Unexpected dividends from this experience were the familiarization and identification of various dyeable fabrics, what to wash, how to wash, fashion, design, color, and the social involvement of wholesome student interaction in the classroom. (RB)

Explains flameworking, the art of melting glass rods over flames and shaping the hot glass artistic or useful forms. (DS)

Discusses how copper foil can be used as a creative jewelry medium. Recommends materials, techniques, and designs. (RB)

Suggests a merger between linoleum block printing on fabric and creative stitchery can produce far richer results than can be achieved through the application of a single technique. (RB)

An experimental art program using aluminum wire, yarn, cord, raffia, and beads offered a new approach to weaving and a rewarding experience for students. (RB)

Brightly banded resisters, condensers, diodes and transistors as well as printed circuit boards were used with the objective of discovering their potential in creating objects for personal adornment. (RB)

Presents an elementary art activity that successfully teaches the process of slabbing by having students create fishbowl plaques. Explains the process step-by-step beginning with a demonstration to the students along with showing previous examples. Endorses a type of clay that fires white because the glaze colors are much more vibrant. (CMK)

Discusses the aesthetic experience of working with fused glass. Offers suggestions for lamination, firing, experimenting with texture and shape, decoration, modular construction and how they can be applied to a High School curriculum. (RB)

Hand-run washing machine wringers, acetate plates, bottles, and cheesecloth are combined to show students the intaglio embossed method of printing. (DS)

Discusses the use of pillows as an art form for children to explore. Addresses ways pillows can be used in art, such as: building things with pillows and using pillows and pillowcases to learn about design, to create portraits and figures, and to serve as a canvas for art. (CMK)

Recognizes the importance of children's art made at home and focuses on having children express themselves through handmade art. Gives examples of different types of handmade art, such as making room accessories and furnishings, constructing "portable" artworks, and building figures in different mediums. (CMK)

Discusses an art project in which students at the Quaker Farms School (Oxford, Connecticut) created a rag rug for the school bicentennial. Describes how the rag rug was created, stating that the students learned about their heritage in a cooperative way. (CMK)

Suggests ways in which leather can be used as a creative medium in elementary school classroom. (DS)

Describes an elementary art project in which students create a "mud cloth." States that the project was inspired by the clothing worn by teachers at the City School District (Rochester, New York). Includes a list of additional resources. (CMK)

Focuses on children's art projects in which students become phone artists. States that playing with phones in art class helps children create pictures with words. Discusses phones as artworks that students can disassemble, phones as sculpture, and phone-related items such as telephone books as art surfaces. (CMK)