Arts & Activities articles from October 2005

Arts & Activities archives from October 2005

Editor's note.
October 1, 2005... Arts & Activities is spellbound by paper this month and we invite you to join us. We start by asking, "If Picasso Made Witches" (page 20), what would they look like? With a theme that's special to the month of October, this paper project is a...

Classroom Papermaking II: Advanced Techniques and Special Projects.(Video Recording Review)
October 1, 2005... [VHS/CD/VISUAL] CLASSROOM PAPERMAKING II: Advanced Techniques & Special Projects. Video/60 min./ $39.95. Level: Middle School and Above. Nash/Renfrow Productions, 1102 West Huron Street, Tucson, AZ 85745; www.catherinenash.com. This video...

My Brother Vincent Van Gogh.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... [PRINT] MY BROTHER VINCENT VAN GOGH (2004, $19.9,5) by Ceciel de Bie. Getty Publications, 1200 Getty Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90049; www.getty.edu. Few artists have had as much written about them as Vincent van Gogh. Yet, few books have...

Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... [PRINT] RUNAWAY GIRL: The Artist Louise Bourgeois (2003, $19.95) by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 100 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011; www.abramsbooks.com. I can recall seeing Louise Bourgeois at New York City...

Islamic Art and Geometric Design: Activities for Learning.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... [VHS/CD/VISUAL] ISLAMIC ART AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN: Activities for Learning. Boxed set (booklet, slides, overhead transparencies)/$29.95. Level: Middle School and High School. Yale University Press, P.O. Box 20940, New Haven, CT 06520;...

Drawing and Painting Fantasy Figures: From the Imagination to the Page.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2005... [PRINT] DRAWING AND PAINTING FANTASY FIGURES: From the Imagination to the Page (2003; $21.95), by Finlay Cowan. Barron's Educational Series, 250 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788. Names like Frodo, Gandalf, Arwen, Gimli and Gollum (from...

Duncan Enterprises.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... DUNCAN ENTERPRISES has introduced seven new Satin Glaze colors with the rerelease of two favorite colors. The Duncan Satin Glazes palette includes five soft pastel colors and four vivid, intense colors. Re-released colors are Black and...

Paragon Industries.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... PARAGON INDUSTRIES will hold a Basic Repair and Maintenance Seminar October 7-8, 2005, at the Paragon kiln factory in Mesquite, Texas, about 30 minutes east of Dallas. Paragon's head engineer and staff will teach the seminar, which includes two...

Loew-Cornell, Inc.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... LOEW-CORNELL, INC. has added fashion accessories to their growing line of products for the artist, ceramist and hobbyist. The company recently acquired the craft business of Innovo, Inc. including the marketing, sale and distribution of fashion...

Scratch Art Co., Inc.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... SCRATCH ART CO., INC.'s Rainbow[R] White Scratch-Art[R] Paper allows young artists to watch colors appear as they paint, draw, color and then, scratch. Simply paint with watercolor or draw with crayon or coloring pencils on the unique white...

Day To Day Enterprises.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... In Linda S. Day's book, Grandma's Magic Scissors: Paper Cutting from A-Z, published by DAY TO DAY ENTERPRISES, students and teachers alike will learn how to take an ordinary piece of paper and turn it into art through the power of their "magic...

Arnold Grummer.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... ARNOLD GRUMMER'S has announced its "Paper Making Curriculum"--15 field-tested lesson plans for middle- or high-school art clubs, science clubs, after-school or home-school programs. Students progress through basic sheet making to mastering...

New Century Arts'.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... In an expanded and revised edition of Paper Clay (University of Pennsylvania Press; 2005), NEW CENTURY ARTS' Rosette Gault explains the successful making, Paper Clay use and firing of paper clay. In addition, the reader is brought up to date on...

Staedtler.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... In concert with its popular 1.6 Maxum[R] Ballpoint Pen, well-known writing instrument resource, STAEDTLER, introduces the new 1.4 Maxum[R] Retractable Ballpoint Pen. This pen features a 1.44mm retractable tip that provides a bold, thick line...

Blick Art Materials.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... BLICK ART MATERIALS introduces Pacon Artist[R] Pads--an exciting new line of affordable art pads and sketchbooks for the student or beginning artist. The paper is artist quality with heavy chipboard backs. All pads are tape bound except for the...

The Color Wheel Company.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... THE COLOR WHEEL COMPANY has announced a new line of software products. By appealing to artists of all skill levels, each of these innovative products could prove popular and useful. The interactive Color Wheel CD-ROM[TM] includes all of the...

World Class Learning Materials.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... WORLD CLASS LEARNING MATERIALS is a top manufacturer and publisher of math, language-arts, early-childhood, and arts/crafts educational materials for students in grades pre-K to 8. The 2005 Catalog boasts 140 full-color pages containing...

