindergarten all the way through middle school. These are some of the most successful projects that were created during that time. We also made versions of the previous projects, other than the tree.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of my all-time favorite uses for Model Magic is puppet heads. These puppet heads were made with white and then colored afterwards with markers.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqlyZJPai0DLxjXBBl1bKGr4PdgBDUGHRSOlfoeLHouznhOuW4NFzHl3nzwpRChfeZFA4vtgzmFAlzvhIuVCUoS_PcGw3mB_2LlRTeKp_-d8VuGQ3IL2rEVHdY8gAgR5QEZP0CL5yqeND87HWps5OOeb-aXeNAmoeBJFZ5lwaQ_uivFRKVhPZ6RpJcIw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="1033" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqlyZJPai0DLxjXBBl1bKGr4PdgBDUGHRSOlfoeLHouznhOuW4NFzHl3nzwpRChfeZFA4vtgzmFAlzvhIuVCUoS_PcGw3mB_2LlRTeKp_-d8VuGQ3IL2rEVHdY8gAgR5QEZP0CL5yqeND87HWps5OOeb-aXeNAmoeBJFZ5lwaQ_uivFRKVhPZ6RpJcIw" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhireNwMGsCxPiTttgWRKxiriahOiDNdIfJqI5JD96uvHSEfZoCKMcvXho5yyb0o-iU8u1oO9Ww2t0puCenCnCulxbC-N4yQww7Tj6RTvED5eEkrTqAokhkDcPN4elJl3QZ3c9x2zSoaovpGgKx89hCGMK8RO7IEZ7deA7I8znTb9oRSO0El2I90ryPAQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="1038" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhireNwMGsCxPiTttgWRKxiriahOiDNdIfJqI5JD96uvHSEfZoCKMcvXho5yyb0o-iU8u1oO9Ww2t0puCenCnCulxbC-N4yQww7Tj6RTvED5eEkrTqAokhkDcPN4elJl3QZ3c9x2zSoaovpGgKx89hCGMK8RO7IEZ7deA7I8znTb9oRSO0El2I90ryPAQ" width="143" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFUtPBM5TT8bwy6ltwH4b3qutntllqYpcn6bZ5gyJuCfpXOMLkwQh28retVZatOgIO6BPju0qxHC6XKm6CtP-z-G1HTMv_Mdc_DQ0uC1EWML_qxxK4x8jtuIje5ogAB8zPHeo3yoaBure0b1rAX3u3sM9DSx1rxz1WdSwbs0MbMUTFimf6yc4COesgdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="1064" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFUtPBM5TT8bwy6ltwH4b3qutntllqYpcn6bZ5gyJuCfpXOMLkwQh28retVZatOgIO6BPju0qxHC6XKm6CtP-z-G1HTMv_Mdc_DQ0uC1EWML_qxxK4x8jtuIje5ogAB8zPHeo3yoaBure0b1rAX3u3sM9DSx1rxz1WdSwbs0MbMUTFimf6yc4COesgdg" width="136" /></a></div><br />You can find the latest version of the puppet lesson, which includes patterns for the bodies and student pages to write a puppet show script, at this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Puppets-and-Storytelling-4341108" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">link</span></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>With my middle school students, I presented them with a prototype design challenge lesson. They could use Model Magic to build a sample product. It was very open-ended. Someday, I need to get around to writing up a formal lesson plan to share with everyone, but for now here are some of the designs students came up with.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFHKmv2hebFrm44egsmD8ws4WDqMPqV0UXTqBN5Rj3z1QDA-m7THwR8LYit7NfVSIi_ecNGT9YdxM2sFtSOJP_K8Fjqe3vnu099pq3UdGkenaiFxkd0OYtSQj-Qf8REY6vytEymqrXnP9qykNzL43GsdnCPDI4My8FFcKFWI9lmwcq38Wvd_tyLXqCMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="1358" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFHKmv2hebFrm44egsmD8ws4WDqMPqV0UXTqBN5Rj3z1QDA-m7THwR8LYit7NfVSIi_ecNGT9YdxM2sFtSOJP_K8Fjqe3vnu099pq3UdGkenaiFxkd0OYtSQj-Qf8REY6vytEymqrXnP9qykNzL43GsdnCPDI4My8FFcKFWI9lmwcq38Wvd_tyLXqCMA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijwA5dkXi49KGd5X97IZU4Uqwbw7fid-l9mg3v8MSsicJgNoTJmQmxgsH0c8fsoUxKWDQePJRXWcBg0ITOdrdbAWBdyWlSAevYzVx_0WUc-5HOfTX9-BzmFCdLRLN2qS14X7K0TfuXSjlJMLPDGchnewmEnqZ2TI5I7Z_--2pNpGYZWOyYthrnVXuh9g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="1041" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijwA5dkXi49KGd5X97IZU4Uqwbw7fid-l9mg3v8MSsicJgNoTJmQmxgsH0c8fsoUxKWDQePJRXWcBg0ITOdrdbAWBdyWlSAevYzVx_0WUc-5HOfTX9-BzmFCdLRLN2qS14X7K0TfuXSjlJMLPDGchnewmEnqZ2TI5I7Z_--2pNpGYZWOyYthrnVXuh9g" width="158" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimx0ThXVUuDnegvzRKyZVd7wY-fnR9DZZ_h0ewDMzFt3pCKp7XDqogB-kbcyG5P5G1hOq0DpOYSw37hxExvHDFsL_QKKl4ZrG13bVCfECjfk_XTlobI8Cvqqd2xFHX7diG0XFykcoGhhtHbDWdevVRbsqAE1rwX7QES3iEFR4qxZ5ZtT-brLsweraqfQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="1317" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimx0ThXVUuDnegvzRKyZVd7wY-fnR9DZZ_h0ewDMzFt3pCKp7XDqogB-kbcyG5P5G1hOq0DpOYSw37hxExvHDFsL_QKKl4ZrG13bVCfECjfk_XTlobI8Cvqqd2xFHX7diG0XFykcoGhhtHbDWdevVRbsqAE1rwX7QES3iEFR4qxZ5ZtT-brLsweraqfQ" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Model Magic was a great material for one-off after school art offerings as well as summer camp. One December we made these snowman head ornaments.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5V8DkrS2f_vR53qjzGdpqWKhFfE_9ib8pWvA5o2mGp6_MAyM2A_fhIF7-5tPiUJtpaQWxy9G2yxT7mfdpmR0LxZT00cX6hNCcjI85UbzzEG4CtJHvdFkNPQBsq6IW1IymI_l07nvuCrJWLxkZE3VxDpyfSCS2LnRFjp9yWdr8ejIK2dCA2bCtgONTtg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5V8DkrS2f_vR53qjzGdpqWKhFfE_9ib8pWvA5o2mGp6_MAyM2A_fhIF7-5tPiUJtpaQWxy9G2yxT7mfdpmR0LxZT00cX6hNCcjI85UbzzEG4CtJHvdFkNPQBsq6IW1IymI_l07nvuCrJWLxkZE3VxDpyfSCS2LnRFjp9yWdr8ejIK2dCA2bCtgONTtg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Then in the summer we made ice cream sundaes. For the different flavors we colorized the Model Magic with markers. It was a summer camp project mainly because of the cost of materials. Each student had a plastic dessert bowl from the dollar store, three 1oz. pouches of Model Magic and toppings that are actually slime mix-ins that I bought off Amazon. Those mix-ins are no longer available unfortunately. The hot fudge is brown acrylic mixed with gloss medium. The whipped cream is a mixture of white glue, cornstarch and shaving cream, and the cherry is a red bead and green wire. This is another one I need to write a lesson on.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcWZSnjNtfJ7bJk0xyRHon1Y2IIkOdZpdRepEoSEwqnR3vbITqRmd1w4YdiTR1AOs6bZ8OqG1-bQpt7F38e1qVQ-OZhRdBLi9AOJH7R0kyG5eTlT7O_ELG1wbzi61jOzg124zqZ3AvpCQpcns2oz5zKif1U8KZ5EcRdVhP7H9Y_E7WH-xVzVoogu16Lg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="2396" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcWZSnjNtfJ7bJk0xyRHon1Y2IIkOdZpdRepEoSEwqnR3vbITqRmd1w4YdiTR1AOs6bZ8OqG1-bQpt7F38e1qVQ-OZhRdBLi9AOJH7R0kyG5eTlT7O_ELG1wbzi61jOzg124zqZ3AvpCQpcns2oz5zKif1U8KZ5EcRdVhP7H9Y_E7WH-xVzVoogu16Lg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><b>2018 - 2020</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I was in a new school and now also teaching pre-kindergarten students. I did have a kiln, but really wanted to engage these younger students with tactile sculpture experiences more often and with a lot less work than always using earthenware, firing up the kiln, glazing, etc. We did do two ceramic projects a year, but the rest of the time I turned to Model Magic. The tried-and-true birds and bitty bugs made an appearance, but so did these other successful projects.</div><div><br /></div><div>This porcupine or hedgehog project was really easy for the littlest of artists to create and used only half an ounce of material each. Color toothpicks made for easy spikes and the face was added while the Model Magic was still soft using a permanent marker.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWPeTIhleNLvOqgbqtCogIFr4KVx9UBUoMPyRxzI3e6Oq34auT_IAJHyCfq7BZXJL8TavNOWAcmZ3-4BNvD_K7QxsaKd8rj9jxz9od8d0PMp7hENUrDXTfa6KpsUnJjjlcX5iIHE0twyzvkSzv7hq3VeE_M2TCb437OL0wCLyIbhNmcZublG4MwRR8jw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="2699" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWPeTIhleNLvOqgbqtCogIFr4KVx9UBUoMPyRxzI3e6Oq34auT_IAJHyCfq7BZXJL8TavNOWAcmZ3-4BNvD_K7QxsaKd8rj9jxz9od8d0PMp7hENUrDXTfa6KpsUnJjjlcX5iIHE0twyzvkSzv7hq3VeE_M2TCb437OL0wCLyIbhNmcZublG4MwRR8jw" width="320" /></a></div><br />Low-relief was still a favorite of mine, so pre-kindergarten artists made these fish with white Model Magic as part of an ocean themed unit. Once they Model Magic had hardened it was painted. You can find this lesson along with others in the ocean theme <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Under-the-Sea-6600548" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRtvaAovxI2JFRqZUCzHhHFXFCP9_vZCuACcVzHnDl8cMFs8dLYG6xmDZVBS7PrADrtd3j601d2kd_WVDgqtOgQ30rxc6aPjnc9CPAKO_A-S9K94zDursmi9WNilubkqP23B69zo_a6mvSCF-T6Sz84KRwprIye1TI06Dquh0iAdoJMA4AWksfCJFfPQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="1845" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRtvaAovxI2JFRqZUCzHhHFXFCP9_vZCuACcVzHnDl8cMFs8dLYG6xmDZVBS7PrADrtd3j601d2kd_WVDgqtOgQ30rxc6aPjnc9CPAKO_A-S9K94zDursmi9WNilubkqP23B69zo_a6mvSCF-T6Sz84KRwprIye1TI06Dquh0iAdoJMA4AWksfCJFfPQ" width="264" /></a></div><br />In this position I also taught during school vacation camps. One December we had a winter animals theme, so we made these polar bears and igloos. The lesson plan can be found at this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Early-Elementary-Arctic-Igloos-and-Animals-4294256" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">link</span></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSlis96A43ldbXNU2B1ZEPI71h84bFtmLjec1bv2VquZDinX-Oc5uJ84EqwoWx7p5244o6LMN5X1Lle7z6PeGWQqscrVW-6LYq7j_72yBfkWENuWEawyylW9Tgd8oDkUXVJ_5MPNIBkaqpSiAhVgZbE2FYss9Ev9kA1M2cqzyzKA3gXPMo_ND3K5f5hg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1413" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSlis96A43ldbXNU2B1ZEPI71h84bFtmLjec1bv2VquZDinX-Oc5uJ84EqwoWx7p5244o6LMN5X1Lle7z6PeGWQqscrVW-6LYq7j_72yBfkWENuWEawyylW9Tgd8oDkUXVJ_5MPNIBkaqpSiAhVgZbE2FYss9Ev9kA1M2cqzyzKA3gXPMo_ND3K5f5hg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At the March vacation camp, right before Covid-19 changed everything, we also made the very popular dragon eyes that so many art teachers have done in the last few years, and we made little gnomes. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2412Du4QesrmqAlvLdo0BGszoSVXJutsVrjud9KJoVI2S88RJ1S6uZahOWGEfd0tOnhq71Gb-CLKMH5MKxDGk8Q2RK2d0i5kNfDhLgEMuuZjHTN3zMcWNqa5yvru9H4B0p79oP86strOHi-GInHIc1Wtss0pqUq8LrIS5qMMr66mEWMzx28_NFhd-9Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2412Du4QesrmqAlvLdo0BGszoSVXJutsVrjud9KJoVI2S88RJ1S6uZahOWGEfd0tOnhq71Gb-CLKMH5MKxDGk8Q2RK2d0i5kNfDhLgEMuuZjHTN3zMcWNqa5yvru9H4B0p79oP86strOHi-GInHIc1Wtss0pqUq8LrIS5qMMr66mEWMzx28_NFhd-9Q" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6Vl8OCmBIaFwENhEQtiwfn70J115Wz-JQ7EWrK1Pyk2Jhj8SbO15OvbOZXIr-QaZ3OyPCs4MvhOj1sLfRhrB9j0ZpBvn0D_aLskVMd4X_1AOOt0Wi9jF-vKtKL9fVcmvIEay93CHWK8KOnhYP8HnJNRUPLnw0HV7bLvENZnucIGaiQ3Ayh3WTehLjfA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6Vl8OCmBIaFwENhEQtiwfn70J115Wz-JQ7EWrK1Pyk2Jhj8SbO15OvbOZXIr-QaZ3OyPCs4MvhOj1sLfRhrB9j0ZpBvn0D_aLskVMd4X_1AOOt0Wi9jF-vKtKL9fVcmvIEay93CHWK8KOnhYP8HnJNRUPLnw0HV7bLvENZnucIGaiQ3Ayh3WTehLjfA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><b>2020 - present</b></div><div><br /></div><div>When the pandemic hit in 2020 it derailed a lot of things, including the summer camp classes I had planned to offer that year. Everything was switched to remote learning and my sculpture camp needed materials that parents could easily buy and that they wouldn't mind their children using in their homes. Again, I turned to Model Magic. Each family purchased a class pack with white and the primary colors and we made a different project each day for a week. These were my samples that were made with the students live over zoom.