This year I taught myself how to create gelli prints a few days before I started teaching it to students. I had been interested in trying it for a couple of years, especially after seeing a demo of it at the New York NAEA conference in 2017. When it came time to plan...
A visual journal page about my morning commute, which often involved fog drifting between silhouetted trees. Learn how I created this visual journal page.
Read about visual journal collage tips, techniques, and how tos. This page is created using old book pages, watercolor, and colored pencil.
Check out how I created a watercolor bee to use in my visual journal. I created this after a bee sting incident in the middle of class.
Check out how I use paint bubble prints to create a visual journal page. This was inspired by a trip to the aquarium. Read more here.
My top 5 wish-listed art education resources for art teachers in elementary, middle, or high school art, homeschool parents, and more.
Hands down, Christmas is my favorite time of year. Although I refuse to decorate until after Thanksgiving (each holiday needs a moment to shine), I start feeling the Christmas spirit as soon as Halloween starts approaching. This is yet another visual journal page...
A few years ago I began teaching a painting class, after taking a a three year break to focus on ceramics and sculpture. While I loved teaching 3D art, I was excited to move back to the two dimensional world. I always loved painting. and couldn’t wait to teach a...
Printmaking is such an interesting and historic art-making process. My students especially love it because they have the ability to make multiple prints of one image. They often refer to the linoleum block in relief printmaking as a "stamp," which I have an irrational...
Check out one of my most popular art curriculums, a focus on high school drawing. This introduces students to drawing techniques & basics.