Spanish Cubist Guitars
This week we talked about Spain and the mixture of different cultures throughout the country. We talked about Spanish traditions like...
Lily Pond in France
It was really exciting to do a lesson on France since it still is a very prominent place in the art world, and even better for me because...
Magritte Memos
For this lesson we focused on Belgium and the artist Rene Magritte. We created little memo pads using cut-out umbrella silhouettes and...
Russian Nesting Dolls
After a much needed winter break we all came back (thankfully we had the first Monday off!) and I continued right into Russia. This was...
Holiday Fun Day!
Before the winter break each class came into the gym to complete a paper cocoa mug with a pipe-cleaner candy cane and cotton ball marsh...
Czech-Republic
For our lesson on the Czech Republic we talked about the beauty of Prague and all the medieval architecture that still exists today...
Austrian Architecture
I absolutely love the beauty and forgiveness of printmaking and how it can be done with fairly low-tech equipment. For this project I...
Polish Pottery Designs
Although we don't have the equipment (or the space!) to make actual pottery with clay, I wanted to still make a plate design. We took...
Switzerland-Yodeling and Chocolate
For our Switzerland lesson the students watched a quick video on how the famous Toblerone chocolate bar is made and we learned about the...
