A high school art teacher reports her classroom experiences with a new type of chemical paint-alkyds. (SJL)

Described is a Ceramic Clayathon, the purpose of which was to inspire and infuse spirit through the cross-fertilization of ideas. Four high schools were involved and events included no-handed-clay, tallest clay form, crazy coil, etc. Pictures of winning entries are included. (KC)

Seventh and eighth graders created wire and papier-mache sculptures of athletes in motion after studying the human form. (Author/RK)

Describes a belt-weaving project for elementary students. (SP)

The author suggests a variety of ways in which aluminum and aluminum foil can be used in elementary and junior high art classes: relief drawing and rubbing; printing; repousse; sculpture; mobiles; foil sculpture; and three dimensional design. Sources of aluminum supplies are suggested. (SJL)

Imagine a project that would so excite boys and girls that they would sacrifice recess, gym or almost anything as long as they could do it. Students at the Howe Elementary School in Minneapolis felt that way as they learned to make rya rugs. (Author/RK)

It is great fun trying new ideas and experiments with materials and media in the classroom. Her students work on a project, making faces and figures fit bottles, that challenges their imagination. As well, they also learn a new use for scrap materials. (Author/RK)

Using the theme of food as the focus of their art students created some "POP art". (RK)

Chicken wire, cardboard tubes, newspaper, scrap lumber and discontinued fabric samples were among the discarded materials used in the art classes at the Webster Hill Elementary School, West Hartford, Connecticut, to create an eight-foot giraffe. (Author/RK)

This article shows how eight to fourteen year olds can make jewelry. (Author/MF)

This article provides instructions on inkle loom weaving, from the construction of the loom through the weaving process. This article is one of seven in this issue on fiber arts. (SJL)

Discussed a process for creating jewelry with inexpensive metals and sand. (RK)

Students formed an art club for the purpose of creating a commemorative wall sculpture. Each section of the sculpture described a different aspect of American history. (RK)