Make Your Mark

• I like this logo creator.

Diagram of a Hug me Tight

• This is my collage entitled, "A Diagram of a Hug Me Tight". I created this collage based upon a diagram borrowed from a women's fabric pattern found in " Godey's Lady's Book" 1860. 

One Two Three

• One Two Three! Does anybody know what kind of tree produces this sequence of leaves?

Vintage

• Just want you to know about a site called Wanokoto. It allows you to upload an image and it will generate for you what appears to be a time long ago.  I then uploaded the image to Dumpr.

Mandala Maker

• Make a Mandala online when you need to calm down or relieve stress. Music plays while you make color choices. Of course the healing power of a Mandala is best experienced while drawing by hand, or sifting sand, or fitting tesselations, but nothing wrong with this simple quick fix. Just hit the reset button and your template and color graph will appear. The colors are kind of muted so I saturated mine with adjustments in iPhoto.

Math and Art

• The relationship between Math and Art can only be covered by compiling reams of exciting examples. I am offering up a couple, three easy ways to integrate Art with a Math experience.
• Create number rubbings with textured cutouts.
• While introducing Physics why not play around with a tripod, a pendulum, and a saucer of sand!
• Study Buckminster Fuller and create Geodesic Domes with rolled up newspaper. A high school class may be more challenged if they were required to piece together straws to create a full orb.

We Are Connected Webbing

• Recently I had the pleasure of working with some Extended Day teachers at my favorite Charter School in DC. The goal was to try to integrate art projects that would reinforce the Core Value Education offered by the school. A budget for art supplies is always a concern so with that in mind I tried to come up with art experiences that would be inexpensive. I will try to post a few of these ideas for you. The first of which I am calling "We Are Connected Webbing".                                                                                                         I repurposed the wooden slats and sticks from a broken shade and found some unused nylon string. I fashioned a simple loom using the lid of a discarded gift box and wove the sticks. The finished piece turned out to be sculptural and fun to photograph.
  
• The exercise was appealing to most and it was my suggestion, if time permitted that the children could work collectively by piecing their individual efforts together to form one long table runner. A perfect place to display such a collaborative piece might be at the Principal's Lunch which is a time when students are recognized for their efforts as good citizens within the school environment.
• I used Pages from iWorks to illustrate some of the projects. This is a great program that gives you a 30 day trial program if you are a Mac user. But do visit an online tool called Letterpop to find other templates for publishing.

Fantasy Bird Series

• I created these blended images using Photoshop CS2 layers and filters. The Audubon Society at Moosehill Farm in Sharon, Mass accepted "Atumn " and "Fantasy Bird" into one of their shows and since then I have been offering the collection in greeting cards.
• The font that I added to this contact sheet was easy to apply using Picfont. Have fun with it!