Wood, a natural material, appeals to children of all ages. Wood construction allows children the flexibility of moving parts of their work around until they are satisfied with the arrangement. Three projects are described. (Author/RK)

Scrounging, cooperation, and resourcefulness have made pottery the most popular--and the most visible--art class in a Missouri high school. The pottery course is described. (RM)

Alerts readers to a number of health hazards associated with products and processes commonly used in art classes. Describes current concerns, outlines steps to be taken to protect teachers and students, lists toxic substances that can be found in art materials, and suggests alternative materials that can be used. (PGD)

To help them get the cylindrical shape necessary for making pottery beer mugs, high school art students used flexible armatures stuffed with vermiculite. (RM)

Though every art student should have a chance to do photography, expenses have kept photography out of the art curriculum. Inexpensive pinhole photography can be the answer. Describes the pinhole camera and its construction, setting up the darkroom, using the camera, and print processing. (CS)

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)

Attempting to create something different is stimulating and challenging. With this in mind, the author introduced a clay-building project in which students created a functional coil container different from any they had ever seen. (Author/RK)

Article described a new art course developed to augment the students' experience with three-dimensional materials. (Author/RK)

A window transparency is made from black paper strips and colored tissue papers. The three visual elements of line, shape and color are emphasized for this project. (Author)

In this article materials were geared to the ability levels of young students, who learned about intaglio printing, a process that involved engraving in a hard material. (Author/RK)

Students learned to create head forms with clay at a special introductory class in Clay Portrait Sculpture at Vacaville High School, Vacaville, California. (Author/RK)

Children learned the basic techniques of weaving through the use of unusual art materials, such as, loose weave bags for citrus fruits. (Author/RK)

Article gives the outline for materials, equipment, and the process for children to make prints in art class. (GB)

Article discusses the technique of drawing on raw film in order to make a movie without a camera. (GB)

Tells how a third grade class built a geometric papier-mache sculpture with inexpensive materials. (GB)