Silhouettes of chairs for poetic evocations
PRIVATE GIG With some students we choose some different shapes of chairs to cut out from different sorts of paper in order to create a … Read more
A shared experience in Omaha, Nebraska
Yesterday, I was delighted to receive a lovely email from Cynthia Vana, a Library Specialist in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She led a workshop at the Florence Branch … Read more
Small ceramic house-box
The slabs of clay can be used for lots of different projects. This project needs precision in measuring, cutting and assembling the slabs and the … Read more
Pop-up with the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
With the pupils of Year 3 of Cherry Garden Primary School we realized these pop-up card to summarize their topic about the 7 Wonders of … Read more
Optical illusion cube
Is it a small cube in a room or a large cube that lacks one corner? Is easier to draw this cube, rather than to describe … Read more
Happy Easter Cards!
An idea for Easter Cards by a wonderful teacher of Cherry Garden School, just to wish you all a happy Easter! Colored cardboards, painted with spring … Read more
Prints inspired by the German Expressionist group “Die Brücke”
With pupils in Year 9 (classe 3) we made some lovely prints inspired by the German Expressionist group “Die Brücke”. We have carved small plates … Read more
Painting the Mona Lisa
In the painting competition of 3rd February 2013, organized by the Italian Cultural Center of Bristol, children between 6 and 11 years have ventured into the … Read more
The Victorian School into a collage Pop-up
A small collage pop-up to explain how it was the English school in 1800, from a Laura’s idea to show various aspects of the Victorian … Read more
Playing with Pollock dripping
It’s just an on-line game to paint like Jackson Pollock with his DRIPPING technique! Your student can try to paint in few second his painting in “Pollock … Read more
Coil vase with a ‘not round’ base
Starting from any shape as base of the vase, you can model a vase not round, by growing as a free shape in your hands. … Read more
Small Jewelry Polymer Clay
Do you know “Fimo” or “Cernit”? It’ a polymer clay that you can cook in the owen at 110°C. With students of Grade 7-8 can … Read more