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizqP_88aXanfeiPR9sSVRuiAGvjzF6OtTHvxB30AewFUcX-XoB9KN-zSCt6oZ8qhqwcZi4SZlfwXqMGzCIsRniHkpwrwAHPZq1MYn9ss56gc2H_vcI0p7UKYhOPHgaQx4x8Mbo9os9jgMfj6liJvmUFU4rGmTqeD3QM9NGIZ2AaelzG2d0X6QMG7SlYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="2315" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizqP_88aXanfeiPR9sSVRuiAGvjzF6OtTHvxB30AewFUcX-XoB9KN-zSCt6oZ8qhqwcZi4SZlfwXqMGzCIsRniHkpwrwAHPZq1MYn9ss56gc2H_vcI0p7UKYhOPHgaQx4x8Mbo9os9jgMfj6liJvmUFU4rGmTqeD3QM9NGIZ2AaelzG2d0X6QMG7SlYg" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgudEcnGwrE30RERh5vqeOzm_KnOFwZsfmw0f9JuzRBlkZ4xEOmBxt7lMlnN6VBviGPhPUc7sqh9X4_HaQD3Sg6Vz91Au34dQXIvC1kpWpIfYWmPG_CJZdPxUXLSQ1vryqbwAmeOa20r2lTZXiQTeAh8ERsEnnSAzhyaJKrefti8oxRhEunSJkdKLYmgg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgudEcnGwrE30RERh5vqeOzm_KnOFwZsfmw0f9JuzRBlkZ4xEOmBxt7lMlnN6VBviGPhPUc7sqh9X4_HaQD3Sg6Vz91Au34dQXIvC1kpWpIfYWmPG_CJZdPxUXLSQ1vryqbwAmeOa20r2lTZXiQTeAh8ERsEnnSAzhyaJKrefti8oxRhEunSJkdKLYmgg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_RJfSKEm05vaDhFoLhB1kn8BJVJdMeHJTtYTg0s6lcWRWSlH75UBt4gjjkUuCIKgnjj3nK2ofhuz95JPDrlPpFD91DZzZTrqyCKoFTuoB6t7kSGu2tinGSuajZEkwFnxj198375tCOghup3W0ygdNQzOw2-pDRFLiYx0nacYXCcwoz5PBtKACwHVNwg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2189" data-original-width="2422" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_RJfSKEm05vaDhFoLhB1kn8BJVJdMeHJTtYTg0s6lcWRWSlH75UBt4gjjkUuCIKgnjj3nK2ofhuz95JPDrlPpFD91DZzZTrqyCKoFTuoB6t7kSGu2tinGSuajZEkwFnxj198375tCOghup3W0ygdNQzOw2-pDRFLiYx0nacYXCcwoz5PBtKACwHVNwg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSE7BzWYtpnySJq8U9JZTwoszU77wi6OPp6q-3PemtBvg7hTIEGFOUF0vLbgXrOTMWy_SefJIsVDydP5LaVxvEgRLI-jmNE4m0ouizzYFQhgAQ8YnFnAJLZmNqTCFapMALrZA7X8hiyArAkWXQegb1i0q5IbqBlmtOuzf_utCYRvI51lyT30BHZl8qJA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="2213" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSE7BzWYtpnySJq8U9JZTwoszU77wi6OPp6q-3PemtBvg7hTIEGFOUF0vLbgXrOTMWy_SefJIsVDydP5LaVxvEgRLI-jmNE4m0ouizzYFQhgAQ8YnFnAJLZmNqTCFapMALrZA7X8hiyArAkWXQegb1i0q5IbqBlmtOuzf_utCYRvI51lyT30BHZl8qJA" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUGislRM6DR4-n-XoeSmHR_ddkC9oDLy4VBe9ssaatrD4Ka8T6NHjuEWNutKswKAWB8QxVvfAnHQOlwUX1sao9TAU2rc_7PGM87KwjThCPbxyFw4b_QtA6cdLtBppkssY7HySNx1AJgQHH00WEs8jLUKNd2qjjDdZyt2u3yjI-tw3DmsvByLY7ZO4CNw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="2217" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUGislRM6DR4-n-XoeSmHR_ddkC9oDLy4VBe9ssaatrD4Ka8T6NHjuEWNutKswKAWB8QxVvfAnHQOlwUX1sao9TAU2rc_7PGM87KwjThCPbxyFw4b_QtA6cdLtBppkssY7HySNx1AJgQHH00WEs8jLUKNd2qjjDdZyt2u3yjI-tw3DmsvByLY7ZO4CNw" width="245" /></a></div><br />None of these have formal lesson plans I can link for you at this time, but I really had to up my game with this material for these classes. It was during that summer that I began adding bracing with toothpicks and glue to make the projects more durable and that was the technique I taught my campers. We used lots of ways to add custom color, such as the coloring with marker trick, but also mixing existing colors. We also used lots of found tools, like the ends of paintbrushes, pen caps, toothpicks, craft sticks and other things to add indents and textures. There are a lot of YouTube tutorials on using oven-baked clays like Sculpey to make things and I watched those to adapt the techniques to Model Magic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since having embraced this method of working with Model Magic I have added three new projects this year: the snowman, which is fairly simple in that there is almost no coloring needed, and then a polar bear and also a penguin. Lessons for these three are available and can be found at the links listed under each image.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOkd8ygwhKo2yYIMt7z_Ic9AVXk5DgZXMZyOHEvRnYpslldfnOWeEN1d03zUIDYwpJUVONqQ_R4cniVGnsHNePqIR3GQ6r9jLmypf3fTXKgGHt256S5GcbwtBZ4NGZEVXjvhtrGnlx2GJcip-BdHnyaXh1b7hnh_wGkVJa8taL_50yiyWOkkisKMA56A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="1479" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOkd8ygwhKo2yYIMt7z_Ic9AVXk5DgZXMZyOHEvRnYpslldfnOWeEN1d03zUIDYwpJUVONqQ_R4cniVGnsHNePqIR3GQ6r9jLmypf3fTXKgGHt256S5GcbwtBZ4NGZEVXjvhtrGnlx2GJcip-BdHnyaXh1b7hnh_wGkVJa8taL_50yiyWOkkisKMA56A" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Snowman-Sculpture-7664879" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Snowman Sculpture Lesson</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0PDcvJ7Y9WmR5eVoWQVP9phuhXcGRBq9brtIWg0cuYuncqXP5JoSj74BM-eayafnTEsX8bXSMrzqlxXiCcDZsTygSX6Va8Tea-D8V1LJYoc9CcYi4lO6EtPbPcMK7q-lnjJ6LLpZC62mM-_S4K0XUweOoc4IZxNz8ThQpsyuU_hgXuoo3s7Ra2MLI7g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0PDcvJ7Y9WmR5eVoWQVP9phuhXcGRBq9brtIWg0cuYuncqXP5JoSj74BM-eayafnTEsX8bXSMrzqlxXiCcDZsTygSX6Va8Tea-D8V1LJYoc9CcYi4lO6EtPbPcMK7q-lnjJ6LLpZC62mM-_S4K0XUweOoc4IZxNz8ThQpsyuU_hgXuoo3s7Ra2MLI7g" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Polar-Bear-Sculpture-7765758" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Polar Bear Sculpture Lesson</span></b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv-L-anuvwO5zaxNUGVXFlGZj64g57Kw-W3kr5zFBHCK6ZQMAjofsFRdaTmByQ8Mni6v9i0RtD1aB6fqNygeBXg6hzfno4BWksfwsVZ2eDuA9sXfi5gnjjWc8pNJIPmHlwPQb9y1GWIiX-k3YXKixkKIrEiS6UZI1zX-4datJaqzkc-ghFO2uIUS8DKw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv-L-anuvwO5zaxNUGVXFlGZj64g57Kw-W3kr5zFBHCK6ZQMAjofsFRdaTmByQ8Mni6v9i0RtD1aB6fqNygeBXg6hzfno4BWksfwsVZ2eDuA9sXfi5gnjjWc8pNJIPmHlwPQb9y1GWIiX-k3YXKixkKIrEiS6UZI1zX-4datJaqzkc-ghFO2uIUS8DKw" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Penguin-Sculpture-7789764" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Penguin Sculpture Lesson</span></b></a></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">As you can see there is quite a range of what can be achieved with Model Magic. If you have been hesitant to try this material or have given up on it in the past, consider revisiting it with an open mind and the curiosity and exploration of a young student. Think of it like play. No pressure. Just fun. You may find that you like it more than you thought you would.</h4></div>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-86132117702688640362022-01-23T14:50:00.000-05:002022-01-23T14:50:29.171-05:00Snowmen In the Art Room<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Frosty and Olaf may be made of snow, but they warm all our hearts!</span></h2><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Almost everyone, from children to adults, loves a snowman. Even those of us who are not particularly fond of the cold or snow can't help but be charmed by the rotund persona of the stereotypical snowman. Why else would there be so many decorations, tchotchkes, stationary, building kits, toys, printed fabric and so much more consumer-centered items bearing the likeness of a snowperson? Why else have businesses employed the image of the snowman to sell products? Why are there films and television shows whose memory remain in the collective conscious? We must love snowmen, right?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Every winter when there is a chill in the air and snow on the ground, teachers trade on that love of snowmen to engage students in learning. From math worksheets to spelling lists you may find illustrations of snowmen helping our youngest students count, add, or spell. The art room is no different. Whether you are someone who embraces student-directed learning or someone who presents projects for students to complete, it is likely that a snowman or a hundred snowmen have been created using all sorts of art materials in the art studio.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9ANXfae-jR6LPswAxSU7d7DjEZhLFwC3b09Ac-DD5PTFHZEM7dEP8XM4NcYVNDgy5o2QcderOQbEuQ2p7Tew2Nk2FFWdeFmMGLOGJwN0Zupto2qKkQezHqqHCFELYFsjVWpfay44iTxm/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9ANXfae-jR6LPswAxSU7d7DjEZhLFwC3b09Ac-DD5PTFHZEM7dEP8XM4NcYVNDgy5o2QcderOQbEuQ2p7Tew2Nk2FFWdeFmMGLOGJwN0Zupto2qKkQezHqqHCFELYFsjVWpfay44iTxm/" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: justify;">The snowman is a great subject for student learning in art because it is made up of one of the simplest shapes -- the circle. The circle itself is a universal symbol and emerges across all cultures as part of early mark making in the stages of development. That simple circle becomes the basis for teaching the representation of form -- the sphere. Thus, making the snowman the ideal image to demonstrate using light and shadow (value), directional strokes, and color blending or layering to create the illusion of three-dimensional form on a two-dimensional surface. Seriously, it is possibly the most amazing magical trick a young artist can accomplish.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3TDruWVQ2cRUBZU8WGMNVmIt7KC74CvE61feOxFSp2c0DQbr2WFuPm2wfuHw5NCGrjaOP3h4nEkdfSTAhPZwY8iEuiqB-NQR1TC5wzAPYSrya54HoEyTEnXtKB3TVm72hDPj9DoCKsGkm9w213_aZ75HUpV-q9DcPXdHV1evHVZq9QUdmJJnbw4Kz6w=s2414" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="2414" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3TDruWVQ2cRUBZU8WGMNVmIt7KC74CvE61feOxFSp2c0DQbr2WFuPm2wfuHw5NCGrjaOP3h4nEkdfSTAhPZwY8iEuiqB-NQR1TC5wzAPYSrya54HoEyTEnXtKB3TVm72hDPj9DoCKsGkm9w213_aZ75HUpV-q9DcPXdHV1evHVZq9QUdmJJnbw4Kz6w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Of course, if we really want to build a snowman then the three stacked spheres that typically make up the snowman body are easily achieved by even very young artists who naturally tend to roll clay into a ball. Once the clay is stacked it becomes a blank canvas full of possibility. How will the character of the snowman come to life? What materials can we use to add eyes, a nose, a mouth, maybe even a hat or scarf? And don't forget the arms! There are many options if we just look around us and students have the best imaginations when it comes to repurposing found materials into art.</span></div></div><p></p></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYq6YVDQvGZF59jquzdFwSTSdK4QHvG1zPDbb4wkaQm46Glrt2QKu5gE3jmH-SPXQiDuEeceW4zuPLpmXNQrK9jLf2TgoLUKbkuXAvwf5pgmYedI7n5vKz0PrtZA7zDNJAmiusC2tyFOj/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2101" data-original-width="3072" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYq6YVDQvGZF59jquzdFwSTSdK4QHvG1zPDbb4wkaQm46Glrt2QKu5gE3jmH-SPXQiDuEeceW4zuPLpmXNQrK9jLf2TgoLUKbkuXAvwf5pgmYedI7n5vKz0PrtZA7zDNJAmiusC2tyFOj/" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Need some snowman inspiration? Well, look no further than the picture book section of your local library. There are more stories about snowmen that you can probably count. To narrow down the list, here are some of my favorites to have in the art room. As a bonus, most of them have read-aloud videos online that can be found through a quick YouTube search of the book title. That means you can play the video during art making or at the beginning or end of a lesson while you can do all those endless teacher tasks, like getting out supplies, cleaning or taking attendance.</div></span><p></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkQLUSXhwMwno0Fq6u5cOEDuK07DAPcQyudLA5dRyQwTBhyphenhyphenDHBN0t6MJNOy2dqkMExMphiG30VZWNQYsIrlxt7v7oWY6GOFyA8ey-DpKyzqEfHSSqYygrtfE5QM-lRd-g_IYihnVGzTY1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkQLUSXhwMwno0Fq6u5cOEDuK07DAPcQyudLA5dRyQwTBhyphenhyphenDHBN0t6MJNOy2dqkMExMphiG30VZWNQYsIrlxt7v7oWY6GOFyA8ey-DpKyzqEfHSSqYygrtfE5QM-lRd-g_IYihnVGzTY1/" width="320" /></a></div></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Snowballs by Louis Ehlert</span></b></div></span></b></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a good book to use with collage or found object assemblage art projects as well as loose parts
