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You HAVE to go check out this video! The animation and creativity is amazing!



I just have to make one! Kudos to the artist!! What I like best about this video and the style that the artist uses is the fact that he/she uses 2D drawing and painting which leads to 3D interactive objects found in the real world. It adds a whole new meaning to the picture coming to life! With just a few found objects, some paint and a wall!! Very cool!!

This Too Shall Pass - Music Video

This video is really amazing! I would love to try this out in the classroom or even in my kitchen!!

Drawing with Glue

These are great to make in correlation with a Social Studies lesson on different geographical regions. We took a pencil a sketched out a design, then took another piece of paper and carefully drew our finalized sketch. Then, we took Elmer's glue and followed the line with the glue and let it dry. It usually takes about a full day. Then we took gold metallic paint (I tested several and Sargent's worked the best) and painted all over the paper, not too thick that you lose the dried glue design. Once the paint is dry, after a few minutes, we took ink and dropped some on the paper and took paper-towels and spread it all over to give it that old rustic antique look. We also made African masks in this same manner, the students loved making all kinds of different looking faces according to different animals and spiritual leaders of that culture. We then cut the faces out and glued them "pop-up" style on black paper and decorated the border with construction paper crayons. Everyone had a blast!!

General Rubric for Art Lesson Plans

I found a nice rubric that can be modified to any/most art lesson plans. Click here for the link to the website. Here it is below also.

Name: Grade: Classroom Teacher: Score:

Date: Follow Up action (if any):

Elements and Principles	I planned carefully, showed an awareness of the elements and principles of design; chose a color scheme carefully, used space effectively	I applied the principles of design and used one or more elements effectively; showed an awareness of using space effectively	I did the assignment adequately, but it shows lack of planning	I completed the project, but it shows little evidence of any understanding of the elements and principles, no evidence of planning
Creativity/Originality	I thought of many ideas, tried unusual combinations, made connections to previous knowledge, demonstrated outstanding problem solving skills	I thought of a few ideas, or based my work off of someone else’s idea, made decisions, solved the problem in a logical way	I thought of one idea and carried it out adequately, but it lacked originality, substituted “symbols” instead of original thought, might have copied someone else’s work	I finished the assignment, but gave no evidence of trying anything unusual
Effort/Preservation	The project was continued until it was as complete as I could make it, I gave effort far beyond that required, I took pride in going beyond the requirement	I worked hard to complete the project, but with a little more effort, it could have been outstanding	I finished the project, but it could have been improved with more effort; I knew how to do the project but I didn’t finish; or I chose an easy project and worked carelessly	I completed the project with minimum effort
Craftsmanship/Skill/ Consistency	My artwork was beautifully and patiently done, it was as good as hard work could make it	With a little more effort, my work could have been outstanding; lacks the finishing touches	My artwork was of average craftsmanship; adequate, but not as good as it could have been, a bit careless	My project was below average in craftsmanship, showed lack of pride in finished project
Group Cooperation/Attitude	I was sensitive to the feelings of others, followed all classroom rules and willingly participated in class discussions	I am usually sensitive to the feelings of others, I usually follow all classroom rules and very rarely causes a classroom disturbance and participate in class	I sometimes am sensitive to others, usually follows some of the classroom rules, and occasionally cause a disturbance and sometimes participate in classroom discussions	I usually DO NOT follow classroom rules, consider the feelings of others or participate in classroom discussions. I usually cause a classroom disturbance.

we are paper toys!

I highly recommend the book we are paper toys! by Louis Bou. It features 30+ artists that make toys out of paper and they are ridiculously awesome! I printed off a template from one of the artist's website (there are several you can download and print off).

Click here for we are paper toys! book info and order from amazon.

Printmaking with Linoleum Blocks

These are prints from the Middle School and Up group. We used linoleum blocks and carving tools to create relief prints. Everyone had a great time and we didn't even have to bring out the First-Aid kit!! Impressive!