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You might have heard of whirlygigs before, they are a classic craft that has been around for generations. Apparently even the Native Americans had their own version of this toy as early as 500BC, and they were also popular back in the great depression using old buttons or similar as the centre piece when kids didn’t have many toys. They are very easy to make, almost too easy, and kids will
Let’s Draw ESCHER-STYLE -13 Coloring Pages
ESCHER Coloring Pages
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo, 2008, made by the Buda Bee Quilters, Texas In 2004, Karen Stone published her most complex design, Cinco de Mayo. It's been one of my favorite patterns since I first saw it, and I've only known one or two people who dared to make it. Cathie Favret of the Tillamook County Quilters made one a few years ago. I wanted that quilt, but I don't think Cathie was going to let go of it easily. Can you blame her? It's a lot of work to make one of these quilts. Cathie Favret with the…
Art Lesson: Op Art Hearts
Your students will "LOVE" these Op Art Hearts, and you can sneak in some lessons about warm and cool colors. They will also learn about how shapes can create illusory contours and how lines can be used to make a heart look 3D.
Art Lesson: Op Art Hearts
Your students will "LOVE" these Op Art Hearts, and you can sneak in some lessons about warm and cool colors. They will also learn about how shapes can create illusory contours and how lines can be used to make a heart look 3D.
Artwork published by Cassidy1948
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suchasensualdestroyer: “Beth Hoeckel (American), Antique Quilt 2, acrylic/gouache/panel, c. 2010. ”
Op Art and Colored Pencil Tutorial - Art 1 (That Little Art Teacher)
I love Op Art and I thought it would be the perfect lesson to teach Art 1's how to use colored pencils. We began by discussing Op Art, M.C. Escher, Victor Vasarely, and Bridget Riley. Then we discu
Perspective in space!
By analyzing the various ways of representing space, we arrived to the study of perspective. In this collage, with students in the seventh grade, we first drawn a room in central perspective, follo…