Stories Collection

  1. SCRATCH-ART CO., INC. introduces Scratch-A-Print[R]2, a simplified printmaking medium...
  2. THINGS TO LEARN * Expressionism was one of a number of art movements that began in ...
  3. The Art Education Department at Buffalo State College is accepting proposals for a on...
  4. A variety of textured backgrounds can be created with FISKARS[R] CONSUMER PRODUCTS, I...
  5. the artist John Marin (1870-1953) spent most of his childhood in Weehawken, N.J. Hi...
  6. GEICO has announced its 15th annual National Safety Belt Poster Contest, open to publ...
  7. Without damaging surfaces or leaving an oily residue, UN-DU[TM] Adhesive Remover can ...
  8. Most people today travel either by road or air, so it is easy to forget that, until r...
  9. Most of us realize that the mainstream Thanksgiving celebration can often be rife wit...
  10. TRIARCO[R] ARTS & CRAFTS, INC. presents many new art supplies and teaching aids in it...
  11. Scratchboard is a great vehicle for teaching drawing skills. It provides an alternate...
  12. REYNOLDS[R] CREATIVE ESSENTIALS[TM] presents Reynolds Bright Ideas[TM], a new arts an...
  13. It is not surprising that children are easily motivated to create artworks based on t...
  14. Infants buckled into shopping-cart seats anxiously reach out to try to touch objects ...
  15. FISKARS[R] Shapecutter[TM] is perfect for for scrapbooking, card making, stamping, pa...
  16. Mosaics, mosaics, mosaics. It seems as if everywhere we look we see mosaics. It is an...
  17. An Interview with Jean Nunez Donegan The handbuilt ceramic vessels--mainly teapots ...
  18. SAX ARTS & CRAFTS' UltraPlus Ultimate New Tempera is a highly pigmented tempera paint...
  19. I remember the first person to encourage me in art was Matt, my kindergarten teacher....
  20. Hey, let's throw a paper party! You provide the kids, the supplies and the place--and...
  21. ACCU-CUT[R] SYSTEMS introduces a new line of three-dimensional pop-out card die desig...
  22. Here's a "quickie" assignment to remind students of basic design principles. This pro...
  23. MASKMAKING WITH FOIL. Video/20 min./$24.95. Level: All ages. Crystal Productions, P.O...
  24. High-quality art calendars and art-inspired stationery are offered by TENEUES PUBLISH...
  25. THINGS TO LEARN * A distinctly new kind of art first appeared in 1907. It was calle...
  26. TESSELLATIONS: How to Create Them. Video/27 min./$29.95. Level: Grades 7-12. Crystal ...
  27. The Excalibur Board Cutter from SPIRAL IMAGING PRODUCTS is a revolutionary cutting ma...
  28. Max Weber (Russian-born American, 1881-1961) Rush Hour, New York, 1915. Oil on canvas...
  29. RENAISSANCE IN THE CLASSROOM: Arts Integration and Meaningful Learning (2000; $29.95)...
  30. New die shapes and new paper from ELLISON[R] EDUCATIONAL EQUIPMENT, INC. join the man...
  31. When I was a child, my mother made me tri-cornered hats from newspaper and I thought ...
  32. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LECTURES OF SOME PROMINENT ART EDUCATORS (2001; $27; NAEA Member...
  33. GREG MARKIM, INC. presents Arnold Grummer's Easy Papermaking Kits and Supplies. There...
  34. We begin this project by defining the word "hero." The dictionary defines "hero" as "...
  35. Tissue Paper Flowers, published and edited by KLUTZ[R], contains 36 full-color pages ...
  36. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY has launched the innovative Crayola[R] Stardust Collectio...
  37. When second-grade teacher Laurie Petts was teaching her students about shapes, she as...
  38. Designed to solve difficult assembly and positioning problems, the No.22 Artist's Spr...
  39. An assortment of art, crafts and adhesive products are available from ELMER'S PRODUCT...
  40. What could possibly be more American, and reflective of our past, than the works of a...
  41. [BOOK] A 19TH-CENTURY GOVERNMENT DRAWING MASTER: The Walter Smith Reader (2000; $25, ...
