Describes how paper masks can be used for drama, art projects, or everyday curriculum as imaginative, confidence-building learning tools. Presents step-by-step masking-making instructions with illustrations. (BD)

Fibers and fabrics provide the raw materials for a great variety of art activities that are adaptable to practically all grade levels. Here are some stitchery projects for the art teacher with a limited budget for supplies. (Author/RK)

Images created with copy machines make children feel successful, as their work acquires the authority of being printed. Students can learn advanced processes like electrostatic image-making and can get involved in projects like making collages. They acquire an appreciation of design and of two-dimensional composition. (CS)

The twig loom, made from the branch of a tree, can be as simple or as complex as the weaver wishes. It can be the first loom attempted by children, as a way of introducing them to weaving. (Author)

Art described a ceramic mosaic completed by fourth grade students at the Little Britain Elementary School, Washingtonville School District, Newburgh, New York. (Author/RK)

Thorough advance planning will eliminate much of the clutter and the mud hazards associated with the introduction of ceramics. Provides some helpful suggestions for teaching ceramics in an efficient and tidy fashion. (Author/RK)

Describes the process of making ceramic sculpture with photographs showing the process from beginning to end. (RK)

Slide art is luminous. It appeals to students of all ages and abilities and is inexpensive. Describes the four ways to make slide art: direct drawing, block-out technique, mixed media, and polarizing slides. (CS)

Cement offers many creative possibilities for school art programs. Instructions are given for sculpting with fiber-cement and sand-cement, as well as for finishing processes and the addition of color. Safety is stressed. (IS)

Young artists pay tribute to the spirit of "seventy-six" at the Lincoln Junior High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin, by creating clay sculptures. (Author/RK)

In a special art class, students combined their excitement about science, ecology and engineering to design and construct a model rocket center. (Author)

Defining montage, the author then sets forth several suggestions for the use and emphases that may serve as guidelines for students engaged in the activity. This is followed with a discussion of materials that may be used and procedures that may be followed. (Editor)

Many of today's hobby skills were survival skills for early settlers. Culminate a study of colonial life by experimenting with one of them--candle making. (Editor)

A secondary teacher describes how she has her students use liquid white enamel. With the enameling process, students can create lasting, exciting artwork. They can exercise an understanding of design and color while learning the value of careful, sustained craft skills. (RM)

Students in the Creative Crafts class at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, Brooklyn, New York, learn the medieval Tiffany method of making stained-glass panels. (Author/RK)