Splatters and Smudges

My 7th graders were given the challenge of turning a human face mold into an animal face. Each student began by plastering a human face mas...

My 7th Graders created original Monster sculptures from plaster. They used newspaper and cardboard for the inside base and then used plaster...

My 7th graders learned about the yarn paintings done the Huichol tribe in Mexico. They only had 2 weeks left of the quarter so this took 5- ...

My 7th Graders created Bug sculptures inspired by an actual insect (or spider). Students found an image of an insect of the Internet to work...

My 7th Graders learned about the architecture of Frank Gehry and were challenged to create a thematic house that included unusual feature in...

My 7th Graders learned about Aboriginal Art and how the Aboriginees used dots to create their paintings. Students were given a wood block, 2...

My 8th grade students were given the theme of Superheros for their project. To practice drawing from observation I let them chose a Superher...