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Jan 1, 2009 10:58 am
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I have been asked to teach a parent/child Mosaic class (actually middle school kids with any adult). It will be four sessions (2 hours each) and it has a...
I have 3 suggestions: do you live near a Hobby Lobby or a Michaels Craft store? They have really nice mirrors with unfinished wooden frames around them....
Hi I am thinking of doing a project for the Chinese new year with my 6th grade. Usually, I do clay, or paper or painted dragons. I've many different kinds, but...
Me again! Always trying new things-- got to keep the interest up in junior high classes. We are starting our 3rd 9 weeks, where in my school-- kids take art,...
That sounds great but I had luck covering water bottles with model magic (you could even used colored) with really good results. My students made canopic ...
I do mosaics with my students every other year. We've done two projects. One is a tribit (hotplate for the dinner table) and we use a special cement grout...
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Thank you for the great info Garie! Here's my Japanese New Year Projects with kids, using Washi http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~eLearning/kite.html Welcoming The...
Makio Kawashima
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Jan 3, 2009 11:24 am
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Greetings all, Here's our Japanese New Year Projects with kids, using Washi http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~eLearning/kite.html Welcoming The Year Of The Ox,2009...
Makio Kawashima
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Jan 3, 2009 11:30 am
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Because of the cost and the firing dangers due to shrinkage, why not use paper mache'? Soft sculpting wire could be used to form the armature. Students could...
My daughter and her friend are trying to get accepted to the Arts Magnet high school in our town. They need to do a "design when they give them an element of...
Construction Paper: I would say they would be giving them a composition assessment. Laying out shapes, overlapping, repetition, use of line, contrast of...
Happy New Year Makio Kawashima, we are happy to share our projects. Anyway, our Chinese New Year is on 26th Jan 2009, welcoming the year of the OX. I love the...
Happy New Year Everybody, I just received a box of old clothing patterns. I have no idea what to do with them. Any seamstresses out there with some ideas for...
Hi Garie , New clay project :clay characters in gashapon. http://www.edogawaku.ed.jp/shinozakis/jidoukatudou/club/08nendo/monozukuri.html Regards, Makio...
Makio Kawashima
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Jan 4, 2009 10:32 am
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Hi, You can used the gashapan to create snow globe, http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/globe.htm Thanks for your information. Regards, Garie ... ...
As a home seamstress and art teacher I don't even know what I'd do with 200 patterns in my art room....but here goes. My first question to you is do you "read"...
I do not know if my post came through from last night or not....I am so curious about these patterns -- where on earth did you get 200 patterns? I love the...
Hi Jennifer, You might want to check them out to see just how old they are, some very old ones sell on eBay.Dollars for the art department!! The others could...
I have used old patterns to make paper pulp to cast in a mold. It is easy to tear up and soak. The kids could use it to make paper. Like other paper making...
I got the patterns from a junk collector. He had no use for them.... I will check to see if any are old enough to sell on ebay. I love your suggestions. ...
3-D paper construction (origami or paper pop outs) would really wow their socks off. I have a couple of books at school I could suggest. Let me know if you are...
i dunno about ebay, but i'm interested in buying some myself, if they're from the 80s and earlier! ... ‹(•¿•)› i dunno about ebay, but i'm interested...
Hello! I have used Sculpey clay frequently over the past few years in my classes. It does adhere to glass provided the glass isn't waxy or greasy so make...