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Want to know what happens at a  National Art Education Convention?  Hang on to your hats! First stop we headed over to the Convention Center for the first general session. If you are like me your past experience at the general sessions are hit or miss. Some speakers are fab while others are a little dry. New Orleans nailed it!  Tim Gunn was in the house at this convention and he

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Hey, if you’re like me you’re itching to get out and work in the garden. During the summer my art palette is my garden. I love working with beautiful flowers that display the same bright colors commonly found in the tempera paint in my classroom. Here is a quick and easy project that your students will love doing. Monet's Garden Flowers.  It is so important when incorporating Art history

My good buddy Ginger over at Paintbrush Rocket made these fabulous huts with her students. I thought they were adorable and  couldn’t wait to do these with my students. Since we are studying Monet I wanted to have my Art Club students (in grades 3rd and 4th) create a 3-dimensional garden project.   We looked at photos of Hobbit Houses and Gnome Huts for inspiration. I presented the

Happy Valentine's Day! May your day be full of color! Laura :)

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Love, Laura Hope your painting today!