Although the title states that this blog post is about different ways to draw star anise, it’s really about different ways to draw. The idea is that an art teacher or student could look at the different ways to draw and apply them to their own work. This would be especially useful to inspire a […]
Sculptor Faith Bebbington is some sort of paper-mache ninja. Newspaper, tape and wire all yield to her experienced hands. She conjures up people, animals and lettering from the things other people throw away. She is dynamite in the classroom, too. I was lucky to work with Faith for six days at my old school, acting […]
‘Art Shaped’ by Darrell Wakelam should be in every art teachers collection, no matter what age group they teach. And it should be recommended by tutors who run teacher training courses, that’s how good it is. Wakelam is a freelance teaching artist who spends his time creating card constructed projects with children in schools. You can […]
It’s easy to see why our students are drawn to the work of photorealist artist Ileana Hunter. Not only does the realism impress them, (it would impress anyone) but its powerful use of negative space evokes an emotional response, tells a story, and makes her work instantly recognisable. For students, she is definitely an ‘I […]
Many schools invite artists to talk about their work and working life and deliver workshops to their students. It can be a large chunk of an art department budget, so it’s important to get the most out of the experience, both for your department’s professional development as well as the experience the students have. With […]
Formative assessment and summative assessment are two different types of evaluation that are used to assess student learning. Formative Assessment in Art Formative assessment is a form of ongoing evaluation that is used to monitor student progress and provide feedback on their learning. The goal of formative assessment is to help students improve their learning […]
