Pattern Castles
We created these mixed media drawings to experiment with various techniques: creating black and white patterns with different tools and painting the background with shaded … Read more
Dreamcatcher of Kindness
For the World Kindness Day which is celebrated every year on November 13th we thought of creating a dream catcher. The dream catcher is a … Read more
Land Art: create a fantastic animal
Per l’accoglienza nelle classi prime siamo andati a piedi nel bosco che abbiamo la fortuna di avere abbastanza vicino e abbiamo fatto una serie di … Read more
Mail Art 2023 inspired by Paul Klee
The last spring with the 8th grade students we decided to participate in the MAIL ART PROJECT, conceived and promoted by the art teacher Federica … Read more
Final Exams 2023
I am happy to publish the works created by 8th grade students for the final exams. Starting from a central theme, each student sought a … Read more
Rainbow Umbrellas: mixed media drawing with video tutorial
With 6th grade students we made this mixed media drawing that summarizes the knowledge learned so far about the chromatic circle, the achromatic colors and … Read more
Small museum of fallen leaves
For this activity we were inspired by Antonio Catalano’s small picture book “Museum of Fallen Leaves” (advertising link). With this book the author guides us … Read more
Abstract painting with wool and cloth inserts
In this way, you create spaces to be filled with watercolors. The lines will define fields where color tints can fade, mix or overlap. Here … Read more
I’m an Artist!
This activity is inspired by the picture book “I’m an Artist” by Marta Altes. We read this book with the 6th grade students and we … Read more
Final Exams 2022
Also this year I am happy to publish my students’ works for Middle School Final Exams (8th grade). Starting from a topic on which the … Read more
Cover of a Horror short story
In collaboration with the literature teacher Claudia Paternoster in a 7th Grade class, we created the covers of horror short stories written by the students. … Read more
Multimedia Museum in one-point Perspective
After a lesson dedicated to civic education and the conservation of cultural heritage, we discussed what the museum is and what it is for. We … Read more