20 Educational art websites

1. Callaway Gardens
2. Children’s Garden
3. Fernbank
4. A. Pintura Art Detective
5. Center for Puppetry Arts
6. Self Portrait with Dog
7. Toco Toucan
8. Organic Shapes
9. Tempera-Paint lesson ideas
10. Incredible Elementary Art Lessons
11. Art Vision Goggles
12. Three Prisms
13. One Hundred Spirits
14. Aloha Shirts
15. Animal Masks
16. Artist’s Canvas Painted Shoes
17. “Art-Zee” Dice Game
18. Bead Bottles
19. Drawing with Yarn
20. Expanded Images

Art Cloud Blot Painting - Cullen's abc's

This would be a great activity for teaching children about clouds. You can talk to them about how each clouds are different. After doing this activity you could take your class outside to look at the clouds and have them sketch the different shapes they see in the clouds.

My Trip to the High Museum of Art

1. Your favorite work of art. Why?
a. The Veiled Rebekah
b. By: Giovanni Maria Benzon
c. 1864
d. Madeline and Howard Adams Jr. Gallery
e. I like this work of art the most because it was amazing to see how Giovanni was able to work with the marble like it was clay. This work or art was beautiful and breathe taking.

2. A work of art that you like but would not take home. Why?
a. Piano
b. Hallet, Davis, and Company, Boston
c. 1876
d. Madeline and Howard Adams Jr. Gallery
e. I thought his piece of art work was so well made. However I wouldn’t take it home because it was so big and I think that something this pretty deserves to be where lots of people can see it and realize that not only can pianos sound beautiful, but they can look beautiful too.

3. A work of art that taught you something that you did not know. What?
a. Dragon
b. By: Anselmkiefer
c. 2001
d. Contemporary Gallery
e. This painting taught me about a German myth concerning a dragon that looks over German villages.

4. A work of art that felt sad to you. Why did it make you feel sad?
a. Lady in Black Velvet
b. By: Robert Henri
c. 1911
d. Madeline and Howard Adams Jr. Gallery
e. This painting made me feel sad because the picture was painted with dark colors. The lady in this picture looks sad and she is wearing a very long black dress. I don’t really know why I felt sad looking at this painting, but I felt sorry for the woman.

5. A work of art that identifies a historic moment in time. When?
a. Napoleon in Triumph
b. By: Francois Frederic Cemont
c. 1808
d. To the right when you first walk into the High
e. This sculpture was made to honor when Napoleon took over Rome.

6. A work of art that reminded you of something or someone in your life. Who or What?
a. My Parent’s Farm
b. Mattie Lou O’Kelley
c. 1980
d. Folk Gallery
e. This picture reminded me of my grandparent’s farm. They had several paintings that looked like this in their house when I was younger. It also made me think of playing in the farm house with all the animals and rolling around in the grass after swimming in their creek.

7. A work of art that shocked you. Why?
a. The Veiled Rebekah
b. By: Giovanni Maria Benzoni
c. 1864
d. Madeline and Howard Adams Jr. Gallery
e. This was not only by favorite work or art, but it also shocked me. I was amazed because the way the artist did the sculpture you can see the eyes of Rebekah through the veil that she wears. Some how the artist made the marble look see-through. I think people should go to the High just to see this sculpture.

8. Briefly compare the folk art gallery, and the contemporary gallery with the rest of the museum.
a. I noticed that in the folk gallery there were a lot more religious pieces than in the other galleries. In the contemporary gallery the art was more spread out and there seemed to be less art than in the other places. They also had note cards some of the paintings. These note cards helped explain the more difficult art in the gallery.

9. What was your favorite gallery and why?
a. My favorite gallery was the Madeline, Howard Adams Jr. Gallery. They had a lot of early American and Italian inspired art. I also liked looking at the American Crystal vases, lamps, and ceramic knick knacks.

