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Makng toys

Dizzy — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:16:39 GMT

I often do art with the kids that they get to play with later. Kites, juggling balls, lassos, spinning plates, jump ropes etc that way they get exercise too! Any other ideas out there?

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Creativity source

reg — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:55:39 GMT

I have moved N many directions 2 get creative ideas flowing N students, meeting with some success and some failure. The question4 me now is what's best 2 stimulate that creative fire?lessons N repetition or lessons that encourage freedom? Does anyone have an opinion on this or tested results N this area?

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what's the job really like?

Erica — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 01:51:35 GMT

Hello everyone! I'm new to this tribe. I'm studying art education at San Jose State right now, and I was wondering if teaching art is really as fun and fufilling as it seems. What is teaching art really like, especially in a public jr/high school setting? Frantic, stressful, time-consuming? Please share your thoughts with me. I'd hate to get all the way to graduation only to find out teaching art isn't the right job for me. Thank you!

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Collaborative Art Lesson

Savillah — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:08:32 GMT

My student teacher is required to teach a "collaborative art lesson". Does anyone have one that works well. I don't care what grade level - we can adapt it. She has only 1 hour to complete it. Quite honestly, I don't have one. I've tried several over the years and have not found one that I feel worked well enough to want to repeat it. I work in a Title 1 public school and my classes are a mix of special ed, non-English speakers, bright kids, not so bright kids, and everything else you can think of. I'm sure most of you are in the same situation. (We get everybody in art, right?) Thanks everyone.

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Great t-shirts if I say so myself

Mme. X — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:58:24 GMT

Ok, so I was thinking how come coach can wear shorts and I have to dress nice, Im in the art room!
Well at my school if your clothing supports what you do... so you can wear t-shirts that say things like "I dont teach I inspire"
so I started making myself some t-shirts with the elements and princples of art and desing on them, thus justifying my wearing t-shirts to work all the time.
Ive had such an unexpected reponce to them
and I think its good
adults get confused
they look, they read, they cant figure it out
whats the joke, is that a band, whats the hidden secret meaning of your shirt?
they cant just accept that my shirt says black square and its a picture of a black square
or that yellow is a primary color
there must be more
and its making them nuts
I LOVE IT!!!!!

I posted one of the pics, you can see the rest thus far at www.cafepress.com/artteacher
I just had to share the extra responces is so worth it!

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First day of school ideas??

Mme. X — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:52:11 GMT

I know what Im planning for grades 3-5 but what about 1 and 2 any ideas?

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perspective for high school??!?!?

Mme. X — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 18:04:11 GMT

Ok so assuming these kids went thru the local art classes in this area, they should have had perspective in middle school
so now I have to review perspective with them
my plan is just some exercises no real assignment
since this really should just be review
but I do want the work to be different
not the same thing buildings on a street, or the road dissapearing into the dessert

I found a great 4 point perspective floating museum and letter forms thing

and my plan was for the kids to do an extreme perspective drawing of???
WHAT?
I was thinking a forshortened body but that seems like that really should fit in with some life drawing/figure drawing and not perspective

and like I was saying IF theyve been in this school disptrict like most have since birth they have already done the name 1 point, and the street corner 2 point
this is review, and this group is not well managed so they wont do something if they have already done it or find it "lame"
so I have to maintin interst some how

(BTW Im student teaching)

my current plan
Art 1 does 1 and 2 point perspective--1 point is a 2 part lesson, part A vanishing point= zooming letters, or birds eye view of city type thing part B add the horizon line
the exs are analyze a 1 point photo draw on the HL, VP and orthogonal lines, draw shapes w/VP, and the draw a box on a plane w/ HL and VP

Art 2 does 1-3 point perspective
Studio art (3+) 1-4 point

maybe I should just have them use their name, or 3 initials--like I said review so I dont want then to spend too long on it, or Ill never got to another lesson-- in each perspective, letting them get more complicated each time......

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sponsors to RAFT

Jen — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 02:40:49 GMT

Hey all. It's been awhile since I've been on. I've been way too busy. I just came back from the Art Education conference in Chicago which was stellar. So if you're looking for ideas, especially ones for at-risk kids, hit me up.
Otherwise, I was just at Raft (Resource for teachers). If you don't know what they are, it is a huge warehouse full of stuff donated from various companies. They they sell that stuff for very cheap prices to teachers for classroom projects. I'm talking everything from stickers to computers and desks. It's all random, so you never know what you'll find. They hold classes and such as well. Anyway, right now the city of Sunnyvale is sponsoring teacher membership. So instead of paying $35 a year, you only have to pay $5. Good stuff. You should check it out. You can go, walk around and see what there is. Then if you want to join you can. Also, I'm member so if you want to go and scope out art stuff, let me know and we can meet up.
That's it for now. Happy Hunting!

