Wood is a responsive material that lends itself to the needs of the classroom. Younger students can design with wood, hammer and nails while older students may be introduced to incising, carving, and assembling in designing with wood. (Author/RK)

Images created with copy machines make children feel successful, as their work acquires the authority of being printed. Students can learn advanced processes like electrostatic image-making and can get involved in projects like making collages. They acquire an appreciation of design and of two-dimensional composition. (CS)

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)

The twig loom, made from the branch of a tree, can be as simple or as complex as the weaver wishes. It can be the first loom attempted by children, as a way of introducing them to weaving. (Author)

This project, negligible in expense, is an imaginative three-dimensional creative experience with rewarding educational insights into aspects of modern sculpture. (Author/RK)

Poor results and frustration prompted the author, an art teacher at Deer Park Junior High School, Deer Park, Texas, to try a method of teaching batik design on material. (Author/RK)

Article described how to utilize an etching press for a complete lithography program for high school students. (Author/RK)

Using the chemistry of basic black and white photography, students can combine painting techniques with photo techniques to achieve an aesthetically pleasing painting. (Author)

The concept of innovation and the use of new materials were effectively presented to students through the use of a synthetic foam for sculpture. (Author/RK)

Article describes how to design and equip a darkroom. (GB)

Article showed students creating paper collage in meeting the art challenge to explore and to work creatively with familiar and freely available material. (Author/RK)

Describes and illustrated types of weaving and how to make simple looms. (SP)

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

How to create and apply glazes. Includes formulas, materials needed and procedure. (RB)