Clay artists occasionally turn out laughter provoking ceramics purely intended to amuse the viewer. Topsy-turvy is a project which contains ceramic "whizkiddery". While the essential "scheme of beauty" does not prevail in these sculptures, this kind of project provides fun for the artist or student. (Author/RK)

The color wheel, because it is an excellent way to teach color theory has become somewhat of a traditional assignment in most basic design courses. Article described a way to change this situation by re-designing and improving upon the basic color wheel. (Author/RK)

Author described a technique, called mandrel rolling, by which hollow clay forms are produced in the process of making a ceramic. (RK)

Applique, the technique of pasting or stitching cut shapes or pieces of one material on another, is an exciting way to use color and material to express ideas. Describes six techniques for creating applique. (Author/ RK)

Junior high school students were given the opportunity to see and use materials from their own environment in a new perspective while creating the collage, the assemblage, and the construction. (Author/RK)

Author described a project, knitting on wooden discs, that may be successfully used with younger children, including those handicapped in some manner. (Author/RK)

Describes a printmaking project that has potential, not only as a design activity and for student experience with printing techniques, but also as an image-builder for the program of art education in any school. In this instance students at Woodstown High School, New Jersey, printed a calendar, but other themes may be selected depending on the…

The students at the Longfellow Elementary School in Fargo, North Dakota, spent the better part of the second semester using CIRCUS as the theme for all subject areas. For younger students the project was a real test of motor skills, for older students it was a chance to create their own clown face. (Author/RK)

Art frequently remains an abstract concept outside the daily lives of our students. One project that can be integral with daily life and, at the same time, extend to the most complex art form, could be the 3-dimensional construction or toy. (Author/RK)

Students in an eighth-grade class used paper-mache for material and the human head as a study in a project designed to introduce them to beginning sculptural techniques. (Author/RK)

This project, negligible in expense, is an imaginative three-dimensional creative experience with rewarding educational insights into aspects of modern sculpture. (Author/RK)

Poor results and frustration prompted the author, an art teacher at Deer Park Junior High School, Deer Park, Texas, to try a method of teaching batik design on material. (Author/RK)

Article described how to utilize an etching press for a complete lithography program for high school students. (Author/RK)

Programs were offered for fine arts students, 14-18 years old, in nine areas: orchestra, ballet, modern dance, acting, creative writing, mime, painting, printmaking, and photography. Guest artists also participated. The effect of the summer session upon the work of the students is easily recognizable. (RM)

An art teacher at the new Absegami High School of Mays Landing, New Jersey, guided his advanced ceramics students into attempting to create authentic Indian pottery. (Author/RK)