Arts & Activities articles from June 2007

Arts & Activities archives from June 2007

Asian Kites.(Brief article)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... ASIAN KITES (2005, $9.95), by Wayne Hosking. Tuttle Publishing, 364 Innovation Dr., N. Clavendon, VT 05759; peripluspublishinggroup.com/tuttle. There are long traditions of kite flying in Asia. Initially, early European traders brought...

The Case of the Grinning Cat.(Video recording review)
June 1, 2007... THE CASE OF THE GRINNING CAT. VHS or DVD/58 min./$390; Video Rental, $125. Level: Grade 11-12 and Adult. First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court Street, 1st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; www.frif.com. French cinema essayist Chris Marker has woven an...

Big Book of Optical Illusions.
June 1, 2007... BIG BOOK OF OPTICAL ILLUSIONS (2006; $19.99), by Gianni Sarcone and Marie-Jo Waeber. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 250 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788; www.barronseduc.com. "Seeing is believing"... or is it? Some people speak of...

Royal & Langnickel Brush Mfg., Inc.(shop talk)
June 1, 2007... An artists tote, wooden tabletop easel, painting surfaces, brushes and Essentials[TM] paints are included in three Painting Easel Artist sets available from ROYAL & LANGNICKEL BRUSH MFG., INC. For students and artists alike, these sets are...

Jonti-Craft, Inc.(shop talk)
June 1, 2007... JONTI-CRAFT, INC. announces the addition of the Communication Center to its lineup of children's furniture. With the Communication Center, check-in can be processed, and messages, mail and homework managed. There's a pull-out drawer ideal for a...

Easy2Draw Videos.(shop talk)
June 1, 2007... EASY2DRAW VIDEOS presents its newest DVD, Easy2Draw Dolphins and Reef Animals. The two-hour presentation expresses a deep respect for the ocean and the animals that inhabit it, with short lessons on the coral reef and beautiful under-the-sea...

Jacquard Products.(shop talk)
June 1, 2007... JACQUARD PRODUCTS announces the newest addition to its Pearl Ex line, the Pearl Ex Watercolor CD Series. The Series has 12 Pearl Ex metallic shimmer colors packaged as a watercolor palette. Perfect for the artist on the go, simply mix the...

Loew-Cornell, Inc.(shop talk)
June 1, 2007... LOEW-CORNELL, INC., a leading supplier of art and craft materials, has teamed up with Wiley Publishing, licensing the For Dummies[R] brand for art sets. There are four sets now available: Acrylic Painting, Watercolor Painting, Oil Painting and...

Young artist.(Sophie Yan)(Cover story)(Brief article)
June 1, 2007... Art has been a passion of mine for a long time. At the age of 5, my parents wanted me to gain a hobby so they signed me up for some art classes. I immediately developed a huge interest. My freshman year in high school was the first time I...

Recycling--Kandinsky.(RECYCLING renaissance)
June 1, 2007... Recycling is an important national concern. Our consumer "dispose-of-it" mentality is creating incredible amounts of waste. Every year we generate more rubbish, which increases the need for better ways to put refuse to work for us, and not...

Books with happy endings.(RECYCLING renaissance)
June 1, 2007... You want to do what that book? Like most teachers, I love books. The thought of defacing one was abhorrent to me. But I listened to the student before me as she explained herself. In her hands she held an old, cast-off volume. Her mother...

Alexander Calder meets Bridget Riley CD mobile.(RECYCLING renaissance)
June 1, 2007... Remember when it seemed like AOL sent you a compact disc every day in the mail? How many do you think you received over the years? Have you wanted to come up with a use for them? Years ago I began saving discs that filled up my mailbox. I...

Give me liberty.(INTEGRATING the cirriculum)
June 1, 2007... A few years ago, I made my first trip to New York City. I was so inspired that, three years later, I am still thinking about the magnificence of this historical, multicultural, urban city. One of my all-time favorite tours was of Ellis...

Parade of art umbrellas.(COMMUNITY connections)(Sacramento Fine Arts Center)
June 1, 2007... Christo, eat your heart out! With over 90 brightly painted umbrellas gracing a serpentine walk-through on the green lawn of a park, this community "Parade of Artist Umbrellas" attracted a large number of artist-participants and hundreds of...

The tree house.
June 1, 2007... For many, childhood and tree houses have always held a special fascination in our American culture and history. What child has not at some point aspired to climb a tree, enter into a little roost and rule the neighborhood from this regal and...

The angst of Ernst.(art ACROSS the CURRICULUM)
June 1, 2007... Has anyone ever given you "that look" after you have done something wrong? Maybe you made a mistake and your mother (or father or teacher or friend) either glances or glares at you, but in those brief seconds, you know what you did, you know...

Clip & save art notes.
June 1, 2007... ABOUT THE ARTIST "Sometimes I feel as Indian artists and curators, we're the cultural missionaries of the 21st century."--Richard Hill, 1992. Richard "Rick" Hill is a Native American artist, writer, educator, curator, museum...

Classroom use of the art print.
June 1, 2007... Richard W. (Rick) Hill (American Indian; b. 1950). Clan Mother, 1977. Watercolor; 22' x 30'. The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. THINGS TO LEARN * Richard "Rick" Hill Sr. is a painter, carver, photographer, bead worker,...

Nature's art studio.(CHILDREN'S art diary)
June 1, 2007... The outdoors is the largest art studio with the most wondrous lines and purest colors--all on the biggest canvases. Children playing outdoors discover the elements of art and formulate their own sense of beauty and personal design while...

Inside-out seascapes.
June 1, 2007... Because we live in northern Florida, "where Florida begins," people often perceive us as a colder climate. But, the truth is, fish are jumping here all year long. Fish, therefore, are always wonderful subjects to choose for art. They represent...

Corrugated lighthouse scenes.
June 1, 2007... Living on Long Island affords its residents the opportunity of seeing many beautiful, natural habitats, especially various types of coastlines covered with magnificent sand beaches, marshlands, rocky bluffs and sand dunes. Many of these coastal...

Guide to summer ordering 2007.(Directory)
June 1, 2007... Guide to Summer Ordering 2007 ARTS & ACTIVITIES' comprehensive directory of sources of art and craft supplies and equipment, schools, publications and services... a ready reference for teachers, administrators and purchasing...

Guide to summer ordering 2007.(Directory)
June 1, 2007... Guide to Summer Ordering 2007 ARTS & ACTIVITIES' comprehensive directory of sources of art and craft supplies and equipment, schools, publications and services... a ready reference for teachers, administrators and purchasing...

Guide to summer ordering 2007.(HOBBY/CRAFT *-PRINTMAKING *)(Directory)
June 1, 2007... Guide to Summer Ordering 2007 ARTS & ACTIVITIES' comprehensive directory of sources of art and craft supplies and equipment, schools, publications and services... a ready reference for teachers, administrators and purchasing...

Guide to summer ordering 2007.(PUBLISHERS-STAINED GLASS *)(Directory)
June 1, 2007... Guide to Summer Ordering 2007 ARTS & ACTIVITIES' comprehensive directory of sources of art and craft supplies and equipment, schools, publications and services... a ready reference for teachers, administrators and purchasing...

Tried & true tips for art teachers: spring into summer.
June 1, 2007... Whew! It's the end of the school year, and you're tired and a little overwhelmed with tying up all of those loose ends. You'll be stowing away materials so the rooms can be emptied, cleaned or, worse yet, they're using your room for a...