Watson-Guptill.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... Collage is a favorite with crafters at every level--it's fun and easy. But sometimes the results can be a bit drab. No more: Collage with Color, published by WATSON-GUPTILL, shows crafters how to create brilliantly colored collages by...

Royal & Langnickel Brush Mfg.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... ROYAL & LANGNICKEL BRUSH MFG. Big Kids Choice[TM] brushes have become a standard for young artists. Featuring sturdy acrylic handles, an ergonomic soft gripper and taklon filaments, their new class assortment of 72 brushes is ideal for any...

Creative Industries.(shop talk)
October 1, 2005... "The Cink," from CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, is a complete clay-filtering and water-recycling system that allows you to reclaim clay and have running water at the same time. Because The Cink does not attach to your pipes you never have to worry about...

If Picasso made witches.(classroom techniques and lesson plans for teaching arts)(Cover Story)
October 1, 2005... Each school year, I dedicate a portion of my curriculum to art appreciation. This includes educating my students about different artists, their styles and their influence on art. To begin lessons on each artist, examples of their work are...

Artists of the 20th Century: Joan Miro.(Video Recording Review)
October 1, 2005... [VHS/CD/VISUAL] Artists of the 20th Century: JOAN MIRO. DVD/50 min./$19.95. Level: High School and Adult. Kultur International Films Ltd, Inc., 195 Highway 36, West Long Branch, NJ 07764; www.kulturvideo.com. For an in-depth and...

Young artist.(Paige Wilson)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2005... I love to draw because I feel I have accomplished capturing the beauty of the subject I'm trying to draw. It's almost a way to replenish my spirit after being crowded around with people of when I'm stressed. Along with my drawings, I love...

Rauschenberg: posters for a better world.(LEARNING from EXHIBITIONS)(Robert Rauschenberg)
October 1, 2005... "It comes as something of a shock to I recall that Robert Rauschenberg has been a symbol of the new for some twenty-five years. During that time a great variety of fashions in art have come and gone, yet Rauschenberg has remained very much...

Art print: the Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge.
October 1, 2005... Canaletto (Venetian; 1697-1768), The Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, c. 1730. Oil on canvas; 19 9/16" x 28 3/4". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Robert Lee Blaffer Memorial Collection, gift of Sarah Campbell Blaffer. ...

Classroom use of the art print.
October 1, 2005... Canaletto (Venetian; 1697-1768), The Grand Canal near the Rialto Bridge, Venice, c. 1730. Oil on canvas; 19 9/16" x 28 3/4". The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Robert Lee Blaffer Memorial Collection, gift of Sarah Campbell Blaffer ...

Shape self-portraits.(art teaching)
October 1, 2005... Self-portraits are an important part of any art program. For younger students, shape self-portraits reveal connections and relationships amongst an array of ideas and school subjects. This particular lesson is great for kindergartners, who...

Panda-monium and Dancing Dragons.
October 1, 2005... With resources by a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, my elementary art classes were off on a yearlong "trip" around the world of art. Along the way, I was thrilled to find that even the youngest students could develop awareness...

Cutting-edge portraits.(art education methods)
October 1, 2005... Whenever I introduce a new art project to my advanced art students, I know there will be a period of anxious discovery for both teacher and student. My "cutting-edge portraits" proved to be a curious adventure that my entire school's population...

Lizards extraordinaire.
October 1, 2005... It must be those bulging eyes, curled tongues, bumpy textures and long tails that make lizards irresistible to almost everyone--especially kids. Lizards are the perfect subject matter to teach sixth-grade artists the difference between Realism...

Color--birds: start with a painting, end in collage.(lesson on color mixing)
October 1, 2005... How do you take a lesson on color mixing and make it into something exciting? It's fun with "Color Birds," a favorite lesson of mine for primary students. This lesson takes four to five 55-minute sessions. SESSION 1: Start a Color-Mix...

La joie de vivre.(teaching arts)
October 1, 2005... Introducing my fourth-grade art students to the works of French painter Henri Matisse is always a pleasure. The children are captivated by his story: how Matisse found the courage to create beauty in the midst of adversity. From his "wild" days...

Banking in style.(bank logos)
October 1, 2005... Today's financial marketplace is very competitive. Banks in Canada and the United States entice consumers by offering incentives and a variety of services to potential customers. Accordingly, many banks invest substantial sums of money to keep...

Turning images into stories.(language arts teaching methods)
October 1, 2005... A language-arts activity that combines watercolor techniques, imagination and writing is one called "Image Writing." Instead of writing a story and illustrating the pictures to go with it, in this approach, students look at paintings they've...