This download includes the 4 pages of William Morris designs pictured above. As you can see, two pages show a selection of patterns and two pages show samples of patterns in progress. William Morris was a British artist, designer, craftsman, writer and socialist. When you have the free subscription, you can download 3 of my […]
This is the official, artist-approved, presentation about the work of artist Sarah Graham. Famous for her brightly coloured, hyper-realistic oil paintings, she is the perfect artist to introduce your students to if you are exploring the themes of food, colour, nostalgia, childhood or identity. The 13 slide presentation includes: A script that includes information and […]
This 4 slide PowerPoint makes an excellent start to a lesson and clearly informs your students what a collagraph is. The slides explain keywords and introduce the artist Glen Alps who invented the collagraph. Two other artists works are shown, both the printing plate and the resulting print. When you have the free subscription, you […]
Inspire your students to take a photograph every day this November with this list of prompts. This is for 2021, there will be a new photo challenge posted on October 1st each year. When you have the free subscription, you can download 3 of my free resources every month.
If you are planning on running a Natural Forms project, this presentation of artists that feature natural forms in their work makes an excellent introduction. 16 painters, photographers, ceramicists and sculptors are featured. You can learn more about the featured artists in a blog post here. When you register on The Arty Teacher you can download up […]
I set up The Arty Teacher because I have a passion for my subject that I want to share with other art teachers around the world.
I have been a high school art teacher for over 20 years, so I understand what it’s like to be in front of a class of students, often with very different abilities and attitudes.
I wanted to develop resources that would help teachers to bring out the best in every student in every class. I also wanted to free-up staff from time-consuming lesson preparation to let them focus instead on delivering exciting, motivating, dynamic lessons, supported by excellent resources.
