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!
Still life: details from Modern Art
These small paintings were copied from paintings of modern art, where painters such as Matisse, Picasso, Cezanne and Morandi have dealt with the theme of … Read more
Proportion of the face and value
The faces were drawn in pencil on a grid, following certain proportions. The second step was to add lights and shadows to the drawings, to … Read more
Bas-reliefs of animals
The bas-reliefs were made starting from a slab of clay of 3 cm. After drawing the subject on the clay the students have dug the … Read more
Painting moving figures
After building a dummy cardboard jointed, students of 8th grade choose a pose, a sport or movement, and drew the outline of the cardboard … Read more
The human figure: the right proportions
Often, if we ask our kids to draw a figure, it is built according to proportions intuitive, motivated by the idea of ”figure” that is … Read more
Plates decorated with acrylic paint
I piatti in “biscotto” bianchi (non smaltati) si possono decorare a tempera e si imita l’effetto “ceramica” con una vernice acrilica applicata sul lavoro finito… … Read more
My Batik in Tanzania
With great nostalgia I review the pictures of some years ago in Tanzania. I had conceived and organized a workshop of decorating fabrics with the … Read more
ARTE IN CLASSE: welcome to the new blog!
Here is the blog of Martina Malpaga, who currently teaches Art in Taio (TN). I am very happy to follow it and would also recommend … Read more
National Competition of Theatre : “the Italy of the fairy tales”
The show “The Love for Three pomegranates” that we made last May has received a special mention for the Theatre at the National Competition “Italy … Read more