Maison d’Artiste: workshop inspired by Fabio Mauri
This workshop was realized by Claudio Cantelmi, art teacher at the middle school Alberto Manzi in Rome. The activity is inspired by the italian artist Fabio … Read more
Mandala with Color Theory
This activity is suitable for a Color Theory revision. With 6th grade students, we created a mandala-style design, but drawing only a portion of the … Read more
Collaborative Chinese Dragon
To end with flourish the topic about China with the students of 6th Year at Cherry Garden Primary School we have made a great Chinese dragon … Read more
Collage inspired by Carla Accardi
This interesting project was realized by the Italian art teacher Paola Riso and the artist Daniela Paola Motta in the Middle School “Carlo Alberto Dalla … Read more
Value Cut Out
In these abstract drawings, we practiced different techniques of value: shading, crosshatching, and scumbling. Practicing value on white paper we created some free shapes. After … Read more
Shading Forms
How can you shade different forms and solids with different kinds of surfaces? We observed that the strength of the shadow’s edges are determined by … Read more
Mixed Media Landscape
Working in pairs students Students of Grade 6th created these mixed media landscape. First we measure the drawing paper with a ruler and draw 6 … Read more
3-D Geometric Paper Shapes with Patterns
After doing a lesson about Shapes and Forms as elements of art my colleague Francesca Dallago created these 3-D solids with Grade 7th students. They … Read more
New works inspired by Harold Hollingsworth
For a while I’ve been following, with admiration and esteem, the work of Harold Hollingsworth a contemporary artist from Seattle, Washington. In his most recent … Read more
A suit for Ghali
Ghali is a young Italian rapper loved by my students. He usually wears colorful jackets, shirts and suits. We created a collection of suits for … Read more
Piero della Francesca in the style of Barry McGee
Inspired by a previous post dedicated to the artist Barry McGee, the art teacher Marcella Manco with her students of Arezzo Middle School “Piero della Francesca” … Read more
The color wheel in a big collage
This group work is simple but really effective. You can create a big color wheel with colored pieces of paper, ripped from magazines and old … Read more