The darkroom as a place of "wondrous happenings" was noted in Photography, November SCHOOL ARTS. Additional techniques that are basic to printing negatives and to providing more of these happenings are the topics for discussion here. (Author)

Renaissance technique of lost wax casting does not require extensive equipment as many believe. Author suggests readily available materials and explains lost wax technique in detail. (PD)

The importance of making young children aware of our culture through art is stressed. (CK)

Describes three methods for making plaster masks: face casting, styrofoam wig head casting, and balloon casting. (RM)

Article focused on numerous forms which photographs can take to celebrate the American Bicentennial. (Author/RK)

Author discusses her experience and findings during a trip to africa. (RB)

How to help elementary art students use form in their work to convey desired feelings is discussed. Awareness of the qualities of form is essential for effective expression. (RM)

Experimental printmaking can be exciting, rewarding, and inexpensive. High school students explored four different ways to create relief prints from odds and ends and scrap materials. (RM)

Secondary students utilize a simplified technique to make silk screen prints, which can be printed onto T-shirts. The only materials needed from art suppliers are a few squeegees and a few yards of polyester screen mesh. (RM)