How to get the BEST Art Critiques with Art 1!
Art Critiques with Art 1: Have you tried to teach an Art 1 class how to write an Art critique paper? It’s a little like… not even herding cats…it’s more like choreographing synchronized swimming for cats! So, yes… it is a HUGE challenge to get them to describe, analyze, interpret, and judge works of art! They look […]
Penis Drawings? Number 1 Art Teacher Problem?
If You Give a Boy a Pencil…He’ll Probably Draw a Penis. The oldest art teacher problem of all? Perhaps!! I’m pretty sure there are penis drawings on cave walls! I’ve had some other interesting classroom graffiti over the years. One semester I kept finding, ” DAD?” on all sorts of things. That was odd. Funny […]
Wow! 4 New Elements and Principles of Art Accordion Book Examples
My Art 2 Students are currently working on Elements and Principles of Art Accordion Books. This is the biggest first art assignment I give them at the start of the new year or semester. I’ve blogged about it in the past (HERE) but I wanted to provide a little update and show off their work […]
NEW Principles of Art Lesson with Pattern, Movement & Variety
Note: This blog may contain affiliate links. It doesn’t cost you anymore to shop using my links, but a small percentage of any purchases you make using my links helps me to support my blog. Thank you for helping me out! New ZERO PREP Resource: Finish the Pattern THREE Principles of Art Lesson We just […]
Vacation in November?
I haven’t posted in awhile because I took a week off work last week and took my husband, my parents and our four kids to the beach for vacation in November! My parents are both retired teachers. We always traveled in the summer. So this was my FIRST vacation to the beach not in the […]
Welcome Back!
I teach in a fairly rural school district in WV. Teachers have been back in the school building since last Wednesday and tomorrow we will welcome our students back for the year! I had high hopes of keeping this blog going over the summer, but my plans were derailed. Not really. I was just busy! […]
It Needs More Contrast
“It needs more contrast” – Me, 100 times a day as a high school art educator. Can anyone relate? I thought I’d take a second and introduce myself and also explain how and why “It Needs More Contrast” came to exist. I’m a high school art educator from a rural area in West […]