Alternative Materials Curriculum

PAINTING WITH CHOCOLATE!!!



Through this lesson my students are learning about the following ideas: monochromatic painting,value, positive and negative space, geometric and organic shape, additive and subtractive painting, texture, and how to communicate with one another and work as a team.

Not only are the students learning about art, but for the Black History Month Portrait series, they are learning about history and social studies as well. A fun and tasty intecurricular activity.

The outcome has been Astounding! The students and staff alike have all been having a blast painting with this suprisingly versitile alternative material.

Makin' A Splash!

My Makin' A Splash class of 4-6yr olds experiment with mixing color. The children used primary colored food coloring droplets in a bowl of water to create secondary colors and then photograph these beautiful abstract images.

Sketchbook-Not your ordinary Book Club

Here are some photos from Sketchbook-Not your ordinary Book Club, an adult class I am teaching at the Newark Arts Alliance. We will make our own stamps, make collages, do monoprints, transfer photocopies, and experiment with mixed media in order to explore ideas regarding ourselves as artists and otherwise.