http://www.artismessy.org Art, Education, and Ideas Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:00:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have a really bad memory. My husband can attest to this! I found the Doodle Box website several years ago, posted about it on my husband's web site, The Carrot Revolution, and then years later forgot that I had even seen it. Yesterday I 'discovered' it again! I am super ... http://www.artismessy.org/?p=647 I came across a series of fun dog collages the other day felt compelled to share. I plan on using these images as inspiration for a mixed media collages with my 4th grade students. Stay tuned for their projects! http://www.artismessy.org/?p=642 As an ex-New Yorker, I've always been fascinated by beauty of the city's manhole covers. I love the simple geometry found in many of the designs. New York City now has to step up its game. After seeing these beautiful Japanese manhole covers from the book Drainspotting, I think Con Edison ... http://www.artismessy.org/?p=637 ...being a new mom has been *very* time consuming. Now that Amaya is older, and will hopefully start going to bed before 10pm (yes, she's a night owl) I will have time to continue to add to this site. Thanks for being patient! Stay tuned for more resources and lessons. http://www.artismessy.org/?p=632 Sorry folks for not writing for so long. Things have been pretty hectic here in China for the past few months! October was spent preparing for my maternity leave and for the arrival of my little girl. November was spent celebrating the birth of Amaya and December has been spent ... http://www.artismessy.org/?p=583 This morning David and I discussed a very interesting article that he had just read the night before. He gave me a copy of Olivia Gude's, January 2004 Art Education article, Postmodern Principles: In Search of a 21st Century Art Education. It was just the kick in the seat of ... http://www.artismessy.org/?p=576 In my next life, or maybe even later on on this life, I would love to become an illustator. While surfing around the web for inspiration, I came across Signature Illustration. What's nice about this site is how its creator posts lots of thumbnail images of different illustrators' artwork. This ... http://www.artismessy.org/?p=570 If you're not familiar with Craig Roland's site The Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet, you should be. His most recent post showcases 10 art advocacy videos. It's unfortunate that art teachers have to sell the importance of Art. How many CEOs or engineers make videos about the importance of ... http://www.artismessy.org/?p=568 One of the things that I really like about my school is its dedication to community service. The elementary school works with a local Chinese migrant school called Old Qing Pu Elementary. Each year our students travel to the migrant school from time to time to play games, do cultural ... http://www.artismessy.org/?p=557 Kindergarten students are beginning the year by learning about different types of lines and the emotional qualities associated with them. After practicing making different types of marks in their sketchbooks, students filled in a life size outline of their bodies with as many different types of lines as they could ... http://www.artismessy.org/?p=546