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2009 Totems
Students create a modern-day totem pole with hand-formed clay animals positioned on a wooden dowel.
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5-8
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Altered Images
Hand-altering photos is a practice nearly as old as photography itself. Here are some new ideas for embellishing digital prints, featuring Blick Studio Art Markers and Scratch-Art Tools.
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5-12
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American Pie
A "slice" of American Culture! Students design a clay pie piece piled high with symbols, icons and representations of their favorite things.
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5-12
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Assemblage Art
In this particular lesson plan, students will look closely at the work of Louise Nevelson, known for her abstract sculptures made from cast-off pieces of wood — actual street "throwaways" — uniformly coated with black or white spray paint. Students will create their own assemblages from wood pieces and other cast-off objects on a panel.
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5-12
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ATC "Twist" Album
This simply-constructed book holds up to 20 Artist's Trading Cards without drilling them or gluing them. Folded paper sleeves hold the cards in place as they rotate or "twist' out into a fan for display. Cards slide easily in and out of the sleeves when needed. Collage, stamp, paint, draw or decorate the matboard cover in any manner to make it personal and unique.
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5-12
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"Bones"
A full skeleton illustrates movement during a wide range of activities. The addition of a background turns this project into a more complete artwork.
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3-6
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Book of Secrets
This book-making and collage project uses small matchboxes as drawers to tuck away secrets, supporting a variety of literary and historical studies, such as “The Hiding Place” (Anne Frank) or the Underground Railroad.
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3-12
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Bread Spread
This lesson will spark students’ creativity as they use an unconventionalmaterial — French bread — to enhance their pastel paintings.
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5-12
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Canvas Looming
With its repetitive under-and-over motion, weaving creates a visual rhythm. Choose a few musical selections for students and have them interpret the six principles of design while listening to music: contrast, rhythm, unity, pattern, movement and balance.
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9-12
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Collagraph Printmaking
A very creative and experimental form of printmaking, collagraphs can be made with cardboard, yarn, fabric, leaves, tape and more.
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2-8
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Divisionism with Clay
Neo-Impressionistic artists of the late 1800s developed a pictorial technique in which they placed specific brushstrokes of pure color directly on their canvas instead of mixing colors first on a palette. In this lesson plan, students will create balls of air dry clay and attach them collage-style to a self-adhesive board to recreate the Divisionism approach to painting.
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2-6
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Egyptian-Inspired Jewelry
The purpose of this lesson plan is not to make replicas of Egyptian jewelry but to design jewelry that is dramatic using Egyptian jewelry as a reference.
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K-12
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Filipino Parol
In the Philippines, during the Festival of Lights, parol (puh-roll), or star-shaped lanterns, symbolize the victory of light over darkness as well as hope and goodwill. These simple parol are created with natural reed, translucent rice paper and liquid watercolor. Displayed in a window or hanging from a light fixture, they make colorful, festive decorations for any season.
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3-8
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Flip Flop Drawing
A drawing becomes a painting, then flips back to a drawing again as students use variety to explore surfaces, media and techniques.
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5-12
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Float People
Marc Chagall, is known for his paintings of floating, dream-like people, animals and objects. Students design "Float People" to display their understanding of colorful imaginary images.
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K-6
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Hometown Map
As they create maps of their route between their homes and their schools, students learn about distance, signs, symbols, landmarks and safety.
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K-6
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Insoluble Paintings
Based on the scientific concepts of insolubility and density, this technique seals water-based paint and mineral oil inside a laminating pouch. The different densities cause the liquids to repel one another in an ever-changing and interactive piece that continually flows and responds to touch.
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K-12
Special Education
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Junkanoo Headress
Junkanoo is a festival that takes place in the Bahamas. It is a tradition that traces its roots back to the 16th century. Music, dancing and elaborate costumes are all part of Junkanoo. This lesson introduces students to a fun and whimsical cultural event by allowing them to design their own headress - an important part of the festivities!
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6-12
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Martin Puryear-Inspired Basketry
Students learn the importance of negative space while creating a non-traditional basket by focusing on it as a sculptural element rather than a functional object. Being a non-representational form, these abstract baskets draw attention to volume and space and redefine the intent of a basket.
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3-12
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Mean Green
In painting, color can be used to describe emotions, feelings and ideas. Students select a color and paint a monochromatic theme of their choosing.
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K-12
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Multi-Foot Drawing
Develop an awareness of natural lines from unlikely sources. It's an active lesson that incorporates math, art — and giggles!
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Kindegarten
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Nature Shaper Paper
A lesson in Earth Art, in the style of Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Students use Crayola Shaper Paper to "wrap" elements of nature — sticks, rocks, etc.
