The last two sections (EJ1039315 and EJ1039319) presented stories about specific moments or lessons. Also, situations infused with complexity where the writers had to toggle back and forth between providing the larger context and the details that support readers' understanding of that big picture were presented. In this section each story is…

In this article, the author discusses the different two- and three-dimensional art forms. She also describes the different media that can be used in these art forms.

Rick Beck works in cast glass; his large-scale work ranges in scale from 15 inches to around 7 feet tall. His medium--glass--makes the scale of Beck's pieces very impressive. He is probably best-known for his oversized cast glass sculptures of common hardware: nuts, bolts, screws, measuring spoons, saws, eating utensils, eye hooks, wing nuts and…

Renaissance technique of lost wax casting does not require extensive equipment as many believe. Author suggests readily available materials and explains lost wax technique in detail. (PD)

Each August, third grade artists at Apple Glen Elementary in Bentonville, Arkansas, start the school year planning, creating, and exhibiting a clay relief mural. These mural projects have helped students to acquire not only art knowledge and techniques, but an even more important kind of knowledge: what it means to plan and successfully complete a…

Although the craft and art of bookmaking has a rich history, artworks about books are relatively new. The author teaches in a school that has an international population where a variety of languages and cultures flourish. He took this opportunity to develop a ceramic unit that combined sculptural design, the history of bookmaking, and traditional…

In this article, the author describes how her art class students were able to create, in just four class periods, clay relief plaques depicting nature. A lesson on texture speeds up the completion of such a project. Seeing that clay is a natural material with its own unique texture, it seemed fitting that the final product should depict a variety…

Article described a project which required the student to use his creativity and imagination while making a sculpture. (RK)

Article described a sculpture created with noodles as an inspiration for students interested in using different materials for creative expression. (RK)

The author, an assistant professor of art at Heidelberg College, in Tiffin, Ohio, described how he used drainage tiles for some creative work by students in his art classes. (Author/RK)

A visiting artist stimulated art students to utilize scrap iron and junk as art materials. (Author/RK)

Art frequently remains an abstract concept outside the daily lives of our students. One project that can be integral with daily life and, at the same time, extend to the most complex art form, could be the 3-dimensional construction or toy. (Author/RK)

Students in an eighth-grade class used paper-mache for material and the human head as a study in a project designed to introduce them to beginning sculptural techniques. (Author/RK)