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great clay idea needed

brookeART — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:39:14 GMT

Hi! I'm new to this tribe. I teach one art class, twice a week at a high school.
We are playing with clay and I would love a great idea for a clay art project!
My class is mixed, ninth thru twelve graders and they like to collaborate. This is my first year teaching and I love it.
Thanks for any input!

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Intro

Jen — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:42:12 GMT

Hey everyone! Welcome!
I am a middle school art teacher in Sunnyvale for a school that has campuses around the Bay Area and in Utah. We all met last week for workshops and bounced ideas off one another. It was so interesting and so useful, we decided to keep in touch via email. I'm taking it one step further and making a forum so hopefully we can get input from lots of different sources.
If I have it my way we'll have projects that span elementary to high school So please, any good ideas/projects you have for teaching kids in the arts, let us know. Thanks!

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Op Art

Savillah — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:07:30 GMT

Anyone have any good lesson plans for creating Op Art - middle school level?

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artsonia.com

Savillah — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 04:12:39 GMT

This is a wonderful place to post student art. I have been doing so for 3 years. Check it out. It is a huge online student art museum.

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holiday gifts

Jen — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 05:04:34 GMT

I just ran across this looking for other art things. For those of you that have to do art projects for the holidays, it may be useful.

http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Arts/ART0200.html

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Negative Space

Jen — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:47:55 GMT

I gave them the hand out below with those famous pics of the vase/face and explained what it is. I then gave an assignment where they could ONLY draw the negative space, not the positive. It was really difficult for them, but they learned a lot.

Negative Space: What Is It?

Negative space isn't the place your mind retreats to when a painting isn't going well. Negative space is the space between objects or parts of an object, or around it. Studying this can have a surprisingly positive effect on a painting.

In her book Drawing on the Right Hand Side of the Brain Betty Edwards uses a great Bugs Bunny analogy to explain negative space. Imagine Bugs Bunny speeding along and running through a door. What you'll see in the cartoon is a door with a bunny-shaped hole in it. What's left of the door is the negative space, that is the space around the object, in this case Bugs Bunny.

Is It a Vase or Two Faces?
The classic example of negative space or shapes is the brain-teaser where depending on how you look you see either a vase or two faces. It becomes very evident when the image is reversed:

Why Should I Bother With Negative Space?
Too often when we paint something, we stop observing and start painting from memory. Instead of painting what is in front of us, we paint what we know and remember about the subject. So, for example, when painting a mug, we start thinking "I know what a mug looks like" and don't observe the precise angles of that particular mug. By changing your focus away from the mug and to the negative spaces – such as the space between the handle and the mug, and the space underneath the handle and the surface the mug is sitting on – you have to concentrate on what's in front of you and can't work on 'autopilot'.

Often by working from the negative spaces rather than focusing on the object, you end up with a much more accurate painting.

If you look at this picture, you immediately recognise that it's an angle-poise lamp, but notice that nothing of the lamp itself has been painted, only the shapes or negative space around it.Use Negative Space to Turn the Familiar into Something New
Negative space is very useful when confronted with 'difficult' subjects, such as hands. Instead of thinking about fingers, nails, knuckles, start by looking at the shapes between the fingers. Then look at the shapes around the hand, for example the shape between the palm and the wrist. Laying these in will give you a good basic form on which to build.

What's the Difference Between Negative Space and a Silhouette?
Traditionally a silhouette would be cut out from a piece of black paper, what is left of the sheet of paper would be the negative space. However, when you're making a silhouette, you're concentrating on the shape of the face. Negative space requires you to concentrate on the space around the object rather than the object itself.

Using Negative Space To Improve Composition
Your understanding of the negative spaces around the objects in a painting will give you a greater feel for its compositional balance. Take it a stage further and consider which regions will be of light, medium and dark tone and have a look to see if it's still balanced. Finally, the identificatin of negative spaces will allow you to identify which edges of the object need to be hard and which could be soft ie you're identifing those which give you the essence of the image. For example, on the angle-poise lamp the edges of the arm could be soft, because you'd still get the relation between the base and lamp, and the feel for the total object.

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Line/Blind Contour

Salvador — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:08:51 GMT

I had my students working with contour for a couple of weeks. I gave them multiple exercises in line and blind making sure they kept it slow. I also made them replicate pictures upside down as well as turn their illustrations every 60 seconds or so.

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resources

Jen — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:12:03 GMT

I use all kinds of things. There are tons of books and websites. One of the best books I found is "Art for Children, a step-by-step guide for the young artist" by Angela Gair, Paul Johnson, and Marion Elliot.