  42. Some children say, "I'm not good at art. When asked why they think this, they reply t...
  43. August was upon us, the school year had started, but summer was still in our hearts. ...
  44. A Hands-On Space for Learning and Creating The Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pa., is...
  45. You can feel it in the air: the excited anticipation that precedes a new school year....
  46. Everything that happens sends reverberations throughout the universe. That goes for c...
  47. Sakura has kicked off its 2002 CrayPas[R] oil pastels "Wonderful, Colorful World Art ...
  48. As art teachers, one of our goals is to make students aware of their environment, so ...
  49. Because of its interest in education and in preserving art in our schools, Prang, mak...
  50. Kids love dinosaurs! What better learning tool could there be? In fact, a lesson on d...
  51. Walking by a preschool classroom, I spotted some interesting abstract paintings that ...
  52. The first Allan Houser Inc. Web site, launched in 1997, has now been updated and expa...
  53. One way of learning about art is to study the work of individual artists, such as Leo...
  54. Rare is the child that cannot immediately identify he critical and captivating charac...
  55. PBS is presenting a new four-part series, Art:21 Art in the Twenty-first Century, pre...
  56. THINGS TO LEARN * Impressionism is a style of painting in which artists paint the o...
  57. SAX ARTS & CRAFTS' Back-to School Sale Catalog 2001 is now available. Sax says it has...
  58. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM] I CAN FLY: Kids and Creativity. Video/25 min./S39.95. Level: Elem...
  59. Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Lower Manhattan (View Down Broad Street), 1907. ...
  60. [BOOK] OUT OF THE BOX: The Reinvention of Art 1965-1975 (2001; $19.95), by Carter Rat...
  61. Making the Most of Those Teachable Moments Lining up students for the purpose of mo...
  62. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM] DRAWING WITH LINE: Contour and Negative Space; DRAWING BASICS: Co...
  63. Combine a still-life drawing with 12 colors (or more) of tempera paint and you have a...
  64. The Backster[TM] Multi-Finisher from BROTHER[R] INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION is ideal fo...
  65. The first time I picked up a pencil and placed my hand against the paper--even though...
  66. The manufacturer of more than 40 different electric kilns, L&L KILN MFG., INC. has pu...
  67. Imagine waking up in New York City in 1922. The local diner has adequate coffee, so y...
  68. Art is not only for museum walls; it's meant to awaken our senses in the most unlikel...
  69. Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971). Clover Fields, 1939-40. Oil on canvas; 27" x 43"...
  70. To wrap up the 2000-2001 publication year, we are offering this fun and useful issue....
  71. Here in Washington state, where music is a part of the elementary curriculum but visu...
  72. After spending many of the early years of his career painting rugged landscapes, espe...
  73. BEAUTIFUL STUFF! Learning With Found Objects (1999, $19.95), by Cathy Weisman Topal a...
  74. Artworks bring joy as well as beauty. Art serves a purpose beyond hanging on a wall--...
  75. Susan Snyder is a ceramic artist who produces pottery inspired by Italian designs fro...
  76. THE WORLD'S GREATEST MUSEUM. CD-ROM/S39.95. Level: All Ages. Grolier Interactive Inc....
  77. International school teachers move a lot. Every few years, we pack up all of our eart...
  78. FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOR. Video/ 58 min./$39.95. Level: Adult. Crystal Productions, P.O....
  79. Memories, feelings and experiences accumulate in our hearts and our minds, and often ...
  80. Integrating the curriculum has long been a goal of mine. I believe it is very importa...
  81. The Visual Resources Catalog from SAX ARTS & CRAFTS is one of the more comprehensive ...
  82. What shall we do with all of those computer disks and CD-ROMs that inundate our mailb...
  83. ARTISTS' COMMUNITIES: A Directory of Residencies in the United States that Offer Time...
  84. AMERICAN ART AND CLAY CO., INC. (AMACO[R]) announces that its 2001 catalog is now ava...
  85. Mother's Day arrives in the midst of the school year, so it is easy to make time for ...
  86. KrystalKraft precut acrylic pieces from SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL allow artists to create ...
  87. When people first think about visual art, they expect to see something pleasing that ...
  88. BOOK: AZTECS: The Fall of the Aztec Capital(1999; $14.95, hardcover), by Richard Plat...
  89. After inheriting a new classroom and curriculum, I found myself with the challenge of...
  90. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM]: OAXACAN WOODCARVlNG: Innovation Meets Tradition. Video/27 minute...