10. Describe the part of your High museum experience that was most meaningful to you.
a. The most meaningful of going to the High for me was getting to walk through the Louvre Atlanta exhibit. I loved walking through the High and getting to see all the different art work from the Louvre. When I went to Paris a long time ago the only art I actually got to see was the Mona Lisa; so it was really great to be able to take my time and see all the different sculptures. I also liked that we were given audio. This helped me really understand all the work that actually went in to making the different art work.

Extra Credit:
The statue by Auguste Rodin is The Shade. The Shade was a gift from the French Government in memory of the 106 Georgians that died in the Orly Crash in 1962. Below is a picture of me with the statue, and what is engraved below the statue.

Right brain or Left brain...Which job is best for you?!?!

Are you genius at certain jobs but feel like a half-wit when trying to complete other types of work? The two sides of the brain each have distinct preferences and capabilities, and your strong suits and weaknesses are frequently based upon the side of your brain that is dominant. Take this quiz to find out whether or not you are a right or left brain thinker and check out the career choices that correlate.

1. Are you better at math and science than art and literature?
YES – People who are left-brain thinkers are often better at and enjoy math and science over art and literature, making them perfect candidates for a career in engineering.
NO - People who are right-brain thinkers are often better at and enjoy art and literature over math and science, making them perfect candidates for a career in grant writing.

2. Do you love playing sports outdoors over reading indoors?
YES – The great outdoors and athletics are favorites of people who are right-brain thinkers, and a career that can combine the two, like one as a recreation director, is perfect.
NO - Staying indoors and reading are favorites of people who are left-brain thinkers, and a career that can combine the two, like one as a librarian, is perfect.

3. Do you prefer verbal communication over physical communication?
YES – Left-brain thinkers love to work things out by talking, enjoying jobs like career counseling, where they are very effective.
NO - Right-brain thinkers think that actions speak louder than words, enjoying being very effective at showing their worth without words, like the career path of being a yoga instructor.

4. Would you rather draw pictures freehand instead of putting together a model airplane?
YES – People who are right-brain thinkers aren’t fans of tremendous structure and prefer having some creativity at work, which makes marketing a perfect career for them.
NO - People who are left-brain thinkers are in need of structure and prefer having specific guidelines at work, which makes computer programming a perfect career path for them.

5. Do you like being in groups more than being alone?
YES – Group-oriented people are usually right-brain thinkers, making a job in retail a good fit for their lifestyle preference.
NO - Loners are usually left-brain thinkers, making a job in accounting a good fit for their lifestyle preference.

6. When given instructions, are lots of pictures easier to understand than lots of text?
YES – Right-brain thinkers love picture explanations over textual explanations, and this visual preference usually lends well to a career in interior design.
NO - Left-brain thinkers love textual explanations over pictorial explanations, and this preference usually lends well to a clerical career.

7. Have you noticed that you’re better at providing the details and necessary information for a project than coming up with the initial idea?
YES – Those who are left-brain thinkers are more into processing loads of information and hammering out the details than being involved in the creative process, and a career in human resources is perfectly suited for this skill set.
NO - Those who are right-brain thinkers are more interested in the initial creative process than the information gathering that follows, and a career in consulting is perfectly suited for this skill set.

8. Do you need a completely quiet environment when you are working?
YES – Quiet environments are usually needed by left-brain thinkers, who would prefer a career where they could work from home in silence over something that required a noisy environment.
NO - Right-brain thinkers don’t mind a bustling background as they work, making them more suitable for jobs that require noisy environments like those in the hospitality and hotel fields.

9. Would you enjoy helping someone solve a relationship problem more than a math problem?
YES – Solving relationship problems is right up the alley of the right-brain thinker, and a career as a psychologist would be both enjoyable and rewarding for this type of person.
NO - Solving math and technical problems is right up the alley of the left-brain thinker, and a career as a computer technician would be both enjoyable and rewarding for this type of person.

10. If you were a writer, would you prefer to write nonfiction books instead of fiction?
YES – Left-brain thinkers are obsessed with details and truth, making a career in banking or finance worth considering.
NO - Right-brain thinkers are more imaginative and don’t mind making a career up as they go, making a job in sales worth considering.

