Monthly Archives: March 2015

Mother’s Day Seed Paintings

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Art Education

Grade 3: Painting Burlap Swatches for Garden Seeds Why not plant some art in your garden? Spring 2014 / Ferndale Elementary School

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Cats & Dogs, the Laurel Burch way

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Art Education

Grade 4/5: Chalk Pastel Cats & Dogs on Black Spring 2014 / Prince of Wales Elementary School

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Japanese Plum Blossom Trees

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Art Education

  Grade 4/5: Ink-Blown Trees              This is a fun one to do. Smocks on, pull out some straws (large diameter), velvety black india ink – and you’ve got a party! Spring is barely here, … Continue reading →

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The Monarchs are Migrating! The Monarchs are-

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Art Education

Grade 2/3: Painted Monarch Butterflies Monarch butterflies are a familiar sight in these parts. Using various photographs of monarch butterflies, we talked about their migration patterns and then the parts of the butterflies themselves. I highlighted the details of the … Continue reading →

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Sculptural Abstractions

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Art Education

Grade 7/8: Free Form Sculptures Painted in the Style of … Here’s a tease for what we’ve got going in the Art Room these days. Watch for more … coming soon! Okay, truth be told. I was leaving the Art … Continue reading →

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Klee Cat (and bird)

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Art Education

Grade 3/4: Drawing in the Style of an Artist Generally, I do not insist on making students follow a rigidly directed way of drawing an image. In the case of this project, I did.     To begin with, I … Continue reading →

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Clay Pots From History

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Art Education

  Grade 7/8: Slab and Coil-built Pottery The year before, I had this class work on slab-built lidded boxes, using underglazes and clear or white glazes. Though my repertoire of cone six glazes had not improved, I felt it was … Continue reading →

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