5 Video Segments on Artists Who are Making Art From Trash

The artist who ‘paints’ with recycled plastic Description: The materials needed to make art can be expensive, too expensive for some. But one artist in South Africa has found a way to combine his artistic passion and his love of recycling. Mbongeni Buthelezi collects plastic bags from the streets around his Johannesburg studio and melts […]

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Tips and Tricks to Scratchboard

This is a great tutorial on how to make art on scratchboard. Not too long, not too short. Great use of time elapse to show your students how a scratchboard artwork evolves.              

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Kusama Pumpkins Resource

A Bank of America “Masterpiece Moment.” An introduction of Yayoi Kusama and her piece, “Pumpkin” an 8-foot tall sculpture and installation at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Els2gFMTU-Y Related Content at My Art Lesson: Woman’s History Month Think Series  

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Out of Shape

Used with permission of Steven Ramirez.

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Ceramic Shoe

Used with Jeff Pabotoy’s permission.  

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Flextangles!

  Here is the downloadable flextangle template for downloading. Flextangle

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How to Draw Pumpkin Pie

Used with permission from Bethany Lynn:  

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Milk Jug Skulls Video Tutorial

You Tube Video, how to make a milk jug skull

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Isometric Drawing: Create an Impossible Fortress

Isometric Drawing: Create an impossible Fortress You Tube video and lesson by Bethany Thiele, used with her permission And a site to print your own isometric paper

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Inktober with Chad Brown

A video on Inktober by Chad Brown. Used here with his permission.  

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Ceramic Origami Bowl with Jeff Plabotoy

A You Tube Video by Jeff Plabotoy on Making a Ceramic Origami Bowl. Used here with his permission.

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