Art teacher Maria Romanski recently shared these amazing photos of her students’ work on social media. For their holiday homework, she challenged them to design an artist’s bedroom inside a shoebox. The students’ creativity and enthusiasm shine through in every detail! Maria explained that she set this task for Year 7 and/or 8 students (Ages […]
One of the most challenging parts of working with clay is needing a controlled environment to keep projects workable. In a classroom setting, this is not always possible. One long weekend, a project not wrapped properly, or a hole in the plastic can easily result in a project being too dry to work on. Having […]
I’m torn and feel unsure about the whole Ai image-creation thing. I can see that there are two sides to this story. On the one hand, it feels like cheating, like theft and devoid of skill. On the other, I’m mindful of previous advances that frightened the artworld like the printing press, photography and digital […]
Mark-making is part of most school art curriculums as it aims to broaden students perceptions of what drawing is and what is can be. When taught well, it helps students express emotions, ideas, and individuality by simply making marks on a surface. Although it can open up a world of exciting drawing, it could seem […]
It took me years to find a formula that works when getting GCSE students to write about other artists. I suspect I’m the only teacher who has tied themselves up in knots, creating word banks and boxes and matrices. I’ve tried them all. Of course, the ‘official’ guidance from some exam boards is that students […]
I really enjoy delivering Fall art lessons. It’s a good idea to get students to respond to the world around them and a great excuse for observational drawing and colour mixing. The resources below encourage both of these skills. Wonderful Winter Squash The winter squash images below are so Autumnal and beautiful. They could inspire […]
