First I read "I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!" to my 5th grade art club. I love this book for any age. Then we talked about creating a character for "their book". After using oil pastel to create the character, we watered down paint so that we could splatter it by blowing through a straw. This is our take on action painting!!!! 

The kids loved the project and I think that they turned out great! 

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.