  91. Enchanting Creatures Come to Life Who, at least for a moment, hasn't dreamed of bei...
  92. BOOK: MAKING WIRE JEWELRY (1997; $18.95), by Helen Clegg and Mary Larom. Lark Books, ...
  93. Throughout the ages, great poets, writers and artists have I felt and observed human ...
  94. POLYFORM PRODUCTS CO., INC. has added a series of architectural embellishments to its...
  95. Between classes, I like to spend time in one of the most inspiring ar! laboratories i...
  96. The history and culture of Egypt, one of the earliest of the world's l great civiliza...
  97. The eager question, "What are we going to make today?" often greets art teachers as t...
  98. Interpreting and synthesizing are thinking skills that should be emphasized in a comp...
  99. Most children enjoy creating animal art. Excelsior or shredded wood used for packing ...
  100. An Interview with Betty Spindler Because of the encouragement of an art instructor ...
  101. Even as a first-grade student at Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, I knew I wanted to ...
  102. Every year, we in the editorial office enjoy putting together the May issue. The hund...
  103. Merced River and El Capitan in Winter, 1990. [C]Galen Rowell/CORBIS. THINGS TO LEAR...
  104. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM]: RODIN. CD-ROM/$29.95. Level: High School through Adult. Crystal ...
  105. Most people are likely to think of winter landscapes as pictures made up of stark con...
  106. [A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM]: THE ART OF MICHELANGELO and THE ART OF FRA ANGELICO Two videos/1...
  107. wire and Plaster cloth creations My middle-school students always enjoy three-dimen...
  108. The Art Institute of Chicago has unveiled Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancien...
  109. Wall painting, or "fresco," was one of the most important art forms in 14th- and 15th...
  110. One of the most commonly made instruments in the world, even predating the drum, is t...
  111. The National Gallery of Art's department of education resources has produced a new vi...
  112. The Roaring '20s. Ahhh, those were the days when life was simple and travel was an ar...
  113. The J. Paul Getty Museum has doubled its capacity for school-group visits by increasi...
  114. A-V/VISUAL/CD-ROM: Barbara Horberholz BOOK: Ivan E. Johnson and Jerome J. Hausman ...
  115. Marsden Hartley (American, 1877-1943). New Mexico Landscape, 1919. Oil on canvas; 30"...
  116. T-shirt company Joe Blow is launching a nationwide search for the next "big idea" to ...
  117. In 1918, after working in Europe for several years, Marsden Hartley returned to the U...
  118. WATERCOLOR: Materials and Basic Techniques (Vol. 1); Special Techniques (Vol. 2). Two...
  119. MARY CASSATT: American Impressionist. Video/ 55 min./ $19.95. Level: All Ages. A&F Vi...
  120. I am told that I began to do art at the age of 1 1/2. Crayon scribbles were the exten...
  121. JACK LEVINE: Feast of Pure Reason. Video/58 min./$295. Level: College/Adult. The Cine...
  122. This issue is packed with "positively perfect" projects and lessons, but they do pose...
  123. HOW ARTISTS SEE CITIES and HOW ARTISTS SEE PLAY (1999; $10.95 each), by Colleen Carro...
  124. For many beginning art students, the sad truth is that for watercolor painting to be ...
  125. The first exhibition to examine the response to Degas' art by American critics and co...
  126. PAINTING WITH ACRYLICS. Video/24 min./S89. Level: High School and Adult. Lucerne Medi...
  127. So often, the subjects that appear in children's landscape paintings are houses, tree...
  128. The new Web site, www.FirstGov.gov, makes every online resource offered by the U.S. g...
  129. D'UVA FINE ARTISTS MATERIALS announces its Erasable Watercolor[TM], used as one would...
  130. Imagine the magnificent Taj Mahal in the midst of a bombed-out, ruined, war-torn city...
  131. The average teacher spends 8500 out of his or her pocket each year on classroom and t...
  132. Optical mixing--or the use of dots and dabs of color to create additional colors--was...
  133. Rarely had I seen the art room so peaceful. There was hardly a sound except for the s...
  134. Of the world's over 270 turtle species, almost 150 are either threatened or endangere...
  135. Throughout history, artists have created portraits and self-portraits. For my kinderg...
  136. My beginning painting class had just completed a traditional "still life" of oranges ...
  137. Creating Textured Backgrounds for Drawing Surface texture is one of the more compel...
  138. Usually when I am free, I will pick up a pencil and start drawing. I enjoy working in...
  139. Join our celebration of color! With the proper tools--paper, crayons, pastels, colore...
  140. What happens when you introduce a group of fourth-graders to the work of French artis...
  141. Reflections for Elementary Art Teachers Have you ever had the feeling that, as elem...
  142. FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DRAWINGS. Video/58 min./ $39.95. Level: Adult. Crystal Productions...