I'm also a memeber of the National Art Education Association. While their literature is certainly more theoretical and philosophical, it's very good.

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handouts -written here, graphic there

Jen — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 07:01:12 GMT

Because I can't attach photos to each of these posts all my text handouts are here and all my graphic stuff is in the photo section. I think you can download them (they're all jpeg) and then print them yourself if you want to. I guess if there are things that go together, we'll just have to bounce back and forth between the photo and topics sections. Sorry!

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Principles of Using Color Handout

Jen — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:49:00 GMT

Principle 1: Strong & Bright
Pure, bright or very strong colors are best used sparingly or between dull background tones. This allows the strong colors to bring attention to a particular feature of a graphic. Caution! Do not overwhelm an audience with bright, strong colors all over the graphic. They will pay attention to the colors, not to your content.

Principle 2: Mix Light & Dark
Light, bright colors are best mixed with dark next to each other. This provides contrast, allowing colors to emphasize or bring attention to a particular thing.

Principle 3: Background
Background, large-area or base colors should be quiet, soft, dull, muted, greyish, neutral colors that allow smaller, bright areas to stand out vividly. A background filled with one or more bright, strong colors will distract a viewer from the important objects in the picture or graphic.

Principle 4: Unity
Large areas with separate colors should intermingle or weave the colors with each other.
Caution! Different colors that cover large separate areas of a graphic or picture will tend to clash unless they are woven together throughout the visual image.

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Mood and Color

Jen — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:44:38 GMT

Setting the Mood with Color

HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED ART THAT AFFECTED YOU EMOTIONALLY? Did the piece seem to be alive in its ability to alter your state of mind? This living characteristic of art is called mood. Mood is a state of mind or a feeling. Artists use a variety of methods to create mood in their works, including subject matter, scenery and composition. This article focuses on how color can be used to set the mood.

Why is setting the mood important?
Art is a form of expression. Often times this expression contains an important message for the viewer. Mood can enhance this message, especially through color. Thus, artists must be fully aware of the moods created and messages conveyed though the colors used in their pieces.
Which colors are used for different moods?
The association of mood or feeling with color is uniquely human. For most people, different colors represent different moods. However, common associations stemming from tradition, nature and personal experiences include: Red = passion, anger;
Blue = peaceful, sadness; Yellow = cheerfulness, energy.
Artists also combine colors to create different moods. For example, the colors yellow, orange and red combine to create a 'warm' mood. Green, dark blue and violet combine to create a 'cool' mood. With paint, 'neutral' colors are created by mixing two complementary colors in unequal parts with white. This creates colors like olive green, kakis and dark browns.
- Use of cool colors, like blues and greens, implies that this "World" is a peaceful place.
- Use of warm colors, like reds and yellows, implies that this "World" is a passionate, and exciting place.
-The combination of neutral colors, like olive greens and kakis, can be used to create a neutral mood. This can be useful for appealing to a wide range of people.
- Grays and black can create a powerful and mysterious mood.
How do you create mood?
There are many cases where your own interpretations and preferences will determine which colors you use to create a mood. The eye of the beholder is significant: Blue can represent depression to one person and peaceful serenity to another.
The important thing is to be aware of your own ideas of color and mood and how they relate to the general public. Also, be aware of the mood you're in at the time that you're making design decisions. This could be more of an influence than you realize.

How do the masters do it? Find an example. Print out (at a decent resolution please) or color copy an artist’s work that uses color for a certain purpose. Write a brief paragraph describing what you think that purpose is.

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My class expecations handout

Jen — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 04:42:32 GMT

Here's what I give the kids right off. It's cheesy, but effective. I put some sort of graphic on it as well to make it "artsy".

Miss Idleman's Art Class expectations:

*There is no “I can’t.” only “I can’t yet.”
You will be graded on making an honest attempt at what I ask of you. I don’t expect you all to be amazing artists, but I do ask that you all try to become
better ones.

*You will keep a sketchbook and bring it to every art class.
This will contain all preliminary sketches I assign as well as all handouts I give you. I will be checking these periodically and giving you a grade for them. I will take off points for every art class you do not bring it. If you do not bring
on a grading day, my 10% deduction applies.

*You must submit the final art projects on the due date.
I am very fair at extending dates when I think
it is necessary for the class. However, I will not
make individual exceptions. Make sure you make
the most of class time, and if you get behind,
make arrangements with me to catch up.

*Have fun. Challenge yourself.
Art class will be only what you make of it.
Artist Paul Gauguin said:
“Art is either plagiarism or revolution.”

Which will yours be?

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