Article discussed the use of plaster impregnated cloth as a material for creating sculpture. (Author/RK)

An art teacher at South Shore High School in Brooklyn, New York, uses blot paintings as a wedge into the teenager's fantasy world thereby defining nebulous shapes into concrete, but often delightfully outlandish, subject matter. (Author/RK)

Article considered the found materials artists utilize in expressing their creativity and the opportunities for students to experiment with the refuse of our technical age. (Author/RK)

Article briefly outlines how to teach elementary students the technique of crayon resist, using crayons, construction paper and white tempura paint to make snow scenes. (PD)

Describes the use of a simple and familiar medium, finger paints, to get high school students to explore problems of design in painting. (SJL)

Instructions are given for making oil ground, glue gesso, glue water size, oil colors, damar varnish, water colors, encaustic painting, egg tempera painting, etching inks, etching grounds, etching acids, and sugar-lift. (SJL)

A powerful motivational force for painting activities may be found in the study of artworks by outstanding artists. The focus here is on the Twentieth-Century movement, Abstract Expressionism. Students are encouraged to combine discoveries of experiment with thoughtful development of their work. Recommended for junior/senior high school painting…

High school art teacher describes a technique for making crazes with oil paints and water on masonite. (GB)

Art projects discussed include the creation of outer space flags, painting with wool, making ceramics and sculptures from inexpensive ingredients, constructing cardboard rockets, costume design, and reed representations of flowers and insects. (DB)

Describes an art lab developed as an alternative form of education for inner-city children. (GB)