

Painting in the Round
Painting in the round to add color to wooden forms Painting in the round means we must take in a work from all sides and consider what we...


Color in Sculpture
Sidney Gordin David Smith Color incorporated into sculpture is not so unusual especially in modern art but its formal demands differ...


Adding detail and pattern to our 3-D Dream Houses
Added details and patterns that enclose and radiate from the base Sustaining and attending is a necessary habit of mind which I always ...


Composing and Gluing Our 3-D Forms as Dream Houses
Composing and gluing 3-D wooden forms We started this week to compose and arrange our 3-D wooded forms as dream houses. The previous...


A Little Something about ELL Teachers
Sometimes the work I do is in collaboration with other classroom teachers, we plan and work together on projects that integrate art with...


Exploring Wood
What gusto all my students had when they explored this medium on their own and as collaborators in a group! Before we started and after...


Essential Questions and Working with 3-D Forms in Wood
Louise Nevelson sculpture Habitat 67, Montreal, Moshe Safdie Essential questions that probe for deeper meaning and set the stage for...


Some Paper Sculptures
Here are some examples of making paper stand up. The variations are endless and present a wonderful segue into experiencing how a...


Paper Forms as Sculpture
Materials for making paper sculptures Making a paper sculpture In my demo for making paper sculptures I emphasized the importance of ...


Working with Paper in 3D
600 Spots by David Carter Alexander Calder sculpture How do we move from two-dimensional works to three-dimensional forms? Using paper as...