Braden's Art Swirled World

I just received my supplies I was able to order thanks to the large check I received from Square 1 Art. The parents at Shaffner are amazing!...

I have started putting the 5th grade glazed tiles to form our mural. They did a great job of following their glaze maps. I am currently outl...

I put some of the finished 2nd grade masks on display in our library. Some of them agreed to part with their beloved art pieces for a week. ...

The students Square 1 projects are looking amazing! Schaffner students still amaze me every day with their talents! Here is a sneak peek at ...

To go with the line project I previously blogged about, here are the line poems I created. Harriet Horizontal is the line by the sun. Sh...

Today I started my Kinders out with line art. I named the lines Carrie Curvy, Dottie Diagonal, Zion Zig Zag, Harriet Horizontal and Victor V...

I am so proud of my 5th graders! They understood this complicated project and the results were amazing! My students rock!

Today I painted these boards that will adorn homes that are abandoned and boarded up by the city. They will be filled in with color at tomor...

After studying about Japanese culture and Children's Day (May 5th, a day dedicated to children in Japan), we created carp windsocks. We ...

With the help of a Target Field Trip grant, the second grade went to the KMAC this week. They viewed multi-media folk art in the current exh...

As a mini lesson (to prep for our Chinese Scroll Landscapes), I taught my fourth graders how to draw a road using one-point perspective. The...

A first grader drew this! I watched as this little artist looked at the Precious Moments calendar and drew it perfectly. Very impressive!

To prep my second grade for their upcoming Native American project, we discussed the difference between 2-D and 3-D. As a mini pre-project, ...

The original idea for this project came from www.deepspacesparkle.com but I changed it up a little. I added a little touch of texture from V...