Below are pdfs of design and art journals from years 7-9. I’ve been working with journals for a number of years. They replaced sketchbooks in an art class, and obviously I’m doing design journals in my current design classes. I’ve really fallen in love with them as an educational tool and want to write aboutContinue reading “Art & Design Journals”
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STEAM
Beautiful things work better! Perhaps because it reflects real life, but I’ve always been fascinated by the way different subject areas in school overlap. And my two years as a creative technology and design teacher sparked a love for STEAM projects. STEAM, if you are unfamiliar, refers to school assignments that integrate Science, Technology, Engineering,Continue reading “STEAM”
Flat-Pack Furniture
Student work: Disney Rococo Furniture What is flat pack furniture? Flat-pack furniture is a form of furniture that requires customer assembly. The separate components are packed for sale in cartons which also contain assembly instructions and sometimes hardware. In most cases, the furniture is simple to assemble with basic tools, which are also included. ThereContinue reading “Flat-Pack Furniture”
Tiffany Style Lanterns
student work, all three sides of the lantern A shout out to my friend Kristy who started this project with resin-based “stained-glass”. Her previous work was really helpful in developing this unit on Tiffany style lanterns. Lanterns are a big deal in Asia, they can identify what kind of restaurant you’re walking into or evenContinue reading “Tiffany Style Lanterns”
Quilt Vases: Printing Textures onto Clay
Two views of three of the quilt vases. Slab building is an essential component to any ceramics program. If you’re not familiar with ceramics, slabs are sheets of rolled out clay that are used for sculpting functional and non-functional objects. Many facilities have a slab roller, which is just a large table that rolls outContinue reading “Quilt Vases: Printing Textures onto Clay”
Teach Typography
Bad typography is everywhere. These are two examples. One says La Michoacana (a Mexican ice cream store), the other La Shish. Try reading either one driving by in a car at 30 miles per hour! I’m not an exceptional designer or typography expert but learning the basics of typography was one of the best thingsContinue reading “Teach Typography”
Choose Kindness!
Character formation is a key role for educators and, with that in mind, kindness is something that’s become a buzz word in my classroom. The quote made famous by the movie Wonder “When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kindness” (Dr. Wayne Dyer) is posted in my room along with thingsContinue reading “Choose Kindness!”
Recreating Well Known Objects
One common theme in my art projects is the idea that artists recreate, over and over again, objects we all know and love. Arguably, this is more effective than making paintings, as it turns an idea on its head. When you stand in front of a painting, you’re expecting to see a painting. Obviously, itContinue reading “Recreating Well Known Objects”
Draw, Paint, Think 