Wednesday, January 28th Donuts, anyone? My middle school students recently created realistic donuts using oil pastels. They did such a great job, I wanted to share! For my fellow art teachers, this lesson teaches the element of value , and how to blend colors to make realistic-looking donuts. That's TWO concepts in ONE! :) I told them we were going to make donuts, and their first response was an excited, "really??" so I had to quickly follow it with " drawing donuts " :) First I showed them part of a video that explains the elements of art very well. I play one clip at a time and then build off of the explanations. Once we have talked about the element of value, I told them that we were going to practice making value scales using the oil pastels. Tip -Make sure each oil pastel container has "donut colors" (tan, light brown, white, shades of yellow) before you start, or you'll have a class full of complaining students who "can't make d...
Monday, December 29th I hope you all had a lovely holiday! Mine was spent with my favorite people and was filled with the joy of a four year old's excitement that Santa visited :) It was also my 8 month old's first Christmas and he loved playing with the paper and bows, and also his new toys. I personally like to shop for Christmas decor after the day, as I always find great decor and gift ideas at lower prices. That's why my Etsy shop is having an After-Christmas Inventory Clear-Out! All Christmas decor and accessories are marked down and very affordable. We have festive mugs, holiday greeting cards and much more! Stock up now for next year and save! Mahalo, Caitlin