art education blog


This visual journal page, like many of my visual journal pages, is based off of a work of art. This began as an example for a scratchboard pro...
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Explanation of how my 6x6 series came to life. The series "Snapshots" is just that, single images the capture my life, thoughts, and memories.
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A visual journal page about my beagle mix, Jacob, who snuggles with me in my hammock while a read. Read the how-to and supplies in the post.
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My most recent art experiment, fused glass. For these pieces I fused glass in my ceramic kiln and slumped them into bowl and plate molds.
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This all began with my love for sushi. I could eat it every other day, filling in the off days with pizza and steak, never getting sick of it....
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I am very excited to share my most recent art series. I began experimenting with encaustic collage with my fork and spoon paintings (click her...
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I love my cute, unique, 1940’s home. It has interesting doorways, built ins, beautiful hardwoods, and a lot of charm. It’s the per...
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A blog post about three ceramic boxes I made recently. I explain how they were constructed and glazed. Read more in the post.
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As a teacher my goal is to create a sense of community in my classroom. Although the majority of the time my students work on individual proje...
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If you haven’t heard of chalkboard paint yet, you must be living under a rock, or in another country that doesn’t carry chalkboard...
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A visual journal page about finding beauty in unexpected places. Explanation on how to create a mod podge and tape transfer are included.
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A page made using tissue paper, India ink, white paint, and colored pencils to recreate a night of sledding I got to enjoy during snowmageddon...
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