For more information click on the following links:
Are You A Right-Brain or Left-Brain Thinker?
Brain Rules


Information gathered from:
http://jobs.aol.com/article/_a/are-you-a-right-or-left-brain-thinker/20080605165309990001?ncid=AOLCOMMjobsDYNLprim0001&icid=100214839x1203813256x1200160498

10 Best Places to Buy Art Supplies

Here is a list of ten great places to buy art supplies:

1. Hobby Lobby (STORE)

2. Joanna's (STORE)

3. Micheal's (STORE)

4. Wal-Mart (STORE)

5. The Blue Heron (STORE)

6. Master Art Discount Supplies (WEBSITE)

7. Discount Art Supplies (WEBSITE)

8. Pearl fine Art Supplies (WEBSITE)

9. Overstock Art Supplies (WEBSITE)

10. Art and Crafts Supplies for Kids (WEBSITE)

Class Projects

The Four Pigs, and Wolf

These are puppets I made for class. I used cups for their bodies, and cut outs for the faces. You use them by putting your hand inside the cups. I think they're really cute!

ABC Book

This is my ABC book. I used fruits, but instead of regular fruits I used exotic fruits.

New Painting Technique

This painting technique is done by paint with watercolors and a napkin, then before the paint is dry sprinkle salt over the painting. It is kind of hard to see in the picture, but the salt ends up looking like little crystals. I painted this picture by applying a color, sprinkling salt on that color, letting it dry and then repeating the same step for each layer.

Art Game

This is an art game that I came up with. Each card has either a color or a color word on one side. The color words are in Spanish and English. Students will turn over the cards and match the color with either the Spanish or English word for that color.

Nylon Sculptuers

These are two sculptures that I made. The one on the left is a flower and the one of the right was inspired by Picasso.

Mixed Media LandscapeThis is a mixed media landscape. It is the view from my back deck. I used oil pastels, water colors, crayons, and acrylic paint to show how different they are form each other.

Necklace
This is a necklace that I made. The paper beads are made out of tissue paper and I used regular pony beans for the dark purple, light purple, dark pink, and light pink beads. The center is a flip flop (I got it from an old bracelet.) I used a flip flop because I would wear then all year long if I could.

Diorama

This is a Diorama of an issue that I feel strongly about. My issue is pollution. On the left side show what our would could look like if we don't stop recycling. On the right side is what our world should look like.

Self Portrait
This is a self portrait. I used different pictures to represent different aspects of my life.

Education Philosophy

I believe that teachers should create a safe comfortable environment. If children don’t feel safe in the classroom then they won’t be able to learn. If a child is constantly worried that someone in the class is going to make fun of them for answering a question wrong, then that child will be more focused on someone laughing at them than wither or not they have answered the question correctly. The teachers should collaborate with the students in her classroom as well as the other teachers on their team. Without collaboration then the teacher won’t be able to adjust her teaching style to fit the needs of her class. Teachers should also have their students’ best interest in mind; I have had teachers that don’t want their student’s to succeed. I don’t feel there is any way for you to be a good teacher if you don’t want your students’ to do the best they can.

I think that learners, I say learners and not students because teachers should be learners too, should be active in their own education. You can’t teach someone that doesn’t want to learn. So, the teacher and students in the classroom should both be willing to learn from each other. Learners should be will to strive to reach the best of their ability. Learners also need to be passionate about learning; without passion then the learner will never be as good as they could be.

The curriculum that a teacher works with is probably the most important element when it comes to teaching. The curriculum should reflect the needs of the students in the classroom; it should be challenging and well balanced, and should include lot of hands on learning. The curriculum should be well organized and easy for teachers to use in their lesson planning. A good curriculum exposes students to things that they wouldn’t otherwise be exposed too; it also puts students out of their comfort zone a little bit. I think this is important because student’s won’t survive in the real world if they are never put in difficult situations.