Pop-Up Italian Roman arenas
On May 19, I led a “pop-up card workshop” to teach how to build a card pop-up inspired by roman arenas, particularly by the Colosseum … Read more
A gift for the teachers? A group painting!
Year 5 of Elementary School of Madrano “Celestin Freinet” in Pergine (Trento), created these paintings as a gift for their teachers at the end of … Read more
Wood, glue, recycling and fantasy
With a few objects and tools in the middle of the woods we issued a challenge: build something with your hands and your imagination! It … Read more
Asian Inspired Fans with paper plates
With students of Year 6 we painted some fans in Oriental style, with colorful watercolors on the background and silhouettes of bamboo plants and branches … 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
Pop-up with the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
With the pupils of Year 3 of Cherry Garden Primary School we realized these pop-up card to summarize their topic about the 7 Wonders of … Read more
Optical illusion cube
Is it a small cube in a room or a large cube that lacks one corner? Is easier to draw this cube, rather than to describe … Read more
Happy Easter Cards!
An idea for Easter Cards by a wonderful teacher of Cherry Garden School, just to wish you all a happy Easter! Colored cardboards, painted with spring … Read more
Painting the Mona Lisa
In the painting competition of 3rd February 2013, organized by the Italian Cultural Center of Bristol, children between 6 and 11 years have ventured into the … Read more
The Victorian School into a collage Pop-up
A small collage pop-up to explain how it was the English school in 1800, from a Laura’s idea to show various aspects of the Victorian … Read more
Names on small canvases
On small canvases measuring 7x7cm, we painted some names with acrylic colours to make little square paintings to give to friends. This is a good … Read more
Pinch Pot Animals
The most simple technique to realize a little animal with clay is the Pinch Pot : use just your fingers, first the thumb and then … Read more