Fairies

Where do fairies live..... under mushrooms, in trees, discarded shells, and among the rocks.



This is a fairy tree we made this summer. We created tiny, delicate fairies with wire, pipe cleaners, silk flowers, beads, yarn, and bits and pieces from my found object treasure box.



This project is an adaptation to a fairy project made by my friend Levi at Lee Expressive Arts School, in Columbia MO.

Treasure Box Collage

This is a simple kids collage project that has beautiful results. Start with an inexpensive frame, I painted this one black, and discard the glass. I use a very thick hand made paper (because I like the texture) to hot glue to the back of the frame. You could also use cardboard or any other strong backing.
I have a treasure box, my box of found objects, little odds and ends, sequins, buttons, shells, coins, etc....
I hand out a small pile of items to each child, then while they are working I let each of them come and pick out a few special pieces from my treasure box.
White glue works to hold the objects.
I like to accent with a little glitter.
The glitter is sprinkled on the collage and sticks to the extra glue on and around objects.

Georgia O'Keefe Water Color

Using real watercolor paper is essential when doing watercolor paintings with children. It is important to use good materials to get good results.

We looked at Georgia O'Keefe's paintings to inspire our work. My young artists did a beautiful job.

Wayne Thiebaud - Yummy Cakes!

Looking at painter Wayne Thiebaud, we painted colorful cupcakes with thick frosting and lots of sprinkles.
Wayne Thiebaud is know for his use of repetition, texture, and simple shapes. His paintings look good enough to eat.

Louise Nevelson

“I just feel that I'm in tune with the right vibrations in the universe when I'm in the process of working.” -Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson is definitely one of my very favorite artists. She used found objects, mainly wood, to piece together large sculptures painted in one color. The use of a single color really gives emphasis on the design, form, and texture.
Each child made one sculpture box for this project. We used cigar boxes and found objects to glue inside.

Firefly jar

Make your own firefly jar......

I came up with this project during one of my summer classes.

The theme for the day was a camp out. We built a fire circle in

the class room, with a tissue paper and glow-stick fire. We put up

a tent by hanging sheets from ropes strung across the room, and

we made firefly jars.

The fireflies are made with small pieces of pip-cleaner, folded in half

to make the body.

I used glow-in-the-dark pony beads for the tails, and cut little wings

out of some patterned white vellum.

We cut leaves out of some nice heavy weight paper in different

shades of a sage green.

Arange your leaves and bugs in the jar and ta da!!! a cute permanent jar

of fireflies.

My Monster Art Class....

Suprise box

Grouchy Tote

Mini monster doll