exploration because the illustrations are made from these elements.</div></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrUNtz92tdJVSiCqH5WBlOycvWRtjRa0__bkFz_TO4_ET8DPqKQhxNL1T8GY-iqyLSIvp7OUgUj2WMvsEIfANjFhyphenhyphenYHdBvJeQuMB1CnALE3v7Hn9FAD2-g12TEAP7sIASKXlY9P0yzbzN/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="474" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrUNtz92tdJVSiCqH5WBlOycvWRtjRa0__bkFz_TO4_ET8DPqKQhxNL1T8GY-iqyLSIvp7OUgUj2WMvsEIfANjFhyphenhyphenYHdBvJeQuMB1CnALE3v7Hn9FAD2-g12TEAP7sIASKXlY9P0yzbzN/" width="197" /></a></div></span><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright and Stephen Gilpin</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">In this story the snowman character frequently melts making this a good match for any project that has a
melting snowman.</div></span><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPocmTPHJFkDv6DwEtgrawSNXoKgjIllh3-Hj3lqpXAToKXw7w46l-KhbJd9hHU0LuhVgQXZHe4FmJdzWZyXUPOjkbVZyBALdRqISvysODAzzXWggBFnm_jCCtZx1663NCK3aygfsw9S_T/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="318" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPocmTPHJFkDv6DwEtgrawSNXoKgjIllh3-Hj3lqpXAToKXw7w46l-KhbJd9hHU0LuhVgQXZHe4FmJdzWZyXUPOjkbVZyBALdRqISvysODAzzXWggBFnm_jCCtZx1663NCK3aygfsw9S_T/" width="194" /></a></div></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">100 Snowmen by Jen Arena and Stephen Gilpin</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Counting and adding are a central theme, which makes this book a great tie-in to school-wide “100 Days”
celebrations. The illustrations of the snowmen have a lot of variety with different activities and outfits.</div></span><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_fU9lIN9PI9lSkVTI-WV2FfOd0882bfNKt1FuH8gXxte8cs-_uzLD3zXlYCl5BsOLK6BMUMppbpWYPHDhz6xLg2N7q7COJiRmY2t6ELdvjjNLHLm87Q5NZz-_6d25W6BRd4YHgz2-F1l/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="475" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_fU9lIN9PI9lSkVTI-WV2FfOd0882bfNKt1FuH8gXxte8cs-_uzLD3zXlYCl5BsOLK6BMUMppbpWYPHDhz6xLg2N7q7COJiRmY2t6ELdvjjNLHLm87Q5NZz-_6d25W6BRd4YHgz2-F1l/" width="320" /></a></div></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Snow Family by Daniel Kirk</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This story is great for students who want to create scenes with multiple snow people and includes
examples of playing outdoors as well as having a lot of variation between the different snow characters.</div></span><div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozvUT0JOzSFtfbME_fFPQXap0OV8UC00ayO7pWGH3tMpQWtaNb-zld63Kqmq2u4qotPu9uf-Rl4WV9URRfZsH3Tcbx-_q6icE-t9Ds2QbXrD10sL7udgtib7ukRtM_s8m5EbcfGB4g4vr/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="491" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozvUT0JOzSFtfbME_fFPQXap0OV8UC00ayO7pWGH3tMpQWtaNb-zld63Kqmq2u4qotPu9uf-Rl4WV9URRfZsH3Tcbx-_q6icE-t9Ds2QbXrD10sL7udgtib7ukRtM_s8m5EbcfGB4g4vr/" width="187" /></a></div></span></b><b><span style="font-family: verdana;">Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner</span></b></h3></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This book, along with any of the others in the series (Snowmen At Work, Snowmen All Year, Snowmen At
Play), is a great source of inspiration for a lesson involving tints, shades, value, form, and narrative
storytelling though pictures.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Looking for some snowman-themed art lessons? Here are four that are perfect for elementary school. Click on the image to navigate to a complete lesson on TeachersPayTeachers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowman-Colored-Pencil-Lesson-7661741" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1728" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIumm17ZnQlzckq1ytiEM9RFs0L5dBnVRH-Gq-z0zsVQVDLzZ1md_aLSJKbnxJG0BJPehzGSvroeRUowekOgTnmzAuIvrO0uKXTlRE2SzxOd6NDS3auq40ll16BAcpmeuBokInf0E_2Jw/" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowman-Collage-Lesson-7661771" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1728" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLR_N4KwiC2lMTkdOLg-P_HdnUAfGZcewOuqcBsWGZCdGzjeBVav3dNAUQG7_xC-k9dY-M0-IsaIZXNwOhIxO1uEmhKjKRi67bToqzUPvMY9xdurt8i3RDafze6oZne0mKIBCa7dZSlXf0/" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowman-Tempera-Paint-Sticks-Lesson-7664850" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1728" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqc-1JNlwhFY7inQkwPESgH2K2SQgA7lEYtdGPIMFgkwFJlQ6QouxIf95pBAiVoFg97G7PK-Zc9FKufNchn5v_o-Omoj-DZsgdmqpqKvyzZKOSYa80fQy6vRpTkqguG8xRNbKP-Q2LbVm7/" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowman-Sculpture-Lesson-7664879" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1728" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJxAt2VILZqkiP8H9Nf0UtxnXw4cyGL8Ew2Zidt8nDUaUjAnlOdCKbFnjmbmOMgeltYMDCHg-MoUdEZJr-aY1qNOMJnbJ9UGBMjq2rAA8nvfNut9asYuwUOQQ9FWDdz_3I4Ne9650dhCh/" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Each lesson includes:</div></span><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Materials Check List</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Helpful Tips Boxes Throughout</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Objectives, Essential Questions and “I Can…” Statements</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Vocabulary</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Suggested Resource List</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Introductory Background Information</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Step-by-Step Lesson Directions with Visuals</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Modification Suggestions</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Video Link to Lesson Demo</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sample Assessment Rubric</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">National Core Arts Standards Table</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cited Sources for Further Research</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Student Informational and Supplemental Handouts (Full color and B & W)</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: disc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Teacher Notes Page (Full color and B & W)</span></li></ul><br /><p></p></div></div>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-82686295945317982432021-11-14T18:54:00.004-05:002021-11-14T19:11:54.479-05:00That's Just How I Roll<h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/empty-rolls-picture-id462456207?k=6&m=462456207&s=612x612&w=0&h=8NNddBAgk84cuz_dj-Wudt4Ppd3z8Dbpvbna-5ybJnQ=" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="612" height="406" src="https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/empty-rolls-picture-id462456207?k=6&m=462456207&s=612x612&w=0&h=8NNddBAgk84cuz_dj-Wudt4Ppd3z8Dbpvbna-5ybJnQ=" width="612" /></a></div></h2><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Art teachers are connoisseurs of discarded items; things others may toss away in the trash are treasures in the art room.</span></h2><div>Let's consider cardboard tubes, items the lay person may refer to as paper towel roles or even toilet paper rolls. I'll get to the toilet paper roll debate in a bit. I have some strong opinions on that one. It is likely that every household -- or close to -- in the US throws out at least one or two cardboard tubes each week. Larger households probably toss many more than that. Now, let's expand our parameters. What else comes with a cardboard tube that is no longer needed once the item is used up? <i>Thinking caps on! </i></div><p style="text-align: left;">Kitchen wraps, such as foils and plastic, usually have a cardboard tube core. Its typically more narrow in diameter and made up of a denser cardboard. What else? What is something that we may accumulate in abundance around the holiday gift giving season more so than any other time in the year? Think about paper that comes in long sheets that are used to cover the identity of items. Yep, some wrapping paper companies use a long cardboard roll in the center of the wrapping paper. Others, however, have gone roll-less or use a thicker brown Kraft paper core. The Kraft paper is a keeper, too, but the long tubes are even better. They are like four paper towel rolls all connected together. There are probably other everyday items with hidden cardboard tube treasures inside. If you come across any, let me know in the comments.</p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Artists love cardboard tubes, too!</h2><div>There are several cardboard tube creations. Just think of how many people started crafting with them during the pandemic! However, there are also some artists who really elevate the level of using cardboard tubes to a fine art. Here are just a few.</div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.healing-power-of-art.org/anastassia-elias-creates-art-to-raise-awarenessrolls/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Anastasia Elias</span></a></h3><div style="text-align: left;">Anastasi Elias used simple tools and materials, such as glue, scissors and tweezers, to place intricate cityscapes in the openings of cardboard tubes. These works combine art and social commentary.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkT1DsL-GOm_KGUbqNJh5S_elI3SGp6CS730ifdLPDwl3SX_qoVIgZcKNzLdUoEGh5DTBhSq9wXWzPabJzxFWzWkFuEkPKn49uMRW7iC72yEFEnltLddiPYe65FwuU_ahVJZKN9RlrCqz/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="750" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkT1DsL-GOm_KGUbqNJh5S_elI3SGp6CS730ifdLPDwl3SX_qoVIgZcKNzLdUoEGh5DTBhSq9wXWzPabJzxFWzWkFuEkPKn49uMRW7iC72yEFEnltLddiPYe65FwuU_ahVJZKN9RlrCqz/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image credit: WaterAid/ Thierry Bal</td></tr></tbody></table><h3><a href="https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/08/toilet-paper-rolls-squished-into-funny-faces-by-junior-fritz-jacquet/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Junior Fritz Jacquet</span></a></h3>Junior Fritz Jacquet, inspired by origami, folded cardboard tubes to create comical portraits full of expression.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6arqHZ8GrUgngYiGVWErdffOADWtyxXvRY-sOnInPMEvUtXCze8LabZzHpIMhhjMqN8aDhkKA7gEZv9CSiFdlSxoodldH2sHCTory7F3kwbWaQpK6McajUtQp6avjjLc6o6NXRbaHcOjd/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1000" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6arqHZ8GrUgngYiGVWErdffOADWtyxXvRY-sOnInPMEvUtXCze8LabZzHpIMhhjMqN8aDhkKA7gEZv9CSiFdlSxoodldH2sHCTory7F3kwbWaQpK6McajUtQp6avjjLc6o6NXRbaHcOjd/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image credit: <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://matthieugauchet.fr/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgba(252, 67, 73, 0.25); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: initial; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: "sentinel a", "sentinel b", serif, Georgia; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 250ms ease 0s;" target="_blank">Matthieu Gauchet</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "sentinel a", "sentinel b", serif, Georgia; text-align: start;">.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><h3 style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.demilked.com/recycled-cardboard-tubes-elephant-dreams-weight-nituniyo-spain/" target="_blank">Nituniyo</a></span></span></h3><div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If
