Arts & Activities articles from March 2006

Arts & Activities archives from March 2006

Editor's note.
March 1, 2006... Mix it up this month with drawing and color media--like "Young Artist" Donya Mossadeghi (page 17) has done in her artwork that graces this month's cover. Her drawing of a colorful wood duck illustrates the possibilities of oil pastels when put...

Make your mark.(www.makeyourmark.org, Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundations )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2006... The Make Your Mark[R] in Graphic Communications Campaign, administered by the Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundations (GAERF[R]), was created in 2002 to raise awareness of the graphic-communications industry and its career...

A global art experience.(International Child Art Foundation's ChildArt magazine)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2006... Since April 1998, ChildArt, the International Child Art Foundation's (ICAF) colorful quarterly magazine has served as a means for global art experiences and sharing. This unique periodical inspires children of all ages to be artistic,...

Getty updates Web site.(J. Paul Getty Museum)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2006... The Getty Museum has a history of strong loyalty to art education, which is reflected in the variety of educational activities and programs available on site, as well as on its updated Education section of its Web site. It is a comprehensive...

How to Draw Buildings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... HOW TO DRAW BUILDINGS (2004," $14.95), by Ian Sidaway. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. Daily we see buildings--sometimes in rural settlings, other times in our cities and suburban areas. Buildings...

The Pastel Artist's Handbook.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... THE PASTEL ARTIST'S HANDBOOK (2004, $16.95). Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 250 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788. This is a small-sized "how-to-do-it" book that can be given to self-motivated middle--and high-school students. It...

Zimbabwe: Talking Stones.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2006... ZIMBABWE: TALKING STONES. VHS/58 min./$149.95. Level: High School and Adult. Films Media Group, 2572 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648," (800) 257-5126; www.films.com. An astonishing collection of stunning stone sculpture is...

You Can Sketch: A Step-by-Step Guide for Absolute Beginners.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... YOU CAN SKETCH: A Step-by-Step Guide for Absolute Beginners (2001, $9.95), by Jackie Simmonds. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. This is an art-instruction book for beginners, containing a variety of examples,...

Pastel Portrait of Jim: Daniel Greene.(Video Recording Review)
March 1, 2006... PASTEL PORTRAIT OF JIM: Daniel Greene. VHS/160 min./$79.95. Level: Adult. Jack Richeson & Co., Inc., Famous Painter Films Division, 557 Marcella St., Kimberly, WI 54136; (800) 233-2404; www.richesonart.com. This instructional video features...

Sargeant Art, Inc.(shop talk)
March 1, 2006... SARGENT ART, INC. has introduced two new watercolor pencil sets to its growing product line of children's art supply products. The new sets are available in convenient 12-and 24-count packages. These vibrant school-quality watercolor pencils...

Sanford's Corp.(shop talk)
March 1, 2006... SANFORD CORP.'s new series of Sharpie permanent markers, Sharpie "Minis," are anything but "mini" when it comes to bold color. Sharpie Mini markers have a cap clip, allowing students and teachers to attach there to notebooks, sketchbooks,...

Published by Abrams Books for young readers.(Paul Cezanne: A Painter's Journey)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
March 1, 2006... Published by ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS, in association with the National Gallew of Art, is a new book, Paul Cezanne: A Painter's Journey. Filled with photographs from the period, the artist's paintings and works of his contemporaries, this...

Triarco[R] Arts & Crafts.(shop talk)
March 1, 2006... For over 60 years, TRIARCO[R] ARTS & CRAFTS has provided educators with quality art products and continues this tradition with its new 2006 Arts & Crafts catalog. Triarco has given special attention to searching for new products that will...

Anchor Audio.(shop talk)
March 1, 2006... Teachers who have struggled with complex PA/music sound systems in the classroom or in the lecture hall, will now be able to get their message across clearly with ANCHOR AUDIO's new Ensign Pro, a portable tabletop lectern that delivers 110 dB...

Duncan Enterprises'.(shop talk)
March 1, 2006... DUNCAN ENTERPRISES' Concepts[R] Underglazes for Majolica and Bisque are versatile, easy to use, and ideal for art students, casual ceramists and professionals. One coat allows for translucent design work, while several provide solid coverage....

Crystal Productions'.(shop talk)
March 1, 2006... An abstract art based on mathematics, optical illusions play tricks with the eye. In CRYSTAL PRODUCTIONS' new 24-minute videotape, Optical Illusions: How to Create There, teacher Peggy Flores shows students how to make optical illustions by...

Young artist.(Brief Article)(Interview)(Cover Story)
March 1, 2006... I started drawing when I was only 3 years old. Everyone in the family noticed from the start that I take after my grandmother, who is a professional painter. Even though drawing is my strength, I am always open to trying new things like...

Feeling like Frida.
March 1, 2006... When I first started teaching at J. H. House Elementary School, I was excited to be doing what I love and couldn't wait to share my knowledge of art with my students. As my fourth-graders were working on a project, Ricky, a Hispanic child,...

Artistic lettering.(calligraphy)
March 1, 2006... Until the invention of printing, and later of typewriters and computers, the only way people could communicate without talking to each other was through handwriting. As long as writing was legible, everyday messages and records could be written...

Eyesore no more.(eye charts)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2006... The creation of a humorous eye chart gives students practice in many important aspects of desktop publishing. They are forced to confront how the dynamics of a typeface changes when it is used at several point sizes. Students learn how to...

Clip & save art notes.(Frederic Edwin Church)
March 1, 2006... ABOUT THIS PAINTING This painting was originally named The Amazon, but is known today by the title, El Rio de Luz (The River of Light). It is one of Frederic Church's later paintings in which his work became softer and more gentle than...

Classroom use of the art print.
March 1, 2006... THINGS TO LEARN * The picture reproduced here, El Rio de Luz (The River of Light), is one of Frederic Church's later paintings. For students to develop a better understanding of all his work they should also look at other paintings by him....

Get into the zone with multimedia.
March 1, 2006... Teaching art in grades four through eight, I seem to always run out of time before I run out of projects. There are so many different materials and techniques, and so very little time in which to teach them. I decided that I would do a...

Drawing with glue.
March 1, 2006... March showers bring April flowers in South Texas, which makes il an opportune time to gather some blooms, bring them into the art room and start drawing. Working in groups of two or three, eighth-grade students make an arrangement of flowers on...

Form follow function.(art education)
March 1, 2006... One of my advanced drawing classes comprised more boys than girls, so I attempted to gear subject matter toward seemingly more male interests. We had just completed a Prismacolor[R] rendering of a still life of character masks--something the...

Flowers with lady bugs.
March 1, 2006... As an elementary visual-art teacher, I discovered some years ago that concentric circles can offer young students an instant success in creating attractive designs. Concentric circles are circles that have a common center, like the waves that...

Wonderful world of Warhol.(Andy Warhol )
March 1, 2006... Pop artists such as Andy Warhol became aware of commercial designs in our society and used them as the basis for their paintings, sculptures, silkscreens and so on. Andy Warhol was famous for his paintings/silkscreens of famous people and...

Logos by design.(on the ART CAREER TRACK)
March 1, 2006... Finding projects for students in their early teens that are accessible to the huge range of skill and confidence levels we deal with, explore the knowledge of design demanded by the curriculum and still make it personally interesting to this...

Summer art experience.
March 1, 2006... PACIFIC COAST California Duncan University will help you master Duncan Ceramic products, learning new techniques while creating projects. Certified Ambassadors with a wide range of knowledge and expertise will guide you to dazzling...