Zentangle, Zentangle, and more Zentangle

I have been looking for a teaching job this summer, so I have been working on lesson plans. I decided to put together several Zentangle lessons, since I enjoy doing them so much. Following are the samples I did up to go along with each lesson.

This first one was to create a unique shape to hold the tangles.


This next one was to find an art history image that would be easily recognized and draw tangles in the negative space.



This last one was a Mandala project.

Artist Trading Card Lesson

WOW!! It has been quite some time since I last posted here. I've been super busy with my student teaching the past 6 weeks. I have two weeks remaining at the primary level and then I go to the middle school. I can't wait to get to the middle school! Anyway, I have been doing ATCs with the 5th graders and they seem to really enjoy the lesson. Here are a few samples the students made.

You can read more about his lesson and other at http://artedunite.proboards85.com/index.cgi .

Been Busy!

My main 2008 art goal was to post to my blog each week with a new work of art (of some sort). I am failing miserably!! I have been so busy with school that this just is not happening. I have not drawn much of anything in weeks. This next week I am teaching my first lesson. It will be a non-representational charcoal activity. My plan is to do this activity myself before teaching it to the class. Hopefully I will be able to fit this in. Mid terms are next week, so I will already be a bit more busy than usual. I have also started working on a floralfoam sculpture I am trying out for a different lesson. Maybe I'll have two new works to show soon.