In the past I have used alum to prevent mold from growing in homemade salt and flour "clay recipes"; I've never had a mold problem with it. It may help in...
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Marty
square1marty
Jan 31, 2008 10:30 pm
Marty here - place a few drops of "oil of peppermint" in it and this should help. hmmmmmmmm I think it's oil of peppermint if I remember correctly...It had...
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Jan Vallar-Gillette
jlvallar
Jan 31, 2008 10:07 pm
One of my art ed professors always recommended putting a few drops of dish soap into the paint and this has always worked for me. Jan VG ...
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Paige Conn
paige_art
Jan 31, 2008 9:17 pm
Can't answer to the mold issue but have made fruit with paper mache...namely peaches (Texas Hill Country and all) and we did a Wayne Thiebaud unit and the kids...
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K Olson
katholson
Jan 31, 2008 8:41 pm
Try dipping the chalk into white tempera first. Dip and draw, dip and draw. Creates some interesting colors and textures. Try it on black paper, too. Kathy...
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aliteachesart
Jan 31, 2008 8:24 pm
It must be too wet for too long. If you mix it with just enough water to make a thick (think cookie dough) consistency and keep it thin, you could pop it out...
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adrienne speer
adriennespeer
Jan 31, 2008 7:32 pm
When cleaning out the art supply closet, I came across several huge bags of instant papier mache. I mixed some up and poured into a mask mold (about 1/2 to...
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Kelly Clark
kc_artworks
Jan 31, 2008 2:55 pm
This is great for young kids too! http://whitney.org/learning/kids.php...
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Kelly Clark
kc_artworks
Jan 31, 2008 2:52 pm
Hi- The Metropolitan Museum of art has an art history timeline- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm The Getty and Smithsonian also has great resources- ...
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dominique_demers
dominique_de...
Jan 31, 2008 2:48 pm
Hi, can somebody tell me where can I find an Art History E-book for free, to teach kids. Or any web page that have Art History lessons. From ancient art to ...
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Ken
kenroar
Jan 31, 2008 1:45 pm
I am setting your settings to receive the daily digest so that you only get one e-mail a day. If you still want to unsubscribe even after that, do the...
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Eugenia Hess
ehess@...
Jan 31, 2008 1:37 pm
... No more Open School, but still we love our Wednesday afternoons. The parents do not love it because of babysitting issues. Our current schedule for...
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aliteachesart
Jan 31, 2008 1:36 pm
Hi Jeryl, I used to work in a district that had half day staff development 6 times a year. All the art teachers got together and presented a lesson or...
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Robinson, Michael
mrobinson@...
Jan 31, 2008 1:12 pm
Nelson Shanks is a realist portrait painter in the renaissance tradition, and he has established a school in Philadelphia. He has painted Presidents Reagan and...
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aj4art
Jan 31, 2008 11:09 am
Hi All- Has anyone ever had an art show through Kids Art Fairs- the company frames and matt your student's work, then display/sell the pieces to parents? Just...
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aj4art
Jan 31, 2008 10:54 am
Hi Jeannette- I was a textile major! On synthetic fabric, RIT dyes work the best! I would use liquid..... Good Luck- Amy (NY)...
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Maggie Tucker
watercolorwiz
Jan 31, 2008 10:32 am
Our system did this for three years. Our release days, known as Focus, were a waste of time. Early dismissal days meant several didn't show up at all: those...
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hollingsworth005@...
momart19
Jan 31, 2008 2:37 am
I was interested to read the post about scheduling since we are looking at an interesting situation for next year in our district involving early release days....
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Grace LaForge
gracela51
Jan 31, 2008 1:30 am
I have experience with airbrushing fabrics. I use Createx fabric paints which come in opaque, transparent, metallics, etc. They can be used on any fabric and...
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akram Paydar
akpaydar
Jan 31, 2008 1:00 am
Hi, Naomi I am a realist, portrait painter and I have more than twenty years experience of painting, I had many students of painting for more than ten years...
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draw.art
drawart2
Jan 31, 2008 12:13 am
Crayola makes some dustless pastel colored chalks that are very inexpensive, as well as dustless white. Barbara ... From: blamirecyn To:...
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blamirecyn
Jan 30, 2008 11:53 pm
I am doing a project in which the students use colored chalk to create a background for stamped patterns. However, I noticed the chalk creates a lot of dust. I...
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MaryAnn Kohl
brightring
Jan 30, 2008 10:50 pm
I've had fun with this: Color on the posterboard with crayons. Then, PAINT over the crayon with MELTED BLACK CRAYON (encaustic). Then scratch through. . . . ....
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Ellen Muller
l.muller@...
Jan 30, 2008 10:29 pm
Hi Ken, could you please remove me from the mailing list, i get too much unusable mail. thanks Ellen Müller ... From: Ken <kenroar@...> Date: Tuesday,...
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Terri Noell
terrinoell
Jan 30, 2008 3:39 am
when doing this project...I have the students use crayons on the paper or poster board and then color over the whole thing with black crayons...I save all the...
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Lenny Sanz
dnnsanz
Jan 30, 2008 2:20 am
Modge podge is also a good sealant on painted ceramics Donna, NY...
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blamirecyn
Jan 30, 2008 2:03 am
I want to thank everyone for their input on using tempera on ceramics. Your advice encouraged me to go with it. I had my First Graders paint their applique...
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akram Paydar
akpaydar
Jan 30, 2008 12:18 am
Hi my friends, I need some sample questions for praxis test, Art content knowledge, 0133. If you have any please let me know. Thanks alot ... Never miss a...
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Brandy
bergiemoore
Jan 29, 2008 10:36 pm
My favorite is Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Italian, c. 1530 - 1593),( The Vegetable Gardener, a reversible oil painting) This particular piece is a cool because...
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aliteachesart
Jan 29, 2008 7:51 pm
You can wet them and gently wash it off by rubbing. Don't rub too hard, they will look kind of like batik. ALi...
