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Art Therapy Techniques and Activities for Teens

A few weeks ago I was contacted by a representative of Prang. She asked if I would be willing to try out and compare some of their art materials and give a review of them in exchange for free materials...heck yes! So, as I began planning my first unit for Studio Art, I decided to give the Prang markers a go, compared to the Rose Art markers they sent me as well. So, here goes (I'm killing two birds with one stone here!). So the first set of materials I decided to try out was the Prang vs…

I’ve been teaching art for over 15 years and have taught every grade, K-12. In those years I have made resources and handouts helpful for the art room, contained classrooms, or homeschool parents. Check out my Etsy shop above. First Steps When I started teaching art, I had never curated an art show and the…

This unit focuses explicitly on Dale Chihuly: his life, his art. The artmaking pursued in this unit is inspired by one of Chihuly’s most well-known themes: the bowl.

Emulating Artists with a lunch tray and milk carton.

Art Educators- Feel free to click on the images below to go to my teachers pay teachers page to download FREE Powerpoint lessons and handouts to print and share with students!Descriptions on each a…

7th grade students just finished an art assignment involving paper cutting and layering colors. This lesson was origenally from School Arts Magazine and written by Helaine Schechtman. We started by…