Arts & Activities articles from September 2005

Arts & Activities archives from September 2005

Editor's note.(Editorial)
September 1, 2005... Young Artist Sarah Schechter's oil-pastel drawing of a koi fish on our cover beckons you to come along with us and "Glide into the School Year with Success." (To see more of this talented 10th-grader's work, turn to page 33.) To get your...

Teaching Talented Art Students: Principles and Practices.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... TEACHING TALENTED ART STUDENTS: Principles and Practices (2004; $24.95) by Gilbert Clark and Enid Zimmerman. Teachers College Press, 1234 Amsterdam Ave., New York, N.Y. 10027, and the National Art Education Association, 1916 Association Dr.,...

Elements and Principles of Design.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN. DVD/$45. Level: Middle School. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview, IL 60025, (800) 255-8629, www.crystalproductions.com. Gerald Brommer narrates and demonstrates separately each of the elements...

Color Mixing Bible.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... COLOR MIXING BIBLE (2002; $24.95), by Ian Sidaway. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. The subtitle of this book is "all you'll ever need to know about mixing pigments in oil, acrylic, watercolor, soft pastel,...

Art Education 11-18: Meaning, Purpose and Direction, 2nd Edition.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... ART EDUCATION 11-18: Meaning, Purpose and Direction, 2nd Edition (2004; $27.95), Edited by Richard Hickman. The Continuum International Publishing Group, 15 East 26 Street, Suite 1703, New York, NY 10010. This is a second edition of a...

Staedtler[R].(shop talk)
September 1, 2005... Expanding its popular Triplus[R] product line, STAEDTLER[R] now offers a new Triplus Color Marker in a 20-piece set of brilliant colors. Each Triplus Color Marker features a sturdy, pressure resistant 1.0mm fiber tip, with water-base Dry...

Get A Grip Inc.(shop talk)
September 1, 2005... Get A Grip Organizers[TM], a brand of storage and convenience tools from GET A GRIP INC., are easy-to-use products that facilitate order at school, home, the office or automobile for a variety of instruments such as paintbrushes, pens, pencils,...

Peel Productions, Inc.(shop talk)
September 1, 2005... PEEL PRODUCTIONS, INC.'s 1-2-3 Draw series, including the new titles, 1-2-3 Draw Ocean Life, Draw Cartoon Cars, Draw Cartoon Aircraft and more, offers a compelling and colorful path to drawing success. Carefully designed, step-by-step lessons...

Delphi.(shop talk)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2005... No glass culling required! DELPHI'S new Mirror Bevel Picture Frame Kits only need to be glued, and can be made in one afternoon, making them a quick and easy project to share with kids. Kits include bevels, glass and easel back. All you need is...

Scrap Gallery.(Don't Trash My Planet)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
September 1, 2005... Don't Trash My Planet, from SCRAP GALLERY, is the new book from Karen Riley. The book explains what to do with all that trash. This book for kids and adults teaches things to do and create in the Earth's backyard that helps the planet and...

Paint-By-Grids.(shop talk)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2005... PAINT-BY-GRIDS has announced that it is now providing a method developed by the ancient Egyptians and used by Leonardo da Vinci to painters and would-be painters of all ages. The new Paint-By-Grid Transfer Sheets use this ancient method to help...

Who does the art belong to?(FORUM: Thoughts to Share)
September 1, 2005... The first time I asked myself who the art belonged to, I was completing my student practicum by assisting an art-education teacher in an early morning childcare program at an elementary school. The teacher was attending a staff meeting, so I...

Monet's ice-cream party: a visual treat!
September 1, 2005... When teaching very young artists how to mix colors for the first time, we need to develop a lesson that not only teaches about color, but is also fun and enjoyable in subject matter. "Monet's Ice-Cream Party" is such a lesson. Students learn...

Elementary design: what can you do with a 2-inch square?
September 1, 2005... Samples of good design are all around us. Why not share with students examples of successful published designs on items such as boxes, packages, papers, posters, magazines and so forth? Elementary students can be designers and experience...

Waterways in art.(introduction to the 2005-06 CLIP & SAVE art prints)
September 1, 2005... Rivers and lakes have played a vital part in life on Earth since the very beginning. They provide drinking water for animals and enable plants to grow and flourish. As people populated the world they gathered around fresh water, not only...

Clip & save art notes.(Oskar Kokoschka)(Biography)
September 1, 2005... ABOUT THIS PAINTING This is one of three scenes of the River Thames in London the artist painted during his first visit to England when he was about 40 years old. He also painted other scenes of the city during the nine months he spent in...

Classroom use of the art print.
September 1, 2005... Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), Tower Bridge, London, 1925. Oil on canvas; 30" x 50". The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Bequest of Putnam Dana McMillan. THINGS TO LEARN * While it was Oskar Kokoschka's style to paint with jagged,...

Young artist.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... I have been in the same school and the same art program ever since the first grade. Art class always seemed like a break from school--a time to relax and have fun. But, upon entering high school, I realized that art was not so easy. It is...

Planes & angles.
September 1, 2005... Another school year starts anew for my beginning drawing students who have taken our fundamental art classes, Art Introduction I and II, in preparation for this intermediate class. The same concepts that I believe are beneficial for my...

Field of dreams.(art ACROSS the CURRICULUM)
September 1, 2005... Painter Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900) was a "churchgoing Yankee" with high ideals. Even though the people in his portraits appear somewhat unreal, they were people he knew and met in person. They were people with desires and ambitions...

Corny, creative scarecrows.
September 1, 2005... Several years ago the fifth-grade classroom teacher asked if I could integrate art with a storybook about a scarecrow her students were reading in the classroom: The Scarebird, by Sid Fleischman (HarperTrophy; Reprint Edition, 1994). Every...

Cool or warm fruit.
September 1, 2005... Color is a two-part phenomenon that involves the components in light (visible energy) and the colors in pigment or matter. My students are always fascinated by the fact that if you combine all the colors in light the result is white light, but...

The illustrated name: a different kind of "portrait".
September 1, 2005... When we usually think of teaching a self-portrait lesson, we often get out the mirrors to try to capture the inside personality by drawing the outside view. I once came across a quote by Marisol that stated, "Everything an artist does is some...

Getting the information graphically.
September 1, 2005... Along with the growing emphasis on reading and writing across the curriculum, I wanted a way to make students active participants in art history lectures and when I presented information about an art technique or style. So, I began using a tool...

Art education conferences 2005-2006.(Calendar)
September 1, 2005... Following is a listing of conferences being held in the coming year by art education associations and others throughout the country. For more information or to register, please contact the individuals whose names, addresses, phone/fax numbers,...

Watercolor for the First Time: A Beginner's Guide.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2005... WATERCOLOR FOR THE FIRST TIME: A Beginner's Guide (2004; $19.95), by Elizabeth Horowitz. Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. It is obvious that Elizabeth Horowitz is an accomplished teacher of watercolor...