Sketchbook Project #5: Expressive Self-Portraits

Continuing with week 6 of the Sketchbook Project, my sixth grade students turned their focus on themselves by drawing and coloring an expressive self-portrait. In this lesson, I reveal a... Learn More

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Sketchbook Project #4: Abstract Art + Free Project Guide

  Sonia Delaunay along with her husband Robert Delaunay cofounded an art movement called Orphism. Strong colors and geometric shapes defined this movement.  For the fourth installment of my free... Learn More

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Sleigh Bell Holiday Art project

  Create a pretty holiday-themed art project using colored paper, marker and chalk pastel for the sleigh bells and colored paper and white tempera paint for the snowy background. I... Learn More


The Sketchbook Project #3: Tree Line Drawings

The Sketchbook Project is a record of how my sixth grade students used sketchbooks during their art class to record art information and create projects. Learn how I used sketchbooks instead of individual sheets... Learn More

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The Sketchbook Project #2: Atmospheric Perspective

The Sketchbook Project is a record of how my sixth grade students used sketchbooks during their art class to record art information and create projects. Learn how I used sketchbooks instead of individual sheets... Learn More

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Sketchbook Project #1: Creating Value

SKETCHBOOK PROJECT #1: CREATING VALUE The Sketchbook Project is a record of how my sixth grade students used sketchbooks during their art class to record art information and create projects. Learn how I used... Learn More

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The Sketchbook Project: The Beginning

THE SKETCHBOOK PROJECT: THE BEGINNING This was my question: Would a self-guided approach to art-making work with my 6th grade class? I always wanted to offer my students their own... Learn More

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Books to Understand Your Creative Journey

A few years ago, a good friend was collecting nuggets of advice for her daughter’s 18th birthday. She created an album and inserted notes from friends, relatives and loved ones.  I... Learn More


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How to Teach Art When You’re Not an Artist

Question. Did the answer come quickly or did you pause? You may think that in order to say Yes you must have had some sort of formal art training. Or at... Learn More