Make it Artwork

Art 1 always starts our sculpture unit with a plaster of paris subtraction sculpture.  We start by cutting the tops off of pop cans and the...

So for our Veteran's Day art piece this year we have decided to make tape people that are standing around a small memorial.  So we had ...

One of my favorite ways to paint is with palette knives.  I start this Art 1 project by introducing the artist Leonid Afremov.  He is a won...

To finish up our Color Theory unit we painted monochromatic paintings.  Students were allowed to pick any image that they wanted to use and...

So art 1 has been working with color theory for the last two weeks.  I think they are reaching the end of their painting patience, but I lo...

Art 1 is looks at positive versus negative space.  We are also learning about shapes and so this lesson touches on...

I know as art teachers we are creatures of habit.  And I know I'm not supposed to start with the study of line because it's what eve...