The Hero’s Journey: A 2-Point Perspective Digital Art Project

I'm continually impressed with what the Google Suite of tools can do. Just a few years ago, a project of this type would have required serious photo-editing software (Photoshop, Pixlr, or Gimp), and an intermediate-level understanding of that software. But now, due to the increasing function of Google tools, this is an introductory or novice…

Mandalas and Sacred Geometry for Middle and High Schoolers

Mandalas are an art form made by pretty much every culture. I like to integrate mandalas alongside sacred geometry into middle (and even high school) curriculum, as the Social Studies standards almost always highlight societies, cultures, and/or religions that feature mandalas and sacred geometry (Buddhism, Hinduism, medieval Christianity, and Islam).Here is one of the ways…

Refresh Your Lessons: Teaching Perspective in Creative and Engaging Manners

 From this great lesson-plan on Teachers Pay TeachersTeaching perspective. It is the bane of many an Art teacher’s practice. Throughout elementary, middle, and high school the topic of perspective is a common theme in the Art standards of any state. As a group, we seem to have teaching atmospheric perspective down. I see varied, interesting,…

Recommendations

First and foremost: Have any of you ventured out to see "Midnight in Paris" at your local movie theater? If not, you have GOT to run out and see while it is still in theaters. I don't watch too much T.V., hadn't seen a promo, and ended up seeing it on a hot day wherein…