you are interested in pursuing large scale collaborative or interactive
installations using cardboard tubes, this public artwork by Nituniyo is worth
referencing. A large elephant figure was carefully constructed, transported and
assembled in a public space where visitors could interact with it in many ways.
The work was intentionally ephemeral in that it was eventually lit on fire as
an aspect of the experience.<br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PEdv-F4rNziXDFYEsTJ_8TtKgopUJFj69VrKC3BsJHFCfygkWssqxcQ6jrHH1ucinD3lJt-e5oBqPK02CzpaeDWC7l8VCnO8N5LX4fD-RDExnqwfj6Ky1GYhoK-89tkfX3B8MwkDh5MW/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="915" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PEdv-F4rNziXDFYEsTJ_8TtKgopUJFj69VrKC3BsJHFCfygkWssqxcQ6jrHH1ucinD3lJt-e5oBqPK02CzpaeDWC7l8VCnO8N5LX4fD-RDExnqwfj6Ky1GYhoK-89tkfX3B8MwkDh5MW/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image credit: From the DeMilked website</td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: left;">The great toilet paper tube debate!</h2></div></div><div>Okay, so now, let me tell you why empty toilet paper tubes are a dividing topic. You are either pro using them or against using them. After years of not even thinking about it, I am now against. What follows will be a very one-sided opinion on this topic, so brace yourself. If you are strongly in favor of using <i>empty toilet paper rolls</i> and have a stash of them boxed away in your supply closet you may want to avert your eyes and skip to the next section of this post.</div><div><br /></div><div>Germs. My argument is summed up in that one word. I mean, think about what toilet paper is used for and where it is used. Toilet is literally in its name. Have you any idea the amount of germs and bacteria in even the cleanest bathroom? Some bathrooms are equipped with at toilet paper roll holder -- how convenient! Others are not so lucky and when that roll is needed its likely being held in someone's hand, perhaps even with their fingers inserted into the middle of the roll. Not everyone is the most skilled at bathroom hygiene. Yes, you know about yourself and how careful you are, but (no pun intended) if you are collecting empty rolls from other households do you really know what might be on the hands or fingers of the person who emptied the last square off that roll? I shudder just to think about it. You don't need to be a germaphobe to realize that microscopic organisms abound. Students spread them easily enough. They don't need the help of toilet paper rolls.</div><div><br /></div><div>The pro-toilet paper roll side may argue that they can disinfect the rolls with some disinfectant spray. Those often claim to kill 99.9% of bacteria and viruses. Why chance it? And why subject yourself or your students to the added fumes? There are alternatives. They actually sell "craft tubes". It may not be as environmentally friendly as upcycling something that was going into the trash, however the craft tubes are really great. If you have the funds in your budget and its important to the craft or activity you want your students to make, the purchased tubes are actually much sturdier and can be obtained in white or traditional cardboard color. The white ones look much nicer when colored or painted on and because they are sturdier they don't get soggy or collapse. The brown ones can be colored and painted on, too, but the colors don't show up as well. You don't want to buy them because either you don't have the funds or want to reuse for the environment? That's fine, too. Go back up a few paragraphs and re-read the list of other sources of cardboard tubes. Then get some scissors or a small coping saw and just cut them down to the size you need.</div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Why cardboard tubes?</h2><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">You may be thinking why would art teachers love these cardboard tubes to the point of hoarding them? Well, they don't just ferret them away. Not at all! They see their unlimited potential as an art material especially for building, but also for stamping and other things. Here are just a few ways cardboard tubes are used in an art studio classroom. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><img alt="" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="623" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNWkd2igNNH_WVg_P3xRTeP0OpyZjZYPRYUMAo7PzAA7qPy5utivIu7AIRLpQy4FTp4xXEKuT73NcG7Q7g5TSrCRAX-c-FlMkxq19o7IbyCo07ZXbsM2RI6ZGn6z5yqTFMGBPawrnA_JR/" width="183" /></b></span></p></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 4;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The background paper for this cute bunny was created by stamping
the end of a cardboard tube into paint and applying the circle pattern to the
paper. The lesson for this painting with a video link can be found <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Paint-Stamp-and-Draw-a-Spring-Bunny-6723755" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div><h4><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="576" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkhYobO0iH5aUZ8DCxiRTwEMzJ4YiJeQw7DMm0MGfrd9Al-7uzwEI058ODCLugp_bejK2ITBK5ryyIfQjRLvkVhyphenhyphennrNI0ZjeGAfGBJxlGdAeI-csJAYFSjY__ZYTW3SB26BSndBdlOyDT/" width="320" /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="576" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61JhnqDMLT5y2TtER3bCBv8ezBRYIEfGeyTqomE7mg3bbMKKyuJoeHTxV_VXFEzKxPuBVfnuj8837UKok1K2CTFSL5K43DpHMpk9xVwxqVJZFI1-7Ys2StUMMVl2rjwBl0Gb15UcxjZyS/" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The internal structure of both of these 3D projects used cardboard tubes
as the armature. You can find the soft-sculpture lesson <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Grade-2-Soft-Sculpture-Self-Portraits-3638656" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">here</span></a> and the puppets lesson<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Grade-3-Puppetry-and-Storytelling-4341108" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><img alt="" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8YXSiBOZwcp2emTQgIgUmMYPufC2UsWyexwySTJSjPOGp8EmN7hVFInPRbwbfIwh4xL-luDYE5nAidYCIrvMdx0A-0RQVSd0vpVmvSssLmVHxe44BrcWGSWKtahhZEPWea5_7Y9MkPH6/" width="180" /></b></span></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Long cardboard tubes from wrapping paper rolls were instrumental
in the creation of this large-scale Luigi character. The collaborative team of
sixth grade artists used them to give stability and structure to the arms and
legs.</span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bonus:</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">If you want tubes that are short with a wider diameter, save all those empty tape rolls. I'll confess I have a box dedicated to saving empty duct tape, packing tape and washi tape rolls. They are great as circle tracers, circle stamps or sculptural materials. These are just a few projects that have benefited from my hoarding habit.</span></span></div></h4></div><div><p style="height: 0px;"></p><p style="height: 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo2rUgIwa2n-AhD7VwNlqk57_4IYDaiGC-uZOrC5RnUGYJkGIxFrzgDruf96ApPsmKCoVWlkNitYuzp4y8Mw8y7Ug70uh2w0Cm2QyTH6DVwTlrc92TP2eNKuH4A5BebePbdjDcGCASdFr/" width="317" /></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">A cardboard tube was traced by a kindergarten
student to start this painting of an owl. The size was perfect for placing the
eyes to establish the scale of the final work.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="624" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgeZAiGwbmWXXh8HkxtGhRmdwPI1z1MpIyDLmp0WZihvuMjEgie6TBo3fbfdFIp5sJzybQAtErFSv54NFrQw8gNkcsp5UJkEUc5bnIykVvU-69seSUv_LrcpSK5t575YePc_P6NIasLZc/" width="214" /></span></b></div></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">An empty cardboard packing tape core makes up
the center of this paper mache emoji created by a first grader.</span></b></div><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="579" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhYF5qDdouZKol0tAscQnET2iy70sDOiEEme5K7ZqDK4HuFKJhTPbdPJsFZcTFbkKPFSwC0-35_5if1lVlRtth-1rS9z6_vS0tCm2y14hUHM99FEylkNOvlDHpn1AJ_heqE5_zlniJ9pG/" width="161" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="623" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuabhdpxtD8vrBdBbmfDvNLuHSf32qavtlHRHnN3JBUF45wmIzcuJF-h48rH8bV4IcrbQk3c4O3bCp2926gI3WQRUYZrrr0xMUHn-XJhqcUQmsVeUe0eEQJ4JUJGyRZnC-BbQrDudzNbZ3/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="246" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These two masks by kindergarten students used two different types of cardboard tubes in the building of the forms. One used long tubes to create “antlers” and the other used wider, shorter tubes to make the eyes and mouth. A lesson to introduce the history of masks and well as techniques to build one can be found <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Grade-1-Masks-of-the-World-4840405" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><p><img alt="" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="623" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtXs2UKKrV9x4wRGng61IyyKzlqyYu_D1fT0shI0nn1JNRBFTGIost_zSNwJBoSTmwraDyzLUeHFgmXKjPZY6E48TXLtIuyuFqRbcc07YKs_SkuCj2MWmxnbPThyphenhyphenfTB0FO2Hp2RQpY9l_/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></p></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This first grade painting that
explores both feelings and opposite colors employed empty carboard tape rolls
as tracers for the circles. This helped the student achieve a uniform size for
each of the six expressions. You can find this lesson <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Grade-1-Opposite-Colors-Emotions-Paintings-SEL-3638616" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><i><br /></i></b>There are also a few craft projects that have historically benefited from the shape of the cardboard tube, but these projects should either be completely retired or deeply considered. For the seasoned art teachers, these may be very familiar. They are rain sticks and totem poles. If you have been teaching long enough -- or maybe even not that long -- you may have instructed one of these projects with the best of intentions. Good intentions can still lead to negative outcomes. Here is why these two projects will never be part of my intentional art curriculum. <b><i>They are cultural objects of reverence.</i></b> We should not be replicating them or teaching students to replicate them. Yes, we can teach about the cultures they are associated with, but we can do that without belittling the objects. Cultural appreciation is not cultural appropriation.<br />By no means do I consider myself an expert on the topic of cultural appropriation. I acknowledge that it is a sensitive topic and that it can be very challenging to reflect on our practices and take the time to really consider what and how we are teaching, especially if we experienced learning a certain way or have always taught a certain way. Its hard. I get it. I taught these things once, too. I don't anymore. I won't go into that deeper on this post because its too big a topic and warrants its own separate post someday. If you do want to learn more there are resources available to you.<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>The <b style="font-style: italic;"><a href="https://www.antiracistartteachers.