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These creative creatures evolve from an armature of craft stems covered with fuzzy yarn and fluff balls. Inspired by the modern, cultural phenomenon of kawaii.

Visual language skills are put to work in this lesson plan. Students will first analyze the elements of art used in a chosen painting. Then this visual data will be transferred to a transformable cube. The cube can be flipped and folded in different directions to reveal ten different external faces, creating the perfect substrate to explore each facet of the elements of art.

Create individual strands that express ideas, respond to a theme or prompt, represent a timeline of memories, or express a personal vision. Single strands combine to form a "curtain" installation that grows and gives voice to individuals and communities.

Reimagine plastic bottles and cups as textural, painted containers perfect for plants and flowers. New, updated content!

Joseph Cornell's (1903-1972) most characteristic art works were boxed assemblages created from found objects. These were simple boxes in which he arranged surprising collections of photgraphs or bric-a-brac in a way that combines the formality of Constructivism with the lively fantasy of Surrealism. Students will gather pieces of nostalgia or found objects to embed in plaster within an arrangement of mini canvas "boxes".

This technique provides a relatively quick and tidy way to create cast papier mâché designs using a texture rubbing plate as a mold and colorful tissue paper. Use it to create tiles, ornaments, valentines, frames — all sorts of great projects that make great gifts, too!

Beads can be made from a variety of materials, including Wonderfoam, chenille stems and Woodsies

Bead bottles are the result of studying Huichol beaded gourds. Their technique can be applied to 3D objects available to students. Hours and hours of dedication are involved in the small bottle art.

Assemble beads, wood turnings and wood shapes to make a small Kokeshi sculpture. These round, limbless figures can be self-portraits, characters, monsters or a reflection of a young artist's imagination.

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