Tag: teaching

Hand built furniture visual journal page

Visual Journal Page 63: Hand Built Furniture

A visual journal page about a cutting board wedding gift converted to a hand built piece of furniture. Visual journal how-tos and instructions included.

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Leather mask project

Art Lesson: Leather Mask Project

This leather mask project is fun, easy, fairly cheap, and create beautiful results. Read details, supplies, how-to, and more.

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Visual Journal Page 54: I’m Already Lonely…

A visual journal page about learning the art department at my school was being downsized by half. The bad economy was making it’s way into my classroom…

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Visual Journal Page 52: Hummingbirds

A visual journal page about a dream I had about hummingbirds and how it came to life the next day.

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art + merch

Visual Journal Page 51: AP Due Dates

I think it’s hilarious when I hear students say they are taking AP Art because they think it will be an easy AP. As I smile and nod I think to myself, “Soon enough you will realize this is going to be one of the hardest classes you will ever take”… The thing about AP…

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art + merch

Mixed Media Artwork: “Caged” and “Trapped” Interpreted

Last January I received an e-mail from a high school student in Birmingham, England asking if I could help them with an art assignment. As a high school art teacher myself, I was more than happy to help, after all my blog focuses on art tips and how tos. I was expecting a question about…

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