A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
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During last week’s second grade art lesson, I introduced the element of VALUE- the relative lightness or darkness of a color. For a hands on and visual interpretation of value, I had the kids make fingerprint value charts with their watercolors. Then, I introduced Vincent Van Gogh, an artist whose use of value is readily [...]
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This second grade art lesson included a far more time consuming art project than our previous lessons, so I did not start off with a storybook to introduce the art element of the day as in lessons past. With only 1/2 hour to teach, I just jumped right into it by showing them this drawing [...]
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Last week was art lesson number two for all the second graders at the elementary school. I reintroduced the art element of “color” by reading My Many Color Days by Dr. Seuss. I introduced primary colors and secondary colors with a few glasses of water and red, yellow & blue food coloring. They practiced blending [...]
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After an introductory lesson to art and the seven art elements done by my amazing, advocate for the arts, sister, the second graders got their first official art lesson by me last week. I reintroduced the art element, line, by reading “Harold & the Purple Crayon.” Then we talked about Henri Matisse and how he [...]
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These homemade ornaments are a favorite holiday tradition in our house. Powered by Whrrl Picture Tutorial on Whrrl
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I’ll be making a few more art cases for Christmas gifts and now you can too: Instructions (pdf) Pocket Pattern (pdf) (And please let me know if you have any questions. There are bound to be unclear parts in the tutorial)
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Staying true to the theme, Princess received some fabulous birthday art from her little friends.But, in lieu of gifts, party goers were asked to bring art supplies to be donated to the Orange County Rescue Mission.
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