Mexican sun
Inspired by the Mexican pottery this “sun” is made from a slab of clay leaned on an upturned plate, then cut and shaped. After preparing … Read more
Value exercise
I used simple cardboards, black and coloured, even sheets of coloured papers could be good. First, I drawn the scrolls on the coloured cardboards with … Read more
Puppets with dancing legs
With a photo of the face, a card and a rubber band you can make these easy and fun puppets, then you can decorate them … Read more
Photo contest “Barriers and limits”
Who is in the shop window? The way for water Two of my photographs have been selected for a photograph competition organized from an … Read more
The brushstrokes of Van Gogh
Here is a really valuable site for lovers of art and for art teachers: the paintings exhibited in major museums around the world as you … Read more
Free interpretation of a still life
With students of grade 8 we analyzed the still life in the paintings of modern art. Starting with a photographic image or real objects the … Read more
Big mosaic
In the mosaic workshop attended by students of year 7 we made a large mosaic working in groups, each student was responsible for a color, … Read more
The faces – masks
Starting from the proportions of the face we saw in a previous lesson, the students have designed the masks and painted with tempera, alternating warm … Read more
Stop Motions
My son is having fun in creating stop motions (simple video obtained by mounting a sequence of photos), with his new digital camera. I thought … Read more
Mini badges with drawing pins
Laura has made these badges to give them to her classmates. The idea comes from my memory of my secondary school when, at the end … Read more
Christmas cards
Here in the UK it is very common to exchange greeting cards for Christmas, and since each of my children has at least 25 classmates, … Read more
Pop-up greeting cards
Just a little ‘of colored cardboard, scissors, glue and some felt-tip pens to send a special message to someone special!