Easy Face Jugs Art Project

If you want to learn more about Face Jugs see the links below. This lesson is a great way to discuss many topics and subjects not only history but the Studio Habits of Mind. Are you familiar with them? If not, check them out at this link:

https://glittermeetsglue.com/studio-habits-of-mind/ She has some stellar information on her blog on this topic. For more details on how these were made see the Soul Sister Link provided below.

We have blogged on these before: FACE JUG LINKS

Enjoy, 1969

Garden Themed Engagement Party - Hydrangea Thumbprint Bowl

So, when you are doing a shower for a life long friend and you want to add a special "Art" piece to the event...what do you do? Well, we decided to create a thumbprint bowl with guest from the garden themed engagement party. This was a hit. The photos of the end of the party and the bride working on painting just made my heart swell. 

Huge shout out to all involved in planning such a stellar event. It was a blast. Most of all thank you to everyone that participated in the "thumbprint" activity!
 

A rare photo of 1969 and daughter! She was a huge help throughout the night. She had her Polaroid Camera and took many pictures to document the night for the bride.

Of course, we had to meme up a few of the photos.

Before the "Artsy Chaos" started!

For Art Teacher: We used Stroke n Coat glaze and ordered the bisque from Bisque Imports. https://www.bisqueimports.com/

The bride getting her "Art" on as we shut the party down!

1969 daughter helping out all the way until the end. Thanks, MF! This was a quick post to show you how to incorporate something really cool into a wedding party. These 2 pieces will be used for years to come for the bride and the groom. If you have a friend that is an art teacher, you too could have added piece to a shower like this. Thanks for following. We have always said that this is an Art Education Blog - but this is real life for 1969 and 1965. We like to collaborate  on Art projects and weave them in our everyday lives. Hope this sparks some cool wedding shower ideas for you!

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Abstact Art Unit in Middle School

What is abstract art? I found a quick YouTube video to explain how this looks. We decided to unpack what abstract art looks like. I took the students through pre-defined steps to create a piece of abstract art, even though they are using the same steps all of the student artwork will turn out differently. We reviewed the emotions of line, shapes and color. A really good resource for me was A Space To Create with Sabrina Wingren. Students were given specific directions on how many lines and shapes. Yes, we followed a formula for this. We decided to use oil pastels and focus on our blending techniques. Honestly, within this lesson - there were so many teachable moments and angles to come at it. You just need to decide what part of the NAEA standards you are trying to cover and make it work! I am pleasently pleased with the finished pieces.

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