Read about visual journal collage tips, techniques, and how tos. This page is created using old book pages, watercolor, and colored pencil.
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Painting Abstract Art: Teaching When the Simplest Concepts are Actually the Most Complex
Abstract art is one of my favorite types of art and it’s an art form that I always include in my high school visual art curriculum. It can be hit and miss, some years they get it and run with it, other years it’s like pulling teeth. Despite my mixed results I am...
Prep for Baby Girl: Modern, Whimsical Nursery
Check out how I decorated my baby girl’s room with a modern, yet whimsical nursery interior design. Check out the details and pictures.
Visual Journal Page 33: Watercolor Bee
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.
Interior Design: Dining Room to Playroom
One day I decided we didn’t need a dining room, we needed a playroom. Cooper’s toys were already filling up our living room and a teepee had been ordered for his Christmas present. This is my weekend adventure of converting our dining room into a one year old’s playroom.
Visual Journal Page 31: Bubble Prints
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.
Homemade Valentines with a Toddler
Check out my homemade valentines, created with the help of my toddler. Yes, you can do paint projects with a two-year-old!
Tips for Teaching A Watercolor Lesson to High Schoolers
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...
Linoleum Relief Printmaking Basics + Colored Pencils
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...
Baby’s First Christmas Ornament
We welcomed baby number two, sweet Kennedy Elise, into our family on November 21st, 2017. Cooper was born almost exactly two years prior, on November 12th, 2015. After Cooper's arrival, I realized I needed to get a "baby's first Christmas" ornament for him. After a...