As part of an introductory course in figure drawing, art students spent some time doing portrait studies and profile drawings. When the teacher threw in an ancedote on life masks, it had a double impact. Students learned to better understand underlying bone structure and facial planes and to create a new art product. (Author/RK)

In keeping with the Bicentennial celebration, many art teachers will find themselves "looking back" to crafts of the American past. Dyeing is certainly one that was used extensively and here a professor in a Fine Arts Department details how the process takes place. (Author/RK)

Article described a weaving technique called tablet weaving, an ancient textile process that provides opportunity for making a variety of items, such as guitar straps, belts, and decorative bands. (Author/RK)

Beeswax provides a natural and fine sculpture material. (DS)

Mastering the arts of weaving and knotting develops other skills and dexterity. (DS)

Describes objectives, materials, and motivation for an activity unit. (SP)

The author, a Professor of Art Education, contends that in these days of budget cuts it is good to know that the use of found materials, when effectively controlled, has a valid esthetic and educational basis. (Editor)

An art program that caters to the abilities of slow learners as well as of normal children provides an opportunity for individual growth. (CK)

Art Students must know not only the works they produce, but also the necessities behind putting on an art show. (MF)

The author tells how to use and make papier-mache. (MF)

The student, by drawing his school and his house, becomes better acquainted with his environment. (MF)

The article tells how to use repousse in the classroom. (MF)

Article described an art project that was designed to have students gain an appreciation of three-dimensional form. (Author/RK)

Students designed art materials into assemblages thereby utilizing their interests for creative expression. (RK)