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Anti-Racist Art Teachers</span></a></b><i> </i>website<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>is a good place to start.<br /><p></p><p></p></div>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-66321272825812100572020-11-27T10:53:00.000-05:002020-11-27T10:53:11.547-05:00Modern Nutcrackers - Great Elementary Holiday Lesson<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwhuu4LyHHh7KnwwrZ8rxdcgAYmI-XTR_0SrQv_sPdgMbg_gVhpKKvoO30n10yl4PBzg-H-oJ-Dc865y6Q3FVKp1V3T01g_mb4Ir34JTdA4I_Y36-UvVpu_yrgQ4fZXaldoytfIv7Ni4n/s2048/Nutcrackers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwhuu4LyHHh7KnwwrZ8rxdcgAYmI-XTR_0SrQv_sPdgMbg_gVhpKKvoO30n10yl4PBzg-H-oJ-Dc865y6Q3FVKp1V3T01g_mb4Ir34JTdA4I_Y36-UvVpu_yrgQ4fZXaldoytfIv7Ni4n/w400-h266/Nutcrackers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I've done this lesson with third grade students numerous times, sometimes focusing on the traditional Nutcracker design and collaborating with the music teacher who was teaching the music of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet and sometimes allowing students to design their own modern take of this traditional figure. No matter what option the students have pursued they have always enjoyed creating these and they look festive when displayed during the month of December.</p><p>If you are interested in trying this lesson with your own students or children in your home, I have created a complete lesson plan which is now available on my Teachers Pay Teacher shop, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/Studio-Smart" target="_blank">Studio SmArt</a>.</p><p>Look for the lesson titled <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Grade-3-Modern-Nutcrackers-6267699?utm_source=Studio%20SmArt%20Blog&utm_campaign=Holiday%20Products" target="_blank">"Modern Nutcrackers"</a> which coordinates with the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Visual-Art-Curriculum-Map-Grade-3-3389146?utm_source=Studio%20SmArt%20Blog&utm_campaign=Holiday%20Products" target="_blank">third grade curriculum map</a>, also available at Studio SmArt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Art-Lesson-Grade-3-Modern-Nutcrackers-6267699-1606338033/original-6267699-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Art-Lesson-Grade-3-Modern-Nutcrackers-6267699-1606338033/original-6267699-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-39388361216172647352020-11-21T19:48:00.000-05:002020-11-21T19:48:16.938-05:00Worried Turkey Draw AlongIts 2020, and I now have some GOOD NEWS! I am back to teaching, only this time its all online. Since next week is a short week for public school students here is the US I made a little turkey drawing video for my younger elementary students to follow along with. Its up on my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuVZ-_ZvlE0lq1Wno83YZ0Q" target="_blank">YouTube Channel</a>. Hope you enjoy it, too!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YG9JoN4RNiU" width="320" youtube-src-id="YG9JoN4RNiU"></iframe></div><br />Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-75802942196914352652020-11-08T18:42:00.000-05:002020-11-08T18:42:00.700-05:00Call to Art: An Unconference for Art Educators<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTF7oZJ29bH-J-yFjko9YkNUInD_O6_pbhg-vlkqquB0d-02aCLOWl9ppLwe8DCM4AJ3gGoTQgKUbB-6qxy1hx3LSqwY8mIcQmEd9mv4uVWX9vbfXrTCqDLQDTiFblfPJ-z7ii0iRimWi/s700/call+to+art+square%255B6892%255D.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTF7oZJ29bH-J-yFjko9YkNUInD_O6_pbhg-vlkqquB0d-02aCLOWl9ppLwe8DCM4AJ3gGoTQgKUbB-6qxy1hx3LSqwY8mIcQmEd9mv4uVWX9vbfXrTCqDLQDTiFblfPJ-z7ii0iRimWi/s320/call+to+art+square%255B6892%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a><h2 style="text-align: left;">Art teacher folks I am so excited to be a presenter at <a href="https://app.virtualsummits.com/a/5117" target="_blank">Call to Art: An Unconference </a>!</h2></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Its all next week (11/9 to 11/13) with new content each day! This awesome virtual conference is going to be filled with so many valuable presentations from knowledgeable creative art teachers for amazing art teachers! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My presentation is on using art games and is called "Funny Fridays: Drawing Games in the Art Studio". I talk about the riddle drawings I've been doing live on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtWithMargaurita" target="_blank"><b>Facebook page</b></a> and three other fun games I've done with students. Detailed directions on these games can be found here: <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Games-Bundle-4-Fun-and-Skill-Building-Activities-for-the-Art-Room-6182489?utm_source=Blogger&utm_campaign=Unconference%20Blog%20Post" target="_blank">Studio SmArt Art Game Bundle Deal</a><br /></b><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Art-Games-Bundle-4-Fun-and-Skill-Building-Activities-for-the-Art-Room-6182489-1603901077/original-6182489-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" src="https://ecdn.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Art-Games-Bundle-4-Fun-and-Skill-Building-Activities-for-the-Art-Room-6182489-1603901077/original-6182489-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There is also a live giveaway event on Wednesday for all attendees. I am offering 3 prizes valued at $25 each in content from my TpT Store: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Studio-Smart?utm_source=Blogger&utm_campaign=Conference%20Post" target="_blank"><b>Studio SmArt Store</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Be sure to sign up so you can get a chance to view the presentations and win some prizes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Register today: <a href="https://app.virtualsummits.com/a/5117" target="_blank"><b>Call to Art: An Unconference</b></a></div>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-90838600610248456992020-11-02T16:32:00.001-05:002020-11-02T16:32:17.003-05:00#Pumpkinaday2020<p>The month of October is known amongst artists and art teachers as a month that offers daily drawing prompts, often about using ink. However, there is an art teacher who promotes #Pumkinaday as a more low-key just for fun art prompt where you can make pumpkins with any art media. That awesome art teacher is Mr. E. Search for him online... He's on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArtWithMrE" target="_blank">facebook </a> and has a <a href="https://www.artwithmre.com/">fun blog</a> and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC19bXwUASImL3tW6LDKhWlQ">YouTube</a> and probably other social media.</p><p>I decided to try his challenge, but like most daily habits I couldn't bring myself to keep a daily routine. In part I blame my undergrad studio training. As a painting major working in oils I was expected to have multiple in progress paintings going at all times because oil paint is soooo slow to dry. If I waited I'd have very little done. So, when I work on any series with a theme (like pumpkins) I tend to work in groupings or four to six works at a time. I complete them in stages, like sketching, then laying in a particular color, then inking in backgrounds and linework as was the case with many of the tiny pumpkin trading cards I made for the October drawing challenge. Yes, these are small works of art measuring just 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" each.</p><p>Here they are in no particular order because by the 31st I honestly forget the order I made these in. I probably should have dated them as I went along.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IF61G8pw7VSzrOYwwXElwJ6P3gKynC8ZKJebbL-opxo029SfqotmWpLqPFsyiHYBCH0lKHjn84KnXECl5wvHCSfBFK49_U4y2ZRd71R-LlZKRxWptjYV83oBkFWUMyl0MV65oF8Pn0yE/s2048/PB024679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IF61G8pw7VSzrOYwwXElwJ6P3gKynC8ZKJebbL-opxo029SfqotmWpLqPFsyiHYBCH0lKHjn84KnXECl5wvHCSfBFK49_U4y2ZRd71R-LlZKRxWptjYV83oBkFWUMyl0MV65oF8Pn0yE/s320/PB024679.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers and Dr. Ph, Martin's Black Star Waterproof India Ink<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13LgnvmB3TLwIV5pJjB9O-SNCzLdk7cwY8DrgbUUhN0pUKlKzERQ1EJ-3veoQjXaauSjEElCFStOK6H2NsL4TdYG93XPlNeLSqRdGjQ7uFENT-mRic0bObph70ZAhKA1T-dDvB2Dp5psA/s2048/PB024677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13LgnvmB3TLwIV5pJjB9O-SNCzLdk7cwY8DrgbUUhN0pUKlKzERQ1EJ-3veoQjXaauSjEElCFStOK6H2NsL4TdYG93XPlNeLSqRdGjQ7uFENT-mRic0bObph70ZAhKA1T-dDvB2Dp5psA/s320/PB024677.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers and Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_4BMlKFkzVry4UaO1Vl2ohbGd79L5QnCTVLeobVPk0Px1c9BV6o8hnoE_y7IOoWk5uIExNvTb71kpPgp88nRUKLl_sM3X3zJUil-Kbbr5WvOsai1M4pR7l-NlIe7130JGhrHCe5S0Kwm/s2048/PB024675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_4BMlKFkzVry4UaO1Vl2ohbGd79L5QnCTVLeobVPk0Px1c9BV6o8hnoE_y7IOoWk5uIExNvTb71kpPgp88nRUKLl_sM3X3zJUil-Kbbr5WvOsai1M4pR7l-NlIe7130JGhrHCe5S0Kwm/s320/PB024675.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pens, Copic Opaque White Ink, and Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Ink </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYLycIo5qyyR-ZXENelh8fdXKo247qvD8qvk9C3-_zn4DkvJ2fRlB7yboynxCco5yXqzToI9jCwnrDw4axupXnsiM0jh3kQrY-kfqGbo1iCFyx1DQRlGL0u7cc8Unn7cBW29LLGKM8SvR/s2048/PB024674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYLycIo5qyyR-ZXENelh8fdXKo247qvD8qvk9C3-_zn4DkvJ2fRlB7yboynxCco5yXqzToI9jCwnrDw4axupXnsiM0jh3kQrY-kfqGbo1iCFyx1DQRlGL0u7cc8Unn7cBW29LLGKM8SvR/s320/PB024674.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Prismacolor Pencils, and Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Fn2jRf-J6BtFw5f1d80nppflZAwwUuhxzlSsS7NwkyB_LPuqA0sW82K5WY-vngl7GbecXBAPoyT7JRTdqdI9CRy_HLZ91Vm7Exow_lVC0321S8A95iWZi7mK7dp4lXJPqo6zlppU7inx/s2048/PB024672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1520" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Fn2jRf-J6BtFw5f1d80nppflZAwwUuhxzlSsS7NwkyB_LPuqA0sW82K5WY-vngl7GbecXBAPoyT7JRTdqdI9CRy_HLZ91Vm7Exow_lVC0321S8A95iWZi7mK7dp4lXJPqo6zlppU7inx/s320/PB024672.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pen, and Copic Fine Liners</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi1ohYwEmHgHrqLsxoNnHkIMzp38MevVocc-IWvNha-J4fwN7DSj7aTNxvQzL5T2cCRL-hjB99y4Chkm-lfFWZuhFojmll8kK1GbNutoZ36-YfH6wXrLPRKG2F1iWfnVx8lkpXsH8sMaE/s2048/PB024670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1457" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi1ohYwEmHgHrqLsxoNnHkIMzp38MevVocc-IWvNha-J4fwN7DSj7aTNxvQzL5T2cCRL-hjB99y4Chkm-lfFWZuhFojmll8kK1GbNutoZ36-YfH6wXrLPRKG2F1iWfnVx8lkpXsH8sMaE/s320/PB024670.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Spectra Ad Markers, Gelly Roll, and Copic Fine Liners </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAw5Alu9txdwXV9Che9QtzFm55BNzy9U9dltu8B4flHzLbUBdIX2vKDrRLqPeV7GX9aXY6TPSvUsehCl_9JhO8LaO7j8Fgek8wasgRzjAF8ADTww2wRQr2XzYgvNAURVHKJEN4eIqpa6DD/s2048/PB024668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAw5Alu9txdwXV9Che9QtzFm55BNzy9U9dltu8B4flHzLbUBdIX2vKDrRLqPeV7GX9aXY6TPSvUsehCl_9JhO8LaO7j8Fgek8wasgRzjAF8ADTww2wRQr2XzYgvNAURVHKJEN4eIqpa6DD/s320/PB024668.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liquitex Professional Ink, Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Ink, Gelly Roll, and Lumiere Metallic Acrylic Paint</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uPMKv_T5nzNj5hAf-V-Sx5aoFxYuGkXzCXz912ZjI5CNk92KDV0JCN2TQzqzl1kMukatfobSe0E8uF1-z6pAxiKBs4IVrHlJwtOhgcj8DCBKKpu4XxN4syND5sJBDJfD9HBogC374rJK/s2048/PB024667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uPMKv_T5nzNj5hAf-V-Sx5aoFxYuGkXzCXz912ZjI5CNk92KDV0JCN2TQzqzl1kMukatfobSe0E8uF1-z6pAxiKBs4IVrHlJwtOhgcj8DCBKKpu4XxN4syND5sJBDJfD9HBogC374rJK/s320/PB024667.