Students learned to make spontaneous line designs with glue as part of a project intended to take them from very carefully planned value-line drawings into areas of greater self expression. (RK)

The following description of the etching process and photographs of student work is a culmination of our one-term, third-year printmaking course. (Author)

In exploring the possibilities of visual expression the author discussed techniques for wax etching. (RK)

Suggests some expressive arts activities for handicapped students. Part of a theme issue on disabilities. (SJL)

Carbon paper was used as an inexpensive, readily available art material. Monoprints were created by elementary students who were given 11 rules to follow in making variations of the basic technique. (Author/RK)

Attempting to create something different is stimulating and challenging. With this in mind, the author introduced a clay-building project in which students created a functional coil container different from any they had ever seen. (Author/RK)

Ancient techniques of fabric embellishment merge with present-day attitudes about expressive values in art. (Editor)

History has recorded the potter's wheel to be one of man's oldest tools. Its output consists almost totally of either forms derived from a cylindrical shape, or bowl and platter styles. An attempt was made here to produce a functional configuration not dependent upon these traditional forms, while still preserving the integrity and tradition of…

Article focused on the different processes of thought and expression utilized by artists to create their works and how to include those processes in the development of an art program. (RK)

The paper describes ways of incorporating a ceramic program into existing curricula for exceptional children. The program focuses on the process of producing clay products and has as its goals: tension release, heightened self-image, improved coordination, personal growth and emotional maturity. The manual describes organizatonal structure, goals,…

This book gives detailed information concerning the use of tools and media of paint. It aims at developing skills and knowledge that will allow young students to express themselves by painting. The book is organized into five sections with subheadings, including: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Exploring Paint As We Use..." with…

Recommends that art projects for children encourage the opportunity to look.'' (DS)

Discusses the ways in which teachers can use art activities to provide a variety of learning experiences which encourage both creative expression and intellectual development. Lists basic art media and their inherent learning possibilities. (ED)

Provides classroom examples of appropriate methods for extending art understanding through discussion. Suggests that teachers can easily foster art appreciation through nondirective means; the children can then select what is important to them and thereby begin to build their own personal store of imagery, which can lead to enhanced learning in…

This paper first gives a historical overview of mosaics, discussing mosaic masks made by the Aztecs and floor mosaics made by the Greeks, as well as the Roman mosaics at Pompeii and the Byzantine decorative mosaics exemplified by those at Ravenna. The paper then elaborates on children's mosaic making observed during research conducted between 1986…