Lesson: Willow’s Creative Cats
November 29, 2015 | By Rachel Zink
Our teachers are wholeheartedly encouraging students to bring their wildest imaginations to life with these beautiful, whimsical cats.
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September is Creatures + Wearables Month!
September 24, 2015 | By Rachel Zink
Kids at Arts For Life tables across the state have had to make room for some colorful characters this September—everything from bugs, to dancing robots, to symmetrical name aliens. That’s because it’s Creatures + Wearables Month!
Lesson: Bug Finger Puppets
| By Rachel Zink
September is all about creatures at Arts For Life, and our young artists have been as busy as, well, bees creating flying bugs! With simple materials and these steps, you can make a working finger puppet at home.
Lesson: Neon Animals
June 23, 2015 | By Rachel Zink
June is Animals + Paper Month at Arts For Life, and students across the state are creating fabulous specimens of every genus and species! Animals get the black-light treatment in this lesson, created by our Winston-Salem program director, Betsey McLawhorn. The end result is so bright you’ll have to wear shades!
Lesson: Mondrian Animals
February 26, 2015 | By Rachel Zink
Combining the distinct painting style of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian with the fun challenge of drawing animals, Mondrian Animals are a fun way to explore and practice drawing, painting, art history, and color theory. Goals Learn about Art History while applying concepts learned into an original piece of artwork. Increase knowledge of a famous painter […]