This month's projects: Ancient History Theme

Moai of Easter Island - Art projects for Pre-K to 3rd Grade

Easter Island is famous for its stone statues of human figures, known as moai (meaning “statue”). The island is known to its inhabitants as Rapa Nui. The moai were probably carved to commemorate important ancestors and were made from around 1000 C.E. until the second half of the seventeenth century.

Here is a video for how to create this project with your students: CLICK HERE

Art Inspired by Lois Mailou Jones

 Throughout her career, Jones has championed the international artistic achievement of African-American art. She has also been an important role model for other African-American artists, particularly those involved with her design and watercolor courses at Howard University from 1930 to 1977.

A special thanks to Kathy Barbro who created the project you see: CLICK HERE

It's All About the Cows - some easy tutorials for your to draw your cows

I love cows! I love seeing them when I am driving around our city and I love watching walk around in open fields.  It would have been cool to have access to a working farm.

Here are some fun videos for drawing cows:

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New Class on Outschool: 20 Ways to Draw a Lion

Inspired by my Outschool class "20 Ways to Draw a Cat" I present to you "20 Ways to Draw a Lion!

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More Scenes from Alice @ Wonderland

Alice @ Wonderland - the High School Stage Was on Fire!

When this little girl was born 15 years ago, I committed to take each day at a time watching and being led by the Spirit of God to nurture not just by the way I though would be best but in the way only God who intimately knows HER could teach me.  And in this journey, I have found myself. I was not an art teacher.  I worked as a retail manager.  I was so far away from that little girl that I used to be.  But as I watched my daughter, I began to notice the whisperings of my unique identity.  

If you find that you need to made that same exploration, the first step is to notice the one action you can take today.  

If you need help on this journey, it would be my honor to help.  Connect with me via my Blogger contact form or on any of my social media channels.

Scenes from my work day and.... My New coloring book is now Available!

First Picture:  our super sweet bunny! Her name is Luna and she keeps me company as I teach class.  We were blessed with her a few years ago from a family at a Montessori school I taught at.

Second Picture: a peek at a class I teach on Outschool called "20 Ways to Draw a Fish" : CLICK HERE

Third Picture: I published my first coloring book!  You can find it on Amazon or you can download a PDF;

Find the details here:  CLICK HERE for the physical book or CLICK HERE to download the PDF

Art and Creativity: Sharing with you my most favorite thing to teach!

Here is a peek into my space where I teach on Outschool and where I also create my videos for Youtube.

It was a bit of trial and error at first because the Wifi in our area does the best it can but it is a bit of The Little Engine that Could.   Thankfully, I have figured out a way to make it work and it has been so fun to share with your kiddos both in person and online.

Find me on Outschool

Find me on YOUTUBE

Celebration of the Wildebeests

I can;t get enough of these wildebeests created by the 1st and 2nd graders this year.  Let's compare them to the real thing, shall we?

Also known as the gnu, the wildebeest is a member of the antelope family. They have a large, box-like head with curving horns. The front end of their body is heavily built, while the hindquarters are slender with spindly legs. They have a gray coat and a black mane as well as a beard that can be black or white.

Kinders Having Fun with the Jungle Theme

This is such a fun project because well who doesn't love monkeys???

I like to couple this project with my series on Henri Rousseau - he was a master at depicting the jungle in its vibrancy.

“Tropical Forest with Monkeys” (1910) (Photo: Wikimedia Commons [Public Domain])

Rousseau’s jungle paintings transport viewers into another world—one that he pieced together from his own imagination and his explorations of Paris. The artist once famously said, “When I step into the hothouses and see the plants from exotic lands, it seems to me that I am in a dream.”

Looking for some art lessons to pair together?

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Art classes for kids and adults on Youtube NOW

Many of you know that I have a YOUTUBE channel that offers art lessons for kids.  I have recently begun to create videos for adults as well.  Themes include imaginative prayer and book clubs and even painting classes for you use as a time of meditation.  Both types of classes can be found over here:

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