Christmas ornament art project

The bird that is mostly glittered with MOD PODGED wings & tail was the idea of the Mom who signed up for the class.  I thought her idea was brilliant & it ended up that I liked her idea more then my own.  She also painted inside the black lines because they couldn’t be drawn…

ah…a Camelot knight lives here

For this is a noble house of Saab. With Sir Henry charming his mother of Halloween candy for breakfast. Easy to make…pencil, matt board, acrylic paint, the AMAZING Chisel tip Sharpie (best invention EVER) for the back of the shield- two inch wide masking tape. So Henry could carry it. directions…8″ of tape then, 4″…

Sir Henry

We got home from school @ 3:45. Henry & I made the sword & shield out of matt board. He painted the shield, I did the sword. My daughter found the ‘&’ dragon on the internet & cut it out from photo paper. Outlined everything in jumbo sharpie. My silver shirt on backwards, my brown…

halloween art projects

These are two originals done by two year olds.  The ghost is a child’s foot painted with washable white paint.  This is great fun, to make your student giggle by painting his/her foot white.  I placed the black paper on the ground & i held the child’s ankle as he stepped on the black paper….

art class drop cloth

i used this drop cloth for every art class i taught for five years. it was my intent to have someone stretch it & frame it- it is canvas, but to my unbelievable disappointment…my very bad cat peed on it while i was in the hospital for a few days. revenge, i guess. i was…

Mad hatter’s hat decoration

Halloween’s coming. 1. White card stock painted black, while paint is wet, sprinkle black glitter (I know?! can you believe there is black glitter?) 2. When dry, cut a circle a little larger then a half dollar. 3. Cut a strip of the black painted paper about 2″ high, tape inside to hold together as…

Peace art project for kids…

Directions: I drew the dove & photocopied it onto card stock. I looked up every symbol for Peace in the world & drew them on a chalkboard. (At an art store, I purchased boxes of white only oil pastel) This project was done at our Jewish Temple in Birmingham. I had every class come to…

my art studio in action

Soon…i have to wait just a little while longer for children to come & make magic happen.  make art.  fill the studio with their work.  best of all…bring me laughter.