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Gelly Roll, Spica Glitter Pen, and Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6qlKB77YwhwWzx6rg2GOJ94AJcuqH00s8v6zNpxFGKq6w9ItaksipqotHqpqzKZXIAKa9wmHAarSlB1psotyK-AY5scbhimd1LIcTbURTfEU7VxUov04J0Va5humw2RNPsD6WYoEqL9n/s2048/PB024665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6qlKB77YwhwWzx6rg2GOJ94AJcuqH00s8v6zNpxFGKq6w9ItaksipqotHqpqzKZXIAKa9wmHAarSlB1psotyK-AY5scbhimd1LIcTbURTfEU7VxUov04J0Va5humw2RNPsD6WYoEqL9n/s320/PB024665.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers and Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star Waterproof India Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiep1edWgwPgB9UdZCO_pIHnSslgZGraOnhKHd2B9j2B46Y3ZyC2mBUXpkWKB4IsP0rEkCGbAkDwYBFS0e6eGZz1iibYGZBnljtvc8zNC8xA0qj7dF6uHU7Eh7VhakEDhIisXBSo92Hmo37/s2048/PB024664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiep1edWgwPgB9UdZCO_pIHnSslgZGraOnhKHd2B9j2B46Y3ZyC2mBUXpkWKB4IsP0rEkCGbAkDwYBFS0e6eGZz1iibYGZBnljtvc8zNC8xA0qj7dF6uHU7Eh7VhakEDhIisXBSo92Hmo37/s320/PB024664.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers and Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMOHGYzlBkms-mosGXKZ3D9oNTOQQI3X5RZ40U3rFV9nm3AOmjVQlsHJhCRc04V8vYNIn6Qn0v9bwotfNgBTGi-UCiHn1gRfMQihTMiVKGKtu75TDUsszdXdndbNBtTm4ofgrzqI_-xWF/s2048/PB024663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMOHGYzlBkms-mosGXKZ3D9oNTOQQI3X5RZ40U3rFV9nm3AOmjVQlsHJhCRc04V8vYNIn6Qn0v9bwotfNgBTGi-UCiHn1gRfMQihTMiVKGKtu75TDUsszdXdndbNBtTm4ofgrzqI_-xWF/s320/PB024663.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers and Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPArLckIuHwKR5zSNHzVX2XsyilVBzCxhREkC-BdIEPAaE3z5trrZyNK3HQmnZBnKEph_HTmOK93dW0tnt0L5XKzuVtYe8UvQTrmw2Cd978XVADq-IpWE2UHt8Qc17Cfdxs2yKePvqYL-/s2048/PB024661.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPArLckIuHwKR5zSNHzVX2XsyilVBzCxhREkC-BdIEPAaE3z5trrZyNK3HQmnZBnKEph_HTmOK93dW0tnt0L5XKzuVtYe8UvQTrmw2Cd978XVADq-IpWE2UHt8Qc17Cfdxs2yKePvqYL-/s320/PB024661.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Gelly Roll, Spica Glitter Pen and Speedball Super Black India Ink</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOExXzVTMqt4UdUYB1iWEGPnfYtP-uPe8s5mhgXRqQMFjRY_SUYotMqE1gVpNAcetB5xAO7sFB62mYq5VHUWwQTC2RcPR1D0Pm-3I57sFltV9UsDtU8XqrN3qB7VctUuCJwyH0LASRqb-E/s2048/PB024659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOExXzVTMqt4UdUYB1iWEGPnfYtP-uPe8s5mhgXRqQMFjRY_SUYotMqE1gVpNAcetB5xAO7sFB62mYq5VHUWwQTC2RcPR1D0Pm-3I57sFltV9UsDtU8XqrN3qB7VctUuCJwyH0LASRqb-E/s320/PB024659.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pen and Sennelier Abstract Acrylic Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbByXpk-Ote5_KVxI_3gUAZopJ2zSjU5P-E9CQhyOBaC5pP3Cs0w8xHzNuvqd4ux_BX7B6xsky0SP9-FD618HIiwAwnj_lh-9lVkVJTwDlH2jyL3DALZ_ExngTf3zLKul4tymVA6raqNM/s2048/PB024657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbByXpk-Ote5_KVxI_3gUAZopJ2zSjU5P-E9CQhyOBaC5pP3Cs0w8xHzNuvqd4ux_BX7B6xsky0SP9-FD618HIiwAwnj_lh-9lVkVJTwDlH2jyL3DALZ_ExngTf3zLKul4tymVA6raqNM/s320/PB024657.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers and Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star Waterproof India Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEimQP2yy_2mWlgUqFFkT8E8XVv_-CixpyTx8jPi6DR7822Z7lB57KIx19grSH_VumSfcmXAMJYJWY4ZPJayVy8_-ppGEPP9bci1xSSd1X-qt5mUHUw9gW0iKb75F1SkWlPz8bailOksv0/s2048/PB024656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEimQP2yy_2mWlgUqFFkT8E8XVv_-CixpyTx8jPi6DR7822Z7lB57KIx19grSH_VumSfcmXAMJYJWY4ZPJayVy8_-ppGEPP9bci1xSSd1X-qt5mUHUw9gW0iKb75F1SkWlPz8bailOksv0/s320/PB024656.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Gelly Roll, and Copic Fine Liners</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArVh2iSNhkjgI4zXUv8g8SKTJrJBrpupiaOhZg2vsMD2C7NcXIU_dS1JX3Qh7Ehy0qu0D5ubVpI0Efp4gMIkq3QRbTGfZiYPSrU12g18jCMA1kqpxuITgH3vGUSA0HYguCPQcJpVmXk_e/s2048/PB024654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArVh2iSNhkjgI4zXUv8g8SKTJrJBrpupiaOhZg2vsMD2C7NcXIU_dS1JX3Qh7Ehy0qu0D5ubVpI0Efp4gMIkq3QRbTGfZiYPSrU12g18jCMA1kqpxuITgH3vGUSA0HYguCPQcJpVmXk_e/s320/PB024654.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers and Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star Waterproof India Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwwBXI1Y1i0NCjrggFNXtbkfxkABW6Yo24FTDtfrU4edYuHfSjJagB31mSuJisDsJpzTq3MbovyGgbaY7vLN0Cqd5On9U_UJtEFTip2SJpbnAEM0it7RqeKv_hlqFQ5h1PYmJAo2_wzWZ/s2048/PB024653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwwBXI1Y1i0NCjrggFNXtbkfxkABW6Yo24FTDtfrU4edYuHfSjJagB31mSuJisDsJpzTq3MbovyGgbaY7vLN0Cqd5On9U_UJtEFTip2SJpbnAEM0it7RqeKv_hlqFQ5h1PYmJAo2_wzWZ/s320/PB024653.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walnut Drawing Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0xJSStknoEz0F_riHyteE_WK0YoNk7iiNCtvYyDDdoqjiwt86ejHMD6DgvBkXtdhezETGdcqkqj2Yz1_aiNqH5AqAGcj2FuPbp7ifQGVq3nKcjykSN49bqfPT0HWSdIoR4UBP2k0V3wc/s2048/PB024646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0xJSStknoEz0F_riHyteE_WK0YoNk7iiNCtvYyDDdoqjiwt86ejHMD6DgvBkXtdhezETGdcqkqj2Yz1_aiNqH5AqAGcj2FuPbp7ifQGVq3nKcjykSN49bqfPT0HWSdIoR4UBP2k0V3wc/s320/PB024646.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prismacolor Colored Pencils</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYfvgyYfrvYaqcMWzgEvaQebKiTvR0yw2ahyphenhyphenPXmqBadk7k8iV6rAGNA2ahYAe7A5G7IjdgPa_p7QzBfRcEvS-a22t_ztjfHehDbGdOA4jrAFHr3wQCb5gcXiDPvlvLQb60hVnVWLmXyZj/s2048/PB024644.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggocx4KB4SkomiKEfcdbpH9moYzdURaISJlvyM2dVQQmcRPzRfIV1VUTyl6Km1cRSf69ogBgGEd2OhxZT_kHoB6ms3TbQjoz0OQS0e4m-2pjGTQ887CjytMTybJgxQotzomy-t1QaS9KHM/s2048/PB024640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1505" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggocx4KB4SkomiKEfcdbpH9moYzdURaISJlvyM2dVQQmcRPzRfIV1VUTyl6Km1cRSf69ogBgGEd2OhxZT_kHoB6ms3TbQjoz0OQS0e4m-2pjGTQ887CjytMTybJgxQotzomy-t1QaS9KHM/s320/PB024640.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grumbacher Fine Artists' Watercolors, Copic Opaque White Ink and Walnut Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l-frn2VhoxFGiqYpMNHWLM9aWGON4QW6zYpZApbMSTsE8JOer2rUGbKGrvWViozMDUsh0nWxadqsDYM7sZiKe34K3XEUtBzguv1bvgdUgTliXCWt_tyIe-CQd_De-6sAO3nIQqdRyLEM/s2048/PB024639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ea4eXJKeo7oBxcNVRnuRsHelm_iAYuLbXoZ8w9JX_4c4XxmAxFP15AC_TjQxS09tDXJElJm8zs4EigKgsw45ISh6Doeodti-Ct572-val7WyDyNmieMt59k_MHEXR2Db3GIh6stFRPj-/s2048/PB024631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ea4eXJKeo7oBxcNVRnuRsHelm_iAYuLbXoZ8w9JX_4c4XxmAxFP15AC_TjQxS09tDXJElJm8zs4EigKgsw45ISh6Doeodti-Ct572-val7WyDyNmieMt59k_MHEXR2Db3GIh6stFRPj-/s320/PB024631.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copic Markers, Copic Gasenfude Brush Pen and Copic Opaque White Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_cl4sGco6jc79DVAW8CG2ujZF_QQpK6simKA6GsGSbnAvggNvN-nGKbvKZ3dAGUB3gwptdRXzUyK2ttLdccxMkMkUqkV_atqa3nDdc-4L7AniJHNQ62I9T5upjbJ2GifUtqVF2O40U-u/s2048/PB024629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_cl4sGco6jc79DVAW8CG2ujZF_QQpK6simKA6GsGSbnAvggNvN-nGKbvKZ3dAGUB3gwptdRXzUyK2ttLdccxMkMkUqkV_atqa3nDdc-4L7AniJHNQ62I9T5upjbJ2GifUtqVF2O40U-u/s320/PB024629.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks and Copic Opaque White Ink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-35548102075073196722020-09-15T23:49:00.000-04:002020-09-15T23:49:58.395-04:00What Artists Can Be Used with Dot Day?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP._q7tJuL4VeVAIvZT8uqv7AAAAA?w=214&h=217&c=7&o=5&dpr=1.25&pid=1.7" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="267" src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP._q7tJuL4VeVAIvZT8uqv7AAAAA?w=214&h=217&c=7&o=5&dpr=1.25&pid=1.7" /></a></div><br />First, did you know that International Dot Day even exists? It an internationally recognized event that occurs every September 15th in celebration of the book <i>"The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds</i>, but if you are not in the elementary school know, you may have never even heard of this day or the book for that matter.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://shailajav.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/81KW6DNDlQL-1024x1022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://shailajav.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/81KW6DNDlQL-1024x1022.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Many teachers of younger students like to read the book aloud then make some art directly inspired by the illustrations in the book, and that is totally fine. Personally, I've never done it. I typically don't do many trendy things -- it may be a slight defiant streak, who knows. I just really prefer to do things that others are not doing or do things a little differently at least. It just never appealed to me to have tons of similar dots produced by my students.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">This year I decided to reflect on what could inspire students around the topic of dots beyond this book. While I'm not in a classroom to actually do these things at the moment, it still seemed like something interesting to write about, hence this blog post.</h4><p>First, let's think of what artists we know of that use dots as a major motif in their work. Immediately I think of <b>Yayoi Kusama</b>. Dots are pretty much an extension of her being in how prominently they are featured throughout her entire body of work. I've taught about Kusama as an inspirational artist with students as young as pre-k and as old as 5th grade. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2017/HGK/2017_HGK_13273_0242_000(yayoi_kusama_pumpkin).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="800" height="132" src="https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2017/HGK/2017_HGK_13273_0242_000(yayoi_kusama_pumpkin).jpg" title="Yayoi Kusama Pumpkins" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Yayoi Kusama Pumpkins</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>One lesson that comes to mind that I like to do in the fall is art using pumpkins. Usually I buy a selection of orange and white pumpkins for my classroom and teach kindergarten students about drawing from observation. We draw lots of pumpkins with different materials. Some students may even try using paint or sculpting pumpkins out of clay. Older grades may choose to do the same, but I specifically introduce the pumpkins in kindergarten. Then after we've worked on rendering forms I show them Kusama's many polka dotted pumpkins, some are two-dimensional and some are massive three-dimensional sculptures. Students may choose to make more pumpkins filled with patterns like the polka dots.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwV8Ei6BE-u3DjMivk2L5ZRc_NeXYSMnM4IVlIdzfKuBBw0CqO2C4v_c0eNpfPqybCnrG9L9n7msAXgniQxD2qJTe3EWShrJF1y4p0Mk8h2hmSTPHP7NKbuA-P-zeEVCY-iBjCObAKJkD/s1421/P9263665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwV8Ei6BE-u3DjMivk2L5ZRc_NeXYSMnM4IVlIdzfKuBBw0CqO2C4v_c0eNpfPqybCnrG9L9n7msAXgniQxD2qJTe3EWShrJF1y4p0Mk8h2hmSTPHP7NKbuA-P-zeEVCY-iBjCObAKJkD/s320/P9263665.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Kindergarten student drawing a pumpkin from observation using tempera pant sticks.