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3-12
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No-Blender Pulp Painting
This project is a simple, tidy way to create the look of pulp painting without the mess of a blender or even the use of adhesive. Non-bleeding tissue paper is combined with water and agitated (torn) so that the paper fibers separate and make a rough pulp. Pressing the paper onto an absorbent (canvas) surface causes the fibers to re-bond with one another and, when dry, form a thicker, stronger paper.
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K-12
Special Education
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No Sew Molas
The Kuna culture flourishes today in the San Blas Islands with the vibrant trade of native Molas — brightly colored cotten panels that have been hand-sewn for many decades. Kuna women use both appliqué and reverse appliqué sewing techniques. These easy "no sew" Molas are made with felt and glue, rather than stitching.
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K-8
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Ostrich Egg Mosaics
In Namibia, ostrich eggshells are broken and used in many contemporary art forms. The shapes are often sanded or painted This lesson plan uses small pieces of wood and cardstock to closely resemble the thick shell pieces.
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K-12
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Painted Locket
Over the centuries and across many cultures, lockets have been worn as tiny, portable treasure chests. Students paint the front of a mini canvas and use the back to display a small photo or something with meaning and value.
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K-12
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Paper Dishes
These papier mâché dishes are an example of utilitarian items that can also be used as décor.
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3-8
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Papier Collé Printmaking
In this lesson students will make a piece that is basically a printmaking "sandwich" — part painting, part lithograph, and part monoprint — incorporating Z*Acryl D2P Polyester Lithographic plates.
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9-12
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Perfect Proportion
The "grid method" has been used for centuries to create accurate proportions when painting. Blick Exclusive Artist Grid Canvas makes it easier to place objects from a photograph and plot landscapes, still lifes and portraits.
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5-12
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Primitive Semi Flat Dolls
There is a rich history in dollmaking techniques throughout the centuries. These soft dolls are painted, stuffed, and glued together — so the construction is easy and safe.
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4-6
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Ribbon Weave
Paper, paint, and ribbon are used to develop a pattern with contrasting textures and colors.
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K-6
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Shaper Paper Lantern
To celebrate Chinese New Year or just for decoration, these easy to make paper lanterns are surprisingly sturdy. Translucent lanterns can be lit from inside for a nighttime glow.
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K-8
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Shoji Screen
Japanese homes have interior walls that are actually large, movable screens constructed of thin wooden strips and very strong paper — allowing light to shine through. In this lesson plan, three small Shoji screens are created to hang on a wall or stand upright on the floor.
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4-6
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Shrink Art Mosaics
Create your own mosaic pieces — any design, shape or color you want them to be! This project combines the fun and excitement of Shrink Film with the fine art of mosaics.
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5-12
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Simple Pate de Verre
Translated to "glass paste," the French term Pate de Verre refers to a glass vessel kiln-fired in a mold. This lesson shows how to make a simple one-part mold and glass casting.
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5-12
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Simple Perspective
A beginning lesson in one-point linear perspective. Grid Canvas eliminates time spent measuring and marking, allowing students to achieve perfect accuracy on their first try.
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4-12
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Simple Suminagashi
Suminagashi is a process in which Sumi ink is floated on the surface of plain water, then transferred to a sheet of paper. Each monoprint is like a fingerprint — unique and unreproducible.
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3-12
Special Education
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Suminagashi Monoprints
Suminagashi is a process in which Sumi ink is floated on the surface of plain water, then transferred to a sheet of paper. Each monoprint is like a fingerprint — unique and unreproducible.
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3-12
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Sunshine on a Stick
This project teaches free-form weaving in the round. The sticks are extremely bright and pretty when finished and look great in a vase or potted plant.
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2-6
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Textured Metal Boxes
This lesson plan combines the processes of repoussé and chasing to design a piece that looks as if it may have been crafted by an ancient silversmith. Objects are fixed to a cardboard box before the metal is applied so that the design is embossed into the metal in the style of repoussé. With tools, students then chase the metal around the objects to further define the texture.
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K-12
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Three Columns
The architectural style developed by the ancient Greeks has had such an influence on world civilization that it surrounds us still today. This block printing lesson introduces the three orders of Greek columns and challenges students to discover them in famous buildings and the surrounding community.
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6-12
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Ultimate Paisley Patterns
First seen in Persian fabric design, the signature floral kidney and tear shapes of Paisley prints are a great lesson in pattern and rhythm. French curves and colored pencils are used to draw colorful versions on construction paper.
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K-12
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Wind Catchers
This step-by-step project from Mayco Colors demonstrates how to make insect-themed Wind Catchers from bisqueware pieces.
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3-8
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