What's A Furloughed Art Teacher to Do?!?

This one is my favorite! 

While I was devastated to lose my job I so passionately loved. I am able to keep myself busy! I am a PSU grad and we love to Tailgate. Cornhole or Bean Bag Toss is one of our favorite tailgating games. I  like to think I have turned it into an art!!!

For Baby Gracie's

Before 

After

It was a very crafty Easter weekend. Here are letters for my "niece's" Baby room! I can't wait to meet her! 

Pinterest has done it again

First you wrap your uncooked eggs in 100% silk.

Then you wrap the silk eggs in a t-shirt

Boil in water and vinegar for 20 minutes

Let them cool completely and Ta-Da.

The most colorfull gorgeous eggs you have ever seen!

Cherry Blossom Trees

5th grade Cherry Blossom Trees. First you blow ink to create the trunk and branches. Then you use your finger prints for the blossoms. Asian art is part of our 5th grade curriculum so this project was perfect! 

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4th Grade Andy Warhol Blotted Line Drawings

I was inspired to do this lesson after an inservice at another teacher's classroom. I was already teaching Warhol but now I had a focus. It is his Blotted Line Drawings. We painting the neon paint in the background first. Then we drew the animal with pencil. After that we painted over the sketch with ink. While the ink was still wet, we pressed (blotted) another piece of paper on top! 

3rd Grade Abstract Weaving

Jackson Pollock "Action Painting to create the loom. Construction paper to weave. Only a few tears were shed while in the process of weaving. The rulers were the main cause, not following directions was the other. 

Picasso/Pollock Portraits

I know that these are a little out there but what can I say, I love it. We studied Picasso and his portraits! We looked at how he moved the placement of the facial features. Then we splatter "Action Painted" on top. Hello Modern Art! 

Pop heARTS

Oil Pastels then a color wash of the complement on top! We talked about Jim Dine, Andy Warhol, Shade, Tint and Pop Art! 

5th grade Donors Choose Project

Here are our 5th grade art club "Safety Blankets". The goal was to Pay it Forward. I taught two kids. Then they taught two friends. They all worked together and it was a wonderful experience. 

Journal/ Sketchbook

I needed a journal but I wanted it to be homemade instead of bought. It is time to throw out my painting mats. So I cut them up and put a rubber band around them. Ta-Daaa. I love it and b/c it is the kiddos mess it makes it more personal! I think it is pretty cool!

1st Grade Jim Dine Hearts

We all know Valentine's Day is coming up but simple hearts just wont do.  Looking at  Jim Dine's hearts were a MUST. Each student made their own heart patterns to create  symmetrical hearts. We used oil pastels on velour paper. I am a new teacher and have not had a chance to order my own supplies so I am working with what is left. Oil Pastels on Velour paper = success. I think they are so stinking cute and the loved making them. 

2nd grade Winter Scene

3rd Grade Snowmen At Night

In this lesson we read Snowmen At Night. This is a cute little story of what snowmen might do at night when we are all sleeping. The kiddos love finding the hidden pictures in the book and it is a perfect opportunity to teach shades, tints and shading. While it was frustrating and we had to start the shading process over several times it was well worth it. I am SOO PROUD of their work! 

Tattle Monster

I am so tired of my students tattling on each other for EVERYTHING. It wastes time and is unflattering. I saw this idea on Pintertest and it has worked wonders ever since. They get one tattle per class. So they have to make it a good one. It is even worth a few laughs. Like "they said my mom smells like watermelon and radishes. :) 

Recycled--Crayons, Crayons, Crayons!!!

What is an art teacher to do with the "ugly", broken crayons from class??? Turn trash into treasure!!! After getting addicted to Pinterest  I found a super easy way to make recycled crayons. 

 Peel the crayons. This takes the most time and I found if you stick the crayons in water to wet the paper the peel SOOOO much easier. 

 Stick them in a cupcake tins!

 Green was next! 

 I had enough for greens, purples/pink, red/orange/yellow, blues, and browns

I can't wait to offer them as a prize in class and for the school store!