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Who else uses dots? The next artist who comes to mind is <b>Roy Lichtenstein</b>. He created artwork in the style of comic strips, which included lots of Ben Day dots. Those little dots would optically mix from a distance, so red dots on a white background would look more pink for skin tones. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.ZAhCUHTiX55RqWtPmlSJfQHaHE?pid=Api&rs=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="474" height="305" src="https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.ZAhCUHTiX55RqWtPmlSJfQHaHE?pid=Api&rs=1" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Roy Lichtenstein Ohhh... Alright...</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>One project that has been repeatedly successful with 5th graders has been Lichtenstein inspired portraits. I call this one a success because even students who usually struggle with representational drawing are thrilled with their results from using a graphite transfer method, it looks amazing on display, it has tons of opportunities for student individual expression, and it uses limited easy to prep and clean supplies. If you want to try this lesson you can get a copy of the lesson plan here: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Art-Lesson-Grade-5-Lichtenstein-Inspired-Pop-Art-Portraits-3395711" target="_blank">Grade 5 Lichtenstein Inspired Pop Art Portraits</a>. Here are some examples of student portraits:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxCs7b6iQuEdM9UiscpLTSSlqKWoECrX2NDSbPEo8EkWOE28F4L0fdvR4Rr5deEMwAoWOaMErDrzrmBXQEI2utz9eBs-8SO6jKu6WeVmRf3NSAnCFKY7jrNnDsTxngXa9xQ1ReTp88s6p/w197-h200/59187385.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="197" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F_BWbPzJ3_25_KBwY0QEGCivBQD2x4akFMjHNBwdvsq9jJ4_wOMYDQHLrDQ39rBkB7WB7OZxkk5y_HEwMU7HpElVVMQ1OLKnZj4U6LM6aQJr4t482pIHtjmsEvjdsmVQE1-BkYM9UEo1/s650/59187716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="650" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F_BWbPzJ3_25_KBwY0QEGCivBQD2x4akFMjHNBwdvsq9jJ4_wOMYDQHLrDQ39rBkB7WB7OZxkk5y_HEwMU7HpElVVMQ1OLKnZj4U6LM6aQJr4t482pIHtjmsEvjdsmVQE1-BkYM9UEo1/w200-h195/59187716.jpg" width="200" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2048" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5nYvc3zVkSfU_FHaN4YWUpxg4xg_K6sg_J5DdzIApY2bXPYC2N93NPZqPkPFZUS9UJfC8TWJcHI3mzvOtnGtDPV1hcD0uQ1ntNM26U9bG3W8CN5Z5uqy5PFzmd-JvAV1YWWLAGl8_i5h/w200-h197/PA140236.JPG" style="text-align: left;" width="200" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><p>There are probably other artists that feature dots as a major component of their artistic style, but I can't think of any who do so as much as the two previously mentioned. However, there are artworks that I can think of that use circles as a dominant element.</p><p>One such artwork, of course, is <b>Wassily Kandinsky's Squares with Concentric Circles</b>. Its a somewhat overused artwork that teachers like to show to early elementary students when introducing shapes. Its overused because its so accessible for young students to emulate and most often they can even guess the painting title just by describing what they see in the work.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wassilykandinsky.net/images/works/370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="800" height="148" src="http://www.wassilykandinsky.net/images/works/370.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Kandinsky's Squares with Concentric Circles</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1739" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiAxfdoVIQS6FZoXmawA66HbYPZMXtYxo-z8Rehl2Z6qaqLoGXhmLHMk1V0zHA8oZGPY971YzycI2pJIO4IYILK1oUTCuUpinYLjxY8PlLG7sIC2p9aRw61FDDvIDbiUbAJqusu903jHuR/w200-h135/62771577.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pre-Kindergarten painting emulating Kandinsky's art.</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Sonia Delaunay</b> is another artist that uses lots of circles in her work. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net/PYQH9sf2HlrXgH859fEtiA/larger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="604" height="320" src="https://d32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net/PYQH9sf2HlrXgH859fEtiA/larger.jpg" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Delaunay's Petite automne</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've used Delaunay's art as an example with pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students when teaching about shapes in compositions. The work is fun and approachable. Students can emulate her work by using different sizes circular lids as tracers, then adding color with dry or wet media.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">An art movement that was all about dots or circles was Pointillism and the most famous pointillist is <b>Georges Seurat. </b>Pointillism is a time consuming and sometimes tedious way to make an artwork, but it can be very fulfilling for those students who enjoy working slowly and methodically. For students who fit that description they may enjoy recreating an image using tiny dots to create the optical illusion of a solid image from a distance.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOV_WICRrM0xIVKkTnI4cnfv0h_6lSrJEDs77DjvPj7RcMXDx7H2XuzUmhWyjJtF45LEV-5lFGfC9VR8sVbLH02VBJ37_QRmTHV16Q42L0lz-f2SIXclMjJphT2tR63r_sZGtmcU8vN0/s1200/Seurat_SundayAfternoonOnTheIslandOfGrandJatte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOV_WICRrM0xIVKkTnI4cnfv0h_6lSrJEDs77DjvPj7RcMXDx7H2XuzUmhWyjJtF45LEV-5lFGfC9VR8sVbLH02VBJ37_QRmTHV16Q42L0lz-f2SIXclMjJphT2tR63r_sZGtmcU8vN0/s320/Seurat_SundayAfternoonOnTheIslandOfGrandJatte.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>La Grande Jate by Seurat</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If you are looking for a more modern representation of images made up of lots of dots, then you may like South African artist <b>Gavin Rain</b>, who is inspired by Seurat's work.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i1.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/gavin-rain06-1.jpg?w=600&ssl=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://i1.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/gavin-rain06-1.jpg?w=600&ssl=1" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Portrait made of concentric circles by Gavin Rain.</i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>What other artists or artworks can you think of that use dots or circles? How can you integrate those artists into your celebration of International Dot Day?<br /><br />Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-91924478379575065362020-09-01T23:58:00.002-04:002020-09-01T23:58:23.980-04:00Studio SmArt Store Update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVOkU0hImeB1nVwx4hCR8XZxvLb1HSTh3zRcyNEZcILGDCFi3Fi9km2pXyN3mP7U858kPHvZsJX_C4VKh12M79Q6rBvHHBEcYzkguaNmIqH1Fi2ugKrUciBzShx989NtIjDz5Aby09w7e/s2048/page01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFVOkU0hImeB1nVwx4hCR8XZxvLb1HSTh3zRcyNEZcILGDCFi3Fi9km2pXyN3mP7U858kPHvZsJX_C4VKh12M79Q6rBvHHBEcYzkguaNmIqH1Fi2ugKrUciBzShx989NtIjDz5Aby09w7e/s640/page01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Be sure to check out the store <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Studio-Smart?aref=33e5tywx" target="_blank">Teachers Pay Teachers : Studio SmArt</a>!</p>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-59534384403419352032020-08-15T19:46:00.002-04:002020-08-15T19:51:08.415-04:00New Look and a New Name in a Strange New World<p> After over a decade of being called "Learn to Teach. Teach to Learn." I have renamed this blog to Studio Smart so that it aligns with my Teachers Pay Teachers store name and better reflects who I am as an educator now.<br /><br />Back when I started this blog in 2009, I was still in college and it was created as a requirement for a course. Then during my student teaching and years after that it became a place for me to send my ideas, reflections and visual art making out into the world. There have been times of prolific posting and vast expanses of silence, often mirroring the ups and downs of my personal experiences.</p><p>Now in the midst of a global pandemic I find that I need to reinvent my approach to teaching much more drastically than I have ever been called upon before. Always more of a rule follower than one would expect of a creative type, I have been diligently socially distancing myself (a horrible term by the way) and staying home. In March the school I worked at, like every other, closed its physical doors and everyone became online teachers and learners. That was surreal. Everything about now is surreal. Often I think I must be trapped in one of the dystopian stories I've always enjoyed reading.</p><p>Then at the end of June my position was non-renewed (because of COVID-19), so again I find myself an art teacher without an art classroom or students to teach. Those who have been with this blog for a while may remember past posts from before I finally had my own classroom. There were years and years of hoping for that dream to become reality. Years of substitute teaching, office work, restaurant work, any work to make ends meet. Here I am again, but its with mixed feelings.</p><p>I really truly miss my students. I grieved the loss of them in the spring even though we were remote learning, then I really grieved that loss when I learned they wouldn't be my students even remotely this coming fall. Its hard for me as a teacher to not have students. That interaction, the sharing of ideas with fresh unencumbered minds fuels me on such a visceral level. It really inspires me both as an educator and as a visual artist. So, this time in social isolation has effected my personal art making just as much as my teaching. I have been without the passion to create anything of my own. Everything I envision is a deep and hollow darkness -- nothing like anything I've ever painted, drawn or created before. I know its my mind and soul attempting to process the great sadness in the world right now with so many dead or sick or persecuted, from a virus infecting our bodies and systemic racism infecting everything else.</p><p>So, yes, I miss my students. On the other hand, I don't want to get sick or die and I don't want my family to either. Does my contract not being renewed give me a sense of relief that I am not in the classroom and therefore at risk of catching COVID this year? I'd be lying if I said that I was not relieved by that. Like many of my colleagues who are going back this year, I would be scared to teach in a school building right now. It doesn't feel safe enough no matter how much space is between desks or how much Lysol spray or Clorox wipes I may have (which isn't much because they are really hard to find in stores right now).</p><p>Where does that lead me now? What will I do in the next month, three months, six months.. year?</p><p>Like I said I needed to grieve what I lost -- my classroom, my students -- but then I needed to make a plan. Will the plan work? I have no idea, but I'm going to pour all the passion and enthusiasm that I would have been dedicating to my students into it. I am going to try to still teach -- online. And I am going to try to get content out there to anyone who wants to learn. And I am going to try to support my fellow teachers who are still in the classroom.