Adorable Chibi Harry Potter Art Video
Cabot and Riley finished another fun art video by Cabot (aka The Nerdy Artist). This one is cute Chibi Harry Potter art — Oops, I Missed the Snitch. (= Enjoy! Read More
Art Adventures
Art Adventure: Reading Posters! (=
In today’s Art Adventure with Cabot’s class we did Reading Posters –in honor of “I Love To Read” Month. (= We started by discussing what the purpose of posters is: to CATCH PEOPLES’ ATTENTION and to CONVEY INFORMATION. Then we talked about various ways posters can meet Read More
Reindeer IPad Art
The Ipad can never replace the control you get with an actual pencil, but it’s fun to play with nonetheless. (= Read More
Classroom (or home!) Art Adventure Project: The Scream
I did this Art Adventure, focusing on The Scream by Edward Munch, with the second graders and it was SO MUCH FUN! Who doesn’t like creating art of themselves screaming, right!?!? And, all of their masterpieces turned out fantastically!! I am going to detail how to do this Read More
Post-It Note Art Challenge
The boys and I are excited to launch our first-annual Post-It Note Art Challenge!! Below is the sheet with Participation Instructions. There are fabulous Creative Prompts for each week (chosen by Cabot, The Nerdy Artist) and there’s really no pressure. If you do something y Read More
Digital Art: Dobby from Harry Potter
I’m trying to teach myself how to draw in Adobe Illustrator… Dobby isn’t done yet (he needs a stack of hats still, obviously) but he’s starting to look somewhat like Dobby. (= Read More
That Art Looks Cool – I’m going to figure out how to make something like it
I just ran across this picture from a couple of years ago and had to share it. Cabot (age 7 here) saw an art piece hanging in the middle school office and decided to come home and figure out how to make his own version. I love how creative this little guy is. (= Read More
Cabot’s Cool Monogram Art Video
Cabot(9) made a video of himself creating some of his cool Monogram Art — actually, he did the art, and his big brother did the video editing. It’s a bit mesmerizing to watch. (= Check it out! (= Here’s a pic of him at work. Read More
Cute (Chibi) Mickey Mouse Art by Cabot
Cabot(9) has been into drawing cute little chibi characters lately. Here’s the Urban Dictionary’s definition of Chibi (just in case you are “un-cool” like me, and didn’t know what it meant). (= chibi It is an adjective that means small and/or Read More
How To Make the Perfect Teacher Gift – “What I Like About School…” books made by the kids in class
For the past 8 years I have been creating the PERFECT end-of-the-year Teacher Gift with my kids’ classes. I know, I know… nothing is perfect you say…. But, this present is pretty close! The teachers really love it! And why wouldn’t they? It’s adorable, it takes up very little Read More
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