Faux Stained Glass
I found this project online by Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher My class loved this project and these video instructions were very helpful.
Masks
Students came up with a theme for their masks on their own, researched ideas and images, and then drew a plan in their sketchbook. These masks were created using a plastic face base. We then placed plastic wrap on the…
Silhouettes for Ramadan
We used several images of mosque silhouettes to inspire the black paper cut out. Students then used modpodge to attach the black paper to a transparent plastic used for overhead projections. Tissue paper was then cut or ripped and attached…
Video – Memory Project in Syria
What Is The Memory Project? The Memory Project is a charitable nonprofit organization that invites art teachers, art students, and solo artists to help cultivate global kindness by creating portraits for children around the world who have faced substantial challenges,…
Video- Memory Project Rohingya Children
Our Portraits Made It! Following a previous post that shows the portraits created for this project- here is the video The Memory Project has sent us of the children receiving our portraits! What is The Memory Project? The Memory Project…
Islamic Design Dishes
These dishes are a great intro to scoring float glass and using glassline paint. Students first research an Islamic style design of their choice. Glass pieces are scored to the size of 4″ x 4″ so the design may need…
Glass Book Covers
Students love doing this group project in glass. First students research an interesting book cover they would like to duplicate using a variety of glass types. The criteria is that the book cover should be recognizable, but as artists they…
Clay Bird Bath with Glass
This fun project involved clay and glass. Students researched birdbaths and birds of their choice. After cutting and pasting several examples in their sketchbook to use as reference, students drew a plan of their birdbath in their sketchbooks. Then students…
Day of Dead Wax Resist Skulls
We looked at the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) and looked at sugar skulls made for holiday for inspiration. Then students created their own design for a skull in their sketchbook. From this plan,…
Birds on a Wire
We made these glass birds for an exhibit called “Birds On A Wire”. We started with researching some bird pictures, and getting a color scheme in mind. We drew up a plan for our bird, which included color scheme and…