  143. A diversion from the tight realism of previous work was called for with this advanced...
  144. Entrances have always been focuses of attention. In structures at all levels of impor...
  145. ARCHITECTURE AND ART: Cultural Heritage Sites. Prints, Portfolio and Guide/$55. Level...
  146. These "crazy hat portraits" are the end product of a sequence of lessons, each one ex...
  147. Think famous museums and you'll probably rattle off such names as the Metropolitan Mu...
  148. PORTRAITS IN WATERCOLOR. Video/59 min./$39.95. Level: Adult. Crystal Productions, P.O...
  149. Everyone has heard of "Grandma" Moses, one of America's most heralded untrained paint...
  150. ART 20: The Thames and Hudson Multimedia Dictionary of Modern Art. CD-ROM/$125, plus ...
  151. Grant Wood (American, 1892-1942). Spring Turning, 1936. Oil on Masonite panel, 18 1/4...
  152. Handy Art[TM], by ROCK PAINT DISTRIBUTING CORP., presents Black Velvet India Ink, a s...
  153. MARCH 2001 The extreme simplification of objects--"stylization"--and the precision ...
  154. CAREERS IN ART. Set of 12 posters/$49.95. Level: High School and Adult. Crystal Produ...
  155. The idea of simply using insects as a drawing theme remains irresistible simply becau...
  156. Getting the Local Paper to work for you The local newspaper can be interesting to r...
  157. Getting middle-school students to do a self-portrait is quite a task, but getting the...
  158. Every child can draw. Just ask first-graders. Every hand will fly up. But ask again i...
  159. Sharing a book is always an engaging method of introducing students to a new art proj...
  160. Most of Karl Bodmer's watercolors of the journey up the Missouri River were painted q...
  161. The Color Power 3-D Color Theory Teaching Kit from SAX ARTS & CRAFTS allows you to te...
  162. an interview with Patricia Uchill Simons The animals that come from Patricia Uchill...
  163. When creating the parameters for a new project for my beginning ceramics classes, I u...
  164. Clay is a medium through which students' hopes, dreams and values take physical shape...
  165. THE MEDIEVAL GARDEN (1996; $24.95), by Sylvia Landsberg. Thames & Hudson, Inc., 500 F...
  166. Leadership and pride are qualities that come from both birth and environment. They ca...
  167. WHISTLE WHILE YOU SCULPT. Video/13 min./$39.95. Level: Grades 4-12. Crizmac Art & Cul...
  168. THE LAW (IN PLAIN ENGLISH) FOR CRAFTS (1999; $18.95), by Leonard D. DuBoff. Allworth ...
  169. An interest in American Indian culture and working with clay inspired this reduction-...
  170. Ceramics Handbuilding Series: PINCH AND COIL CONSTRUCTION and SLAB CONSTRUCTION. Two ...
  171. While searching on the Internet for a new black-history project to do with my middle-...
  172. There is something very personally gratifying about holding a piece of clay in your h...
  173. Orange bumpers, reflectors, flashing lights--and they cost more than my weekly pay," ...
  174. JACOB LAWRENCE: The Glory of Expression. Video/28 min./$39.95. Level: All Ages. L&S V...
  175. I was born in Hawaii. I am the only deaf person in my family, so it was lonely growin...
  176. CERAMICS. Set of 14 posters/ $44. Level: High School and Adult. Crystal Productions, ...
  177. Gen. Colin Powell and the Baker's-Dough Mural Shortly before Sacramento's new Boys ...
  178. Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), View of the Stone Walls, 1833. Watercolor on paper; 9 7/8"...
  179. Once again I found myself scanning through art books to come up with an inspiring sti...
  180. Ever since I was a toddler, I loved drawing. I would doodle on notebooks with anythin...
  181. The work of Chuck Close is commanding, not just because of its awe-inspiring size and...
  182. ARTS & ACTIVITIES' comprehensive directory of sources of art and craft supplies and e...