Cabinets of curiosities also known also Cabinets of Wonder, and wonder-rooms were collections of notable objects. The word cabinet was described as a room rather than a piece of furniture. Modern terminology would categorize the objects included as belonging to natural history (sometimes faked), geology, archaeology, works of art (including cabinet paintings), and antiques. Background Information of a Cabinet of Curiosities The classic cabinet of curiosities emergedRead More
Artist Study: Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh’s Wheatfield with Crows introduces students to the colorful world of landscape painting. Wheatfield with Crows is one of Van Gogh’s most famous paintings. Van Gogh used powerful color combinations in this painting: the blue sky contrasts with the yellow-orange wheat, while the red of the path is intensified by the green bandsRead More
Nature Study: Mary Anning
Mary Anning was an English fossil collector and paleontologist who became known around the world for her findings in Jurassic period marine fossil beds in the cliffs along the English Channel at Lyme Regis in Southwest England. Come and explore different fossils that were found in the rocks and cliffs and create your own landscapeRead More
Nature Study: Daisy
Bright, cheerful, easy to grow, daisies are a popular choice for gardens. The flowers are easy to identify and are common in cottage gardens and classic perennial borders. Artists over the years have found inspiration in the common daisy and have included them in many of their still life paintings. Vincent Van Gogh in particularRead More
Artist Study: Frida Kahlo
Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo Calderon was born at La Casa Azul (The Blue House) in Coyoacan, a town on the outskirts of Mexico City in 1907. Her father, Wilhelm Kahlo, was German, and had moved to Mexico at a young age where he remained for the rest of his life, eventually taking over the photographyRead More
Happy Vintage Campers
There’s no denying the fact that vintage campers are 100% adorable. Many of my artists enjoy camping and love vintage travel trailers. I find that there is a certain charm to them and wanted to create a fun project to go along with it. Inspiration: A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee To get our imaginationRead More
Up in the Garden Mural
My young artists were delighted creating gardens inspired by the book Up in the Garden Down in the Dirt. by Kate Messner. This book is perfect for children to explore the hidden world and many lives of a garden through the course of a year! Up in the garden, the world is full of green—leavesRead More
The Garden Studio
A shed is normally used to keep your gardening tools and landscaping items neatly tucked away and out of site. I chose to use my shed as a space to relax and get creative, hence, the Garden Art Studio. My latest inspiration to decorate the outside of my garden art studio comes from the small floral shopsRead More
Habitats: Life in the Wetlands
Everglades National Park Everglades National Park spans across 1.5 million acres in the southern portion of Florida. It is a destination your students will love to learn about while gaining an understanding of a wetland habitat. This unit contains information specific to the wetland habitat and connects fun art lessons and science together while bringingRead More
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