What you’ll need: – 12″ x 18″ white drawing paper (or watercolor paper if you have it) – Black waterproof marker (I use Sharpie brand) – Watercolor paints (I use... Learn More

PAPER CUT MOLAS Molas are cloth panels that form part of a blouse for the Kuna women of Panama. They use a quilting technique called reverse appliqué to create the... Learn More

The Sketchbook Project is a record of how my sixth grade students used sketchbooks during their art class to record art information and create projects. Learn how I used sketchbooks instead of individual sheets... Learn More

Recognize this beauty? This was the one of the first lessons I posted on my writing blog back in 2007 before Deep Space Sparkle existed. Such classics should be given... Learn More

This Play-Doh colorwheel is a great way to teach the color-wheel for young children. I’m not sure where this lesson originated but my typewritten copy is by Lois Ann Lynn... Learn More

“PETUNIA” PAINTING PROJECT FOR KIDS Incorporating literature into art projects remains my favorite type of lesson.  Last year, I introduced Petunia to my third grade students. Using a painting project technique that I call... Learn More

Romero Britto is a Brazilian born artists who now lives in Miami, Florida. His modern pop culture art work is known and celebrated all over the world. Like many art... Learn More

The Sketchbook Project is a record of how my sixth grade students used sketchbooks during their art class to record art information and create projects. Learn how I used sketchbooks instead of individual sheets... Learn More

Continuing with week 6 of the Sketchbook Project, my sixth grade students turned their focus on themselves by drawing and coloring an expressive self-portrait. In this lesson, I reveal a... Learn More