Arts & Activities articles from November 2005

Arts & Activities archives from November 2005

Editor's note.
November 1, 2005... Long-time friends of Arts & Activities have no doubt noticed that, in November, we aim to delight and inspire our readers with printmaking ideas. We believe that learning about prints, and how to make them, are important ingredients of a...

Autographs for Education.(Sharpie Retractable Autographs for Education )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The national Sharpie Retractable Autographs for Education program enlists the help of professional athletes and celebrities to ask everyday people for their autographs. In exchange for collecting one million autographs, Sharpie will contribute...

Printmaking: Fun and Easy Printmaking Techniques.(Video Recording Review)
November 1, 2005... PRINTMAKING: Fun and Easy Printmaking Techniques. Video/16 min./$24.95. Level: K-6. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025; (800) 255-8629; www.crystalproductions.com. This rapid-moving video, hosted by Mickey Walker, is...

Printmaking for Beginners.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... PRINTMAKING FOR BEGINNERS (2002; $19.95), by Jane Stobart. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003; www.watsonguptill.com. Oftentimes, very young children are exposed to very simple means for printing: leaf prints,...

Art in a Box.
November 1, 2005... ART IN A BOX, by Sarah Richardson. Boxed set of 20 Activity Cards/$19.95. Level: Elementary School. Tate Publishing, distributed in the United States by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 100 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10011; (212) 206-7715;...

Rockwell: A Boy and His Dog.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... ROCKWELL: A BOY AND HIS DOG (2005; $14.95), by Loren Spiotta-Di Mare, illustrated by Cliff Miller. Barron's Educational Series, Inc., 250 Wireless Boulevard, Hauppauge, NY 11788; (800) 645-3476; www.barronseduc.com. As a young art student,...

A is for Artist: An Alphabet.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... A IS FOR ARTIST: An Alphabet (2004; $19.95), photography by Ella Doran, design and illustration by Silence (Zoe Miller and David Goodman). Tate Publishing, distributed in the United States by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 100 Fifth Ave., New York, NY...

Scratch-Art Co., Inc.(shop talk)
November 1, 2005... The uniquely coated "Picture Board" from SCRATCH-ART CO., INC. allows artists and students to apply their favorite media, be it watercolor, acrylic, ink, pencil, crayon, and so on. The board can be scratched with a standard scratch-knife tool...

Tot-a-Doodle-Do!(shop talk)
November 1, 2005... TOT-A-DOODLE-DO! is an educational children's program that provides interactive entertainment for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners. Available on DVD, Tot-a-Doodle-Do! programs incorporate follow-along activities for children and their...

Artograph, Inc.(shop talk)
November 1, 2005... The "Tracer" Jr." Projector from ARTOGRAPH, INC. is designed with the beginning artist or crafter in mind. Art, designs and patterns can be enlarged up to 10 times onto a wall, easel or other vertical surface for quick and easy tracing, drawing...

Royal & Langnickel Brush Mfg., Inc.(shop talk)
November 1, 2005... ROYAL & LANGNICKEL BRUSH MFG., INC.'s "Design Your Own Greeting Card Blanks" are now available at retailers nationwide. Available in both plain and die-cut designs in packages of 50, artists and students are only limited by their imaginations...

Delphi glass.(SHOP TALK)
November 1, 2005... DELPHI GLASS is offering four new System 96 glass packs for classroom fusing projects. System 96 glass is easy to cut and less expensive than 90 COE glass, making it easier for students to use and more affordable for teachers. The "Beginner...

Turn over a new leaf: printmaking and painting pair up.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2005... MATERIALS * Leaves * Hot-press watercolor paper * Watercolor paints * Palettes * Brushes * Liquid dish soap * Water containers and * paper towels LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... *...

Pop-art printmaking.
November 1, 2005... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * learn about the Pop Artist Andy Warhol by reading a fact sheet and viewing examples of his work. * apply drawing skills to trace photograph of face and transfer to surface of printmaking...

The color of character.(Elizabeth Catlett, portrait)
November 1, 2005... After working hard for social justice, how would it feel to be deemed an "undesirable alien" (1) by your own country, the United States, the very nation founded on the basis of liberty and justice for all? That's what happened to the...

Clip & save art notes.(One Hundred Poets, print by Katsushika Hokusai)
November 1, 2005... ABOUT THIS PRINT This print belongs to one of the last of Katsushika Hokusai's great series of prints, titled "One Hundred Poets." He began the series at the venerable age of 76, when most people of that time--or any other time--would have...

Classroom use of the art print.(Katsushika Hokusai)
November 1, 2005... Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese; 1760-1849). Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River, with the poem Kiyowara no Fukayabu, ca. 1836. Color wood-block print, 10" x 15". THINGS TO LEARN * Hokusai's designs belonged to a kind of Japanese art...

Print-store artists.(CHILDREN'S art diary)
November 1, 2005... How many "stores" did you have as a child? In our house, playing store was a favorite game. My daughter Ana started her "print boutique" by looking for raised letters on our old appliance knobs from which she could print. Store signs were made...

Linoleum leaf prints.
November 1, 2005... MATERIALS *Leaves * Paper in various colors * Linoleum blocks * Plexiglas[R] * Water-based block printer's ink * Brayer * Baren * Gouges LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * define shape,...

Photograms with X-rays: X-cellent!(PHOTOGRAPHIC expression)
November 1, 2005... MATERIALS * X-rays * Scissors * Photographic paper * Clear Plexiglas[R] or heavy glass * Photo-processing chemicals in trays * Sink * Darkened room with safelight * Light source (i.e. an enlarger) *...

Knights in shining armor.
November 1, 2005... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * become familiar with the history and role of knights in the Middle Ages, and with the armor and weapons used by knights. * design a suit of armor. * execute their armor design on foil,...

Projecting through perspective.
November 1, 2005... LEARNING OBJECTIVES Students will... * learn the vocabulary of perspective. * create an interesting composition using techniques that will give the illusion of spatial depth through placement, overlapping and foreshortening. ...

Young artist.
November 1, 2005... As long as I can remember, I have always loved art. My parents tell me that I was constantly drawing animals and Disney characters when I was little. Now, my favorite things to draw and paint are wildlife and landscapes. Sometimes I'll...