Little book printed with Craft Foam
Craft foam in English language, Moosgummi in German, Gomma Crepla in Italian: it is a gummy material that we can find in stationery and it … Read more
Mosaic course 2013
The mosaic course dedicated to the students of Grade 7 has just concluded with these excellent results. The pictures show some stages of the process … Read more
Still Life with Mixed Media
An interesting experience in using mixed media, has been tested in the classes of grade 8, where we have mixed so many different techniques in … Read more
Romantic Graffiti
The art works of Romantic artists that we observed by studying the European Romanticism of the 1800s, suggested us images inspired by the paintings in … Read more
Video Tutorial: The illusion of space
There are six easy ways to make our three-dimensional drawings and give the illusion of depth and space; through these six tips we could see … Read more
The Romanticism of Friedrich
We have studied the works of a great artist of the Romantic, Caspar David Friedrich, with students in the 9th grade. They have revised his … Read more
Halloween in tonal gradations and zentangles
We have experienced the tonal gradations with acrylics with the students of Grade 8, to learn how to mix colors, starting with the lightest color … Read more
Rolled zentangles!
With students of grade 8 we are still working on lights and shadows and gradations. We drew these Zentangles as ancient parchments rolled, using fantasy … Read more
Tangles shaded
To continue our work about gradients, with the students of grade 8, we have created this drawing of entwined ribbons. The drawing is made in … Read more
Lego Avatar
Here’s another fun way to learn about the guys who start the year 8 and to get some clues about their personality: I invited each … Read more
Three dimensional Mirò
I thought of a way to create a three-dimensional structure with the characteristic drawings by Joan Miro, which are specifically two-dimensional. Students have copied some … 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