<br /></p><p>How will I teach? I don't really know for sure. Communicating via Zoom is now as normal as via cellphone for me, so there is that, but finding students to teach is another thing entirely. For now, its just going to be by word of mouth. Maybe down the road that might change to offering classes through an online company, but I'm not quite there just yet. I want a little more practice on my own first.</p><p>How will I get content out there? Videos! After having made many for asynchronous learning in the spring I feel a little more confident about my image on camera. I've never been a performing arts type -- always too self-conscious about the way I look or if I'm making a strange facial expression. When we had to video ourselves instructing as student teachers, I cringed to realize some of the odd gestures I would make. I'm getting over it. So, I anticipate some new videos on my YouTube channel and added to my Teachers Pay Teachers store for streaming. The ones on YouTube will be more like time lapse art making, product testing, etc. The ones on Teachers Pay Teachers will be video versions of the lesson plans already available. I see those as a resource for homeschool families and other teachers.</p><p>And supporting fellow teachers? Well, other than making new content for Teachers Pay Teachers I am still actively involved with my state art education association. After my participation in planning and presenting at the fall conference I decided to join the board and became the chair of the professional development committee. I am so glad I did because getting to virtually see the other board and committee members every month has been so amazing during this pandemic. They are such a supportive group of people. In March I also presented at a virtual conference and I have two presentations planned for another virtual conference in October.</p><p>Some things remain the same, but some things need to change to continue on. At my core I am still the same person who began this blog so long ago, but parts of me have evolved and now so has this blog. It has a new name and I finally caved in and picked a new look for it. I hope you still like it, but if you don't, that's okay, too. You may have evolved and moved on to something that fits who you are becoming. </p>Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-78628020055010110812019-11-08T19:12:00.000-05:002019-11-08T19:12:57.049-05:00Quiet Critters SWAG for the 2019 MAEA State Conference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am so excited for this weekend! It promises to be jampacked with plenty of art teacher experiences because I am attending the MAEA state conference. Not only am I attending but I have had the honor of serving on the planning committee for this wonderful event and I am presenting "Beyond the Kiln: 3D Experiences in the Art Studio" -- a combination discussion and hands on experience about materials and projects that can be explored other than ceramic clay.<br />
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I made mine a little differently than Cassie's in that I made my own poms from yarn. This is easy enough to do with a handy pom pom maker. I have a two pack set of those that make two different size poms. I used the smaller one (which says approximately 2 1/2", but I think the poms come out much bigger than that. Here is a link to that set by Clover on Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Clover-3126-Pom-Pom-Maker-Large/dp/B000WV1XGC/ref=asc_df_B000WV1XGC/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid={creative}&hvpos={adposition}&hvnetw=o&hvrand={random}&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl={devicemodel}&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583726540532038&psc=1">Clover Pom Maker</a>.<br />
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The other materials are yarn, stiff felt (brand name "Friendly Felt"), chenille stems, wiggle eyes (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DVY91Z7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">25mm eyes from Amazon</a>), and hot glue for assemblage. Other than the eyes I bought everything else at JoAnn's Fabrics. Here is a photo of the specific materials I used in case you want to make your own with the same fluffy yarn.<br />
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Students start back at my school this week (teachers started back last week). This year I am really excited to collaborate with the dance teacher to integrate my world masks lesson with her dance classes. These connections are so important for student engagement and learning! Find the newly posted mask lesson here: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-1-Masks-of-the-World-4840405">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-1-Masks-of-the-World-4840405</a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-18027298019157674302019-07-30T08:00:00.000-04:002019-07-30T08:00:01.002-04:00Parrot Painting For Kids!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Like many art teachers, and teachers in general, I have had to work a few side gigs especially during the summers. For several of those summers I have worked for at least a few weeks, sometimes more, at camps offering art-specific enrichments.<br />
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There are a few things that I have learned over the years about working for summer camps, recreation departments, the YMCA, museums, etc. One of the biggest things I learned is that just because I have agreed to teach something it doesn't mean I actually will get the chance to do that or be paid. That's because my teaching and being paid is dependent on something I typically have little control over -- enrollment. If there are not enough students/campers/people signed up for something it just won't run. Its hard to know if something will run or won't or if the organization you've partnered with will be proactive about promoting the program. There are a few things that help enrollment, factors like timing, demographics, historical interest and personal reputation. The only thing you may be able to contribute to is personal reputation. If you have taught camps, workshops or classes in the past you could build a following of students who will sign up for anything you offer.<br />
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While there is uncertainty and little control about how likely you'll be teaching a camp program, they are usually more reliable than other side teaching gigs. And depending on your situation (such as if the camp is linked to your current school), they can be a great option.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are my top five reasons why I think summer camp rocks and why I have taught and continue to teach at summer camps.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">You Gain Experience</span></b><br />
Camps are especially great when you are just starting out as a new teacher or before you have your own classroom. Even though students who choose art options at camp typically love art and want to be there so you have fewer behavioral concerns, teaching at camp can still be a great way to discover your personal teaching style, which age students you prefer to teach, and how you respond to students who need your help.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Networking Opportunities</span></b><br />
You meet new people when you teach at different venues. Sometimes those connections pan out and turn into full-time teaching positions, private lessons, or other side hustles.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Supplemental Income</span></b><br />
Depending on if you run the camp yourself out of your own space or work for an organization you can earn some significant supplemental money over the summer, even if you just teach camp for a few weeks. In my area (Massachusetts) most camp art teachers can earn about $700 a week for just mornings, more if you work a full day or run the camp yourself.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Its More Relaxed</span></b><br />
Its summer and kids are there because they want to have fun! There are no grades and really no strict requirements on what or how you teach art at a summer camp as long as it fits the description so students and teachers can breathe a sigh of relief and just have a good time experimenting with art materials and ideas.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Testing Out Projects</span></b><br />
Many of the art projects that are now in my regular teaching repertoire started out at summer camp because there was less pressure and smaller groups so I could try out an idea without worrying too much that the students would become frustrated or that it just wouldn't work. Trying something out on a smaller scale helped me decide if it could be taught to a larger group and how much time or what materials it would need to be successful. In fact, keep an eye out this summer for featured lessons that all had their start in a summer camp or workshop setting.Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-11625383349563006022019-05-14T08:00:00.000-04:002019-05-14T08:00:00.253-04:00Grade 5 - Woven Fish Lesson and VIdeo Link<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Teacher Tuesday: This week's lesson goes back to my time as a student teacher when I was taught to weave by my amazing supervising teacher </span></span><span data-offset-key="3orrv-2-0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #1c1e21; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;">who has given her kind permission to me to reproduce her lesson. This woven fish lesson (with my own little twist) can be found here: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-5-Woven-Fish-4569896">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-5-Woven-Fish-4569896</a>
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Accompanying this lesson is my third ever video tutorial, currently available on YouTube: <span style="color: #b00000;"><a href="https://youtu.be/N4ZAQIFA_Ps">https://youtu.be/N4ZAQIFA_Ps</a></span><br />Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-51796866979727124932019-04-30T08:00:00.000-04:002019-04-30T08:00:10.443-04:00Free Needle Felting Resource with Tips and Tricks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week I want to share a handy dandy updated and revised Needle Felting (eek!) handout that I put together originally a few years ago when teaching this technique to other art teachers. I currently have an adult class running with the recreation department, so this new version was for those folks. PS. This is a rare FREEBIE on my TeachersPayTeachers Store. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Needle-Felting-Tips-Tricks-and-Resources-FREE-4540995">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Needle-Felting-Tips-Tricks-and-Resources-FREE-4540995</a>
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Find the lessons here: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-1-Spring-Landscapes-Painting-Lesson-4501171" target="_blank">https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-1-Spring-Landscapes-Painting-Lesson-4501171 </a>
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<br />Margauritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684480447913492534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882557304580828456.post-69575588449326785122019-04-02T08:00:00.000-04:002019-04-02T08:00:02.704-04:00Grade 5 - Conceptual Art with 3D Letters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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