Like an Expressionist woodcut
In this particular year, when the art room is closed, we still tried to work in the classroom with the tools available and instead of … Read more
Character inspired by Dubuffet
Thanks to the idea of my colleague Luigi Santibacci, we created these imaginative characters inspired by Jean Dubuffet with 6th Grade students. We observed his … Read more
The mask I would like
I publish here the interesting work of Ilaria Cagno, an Italian art teacher who had the idea to decorate the masks we wear every day … Read more
Still life on abstract background
In order to understand the light and shadow on a solid, we drew the shades on a group of objects with a pencil. In this … Read more
Endless line, shape, and colors
In the 6th grade classes, we worked with elements of art, focusing on the LINE topic. The idea of this activity comes from the brilliant … Read more
Colors, music, and emotions: online learning & teaching
We know, it’s not the same as being in the classroom, but we are really making every effort to be close to our students as … 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
Patterns inspired by Takashi Murakami
This great lesson was created by the art teacher Marco Farinelli. I share this interesting work and the images of the work step by step. … Read more
Cute or Scary monster?
This activity is inspired by this nice video “How to draw a Scary Cute monster (Folding Surprise)” ( For those of you who don’t know I … Read more
Christmas decorations with lines
The Christmas decorations are drawn to look three-dimensional using cross-contour lines. Through the combination of colored parallel lines and cross-contour lines we create an optical … 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