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*Winner* Win a Pillow of Your Choice from Studio Smithson

February 28, 2015 by abbie 595 Comments

Update 3-6-15: Congratulations, Emily C.! Kristi will contact you to arrange shipping. Thank you, everyone, for your participation! Keep showing some love to kristismithson.com and treat yourself to a little something. Don't forget that you can get a code for free shipping, too! Just email her and you'll be signed up for her newsletter and receive your code! Meet Kristi Smithson of Studio Smithson. Kristi was my neighbor back when I lived in the DFW area. She helped keep me sane when our … [Read more...]

Shoo Rayner — A Great Homeschool Art Teacher

February 9, 2015 by abbie 140 Comments

Shoo Rayner has no idea who I am. This is not a promotional post. I'm just sharing one way we do homeschool art lessons for free. Mr. Rayner, if you happen upon this post, well....hello and thank you for your wonderful videos! When I give my kids free-school time, they have the opportunity to choose something creative, productive, and educational to pass the time. They can choose between a documentary on Netflix, a book of (just about) any type, or some crafting/creating time. More and … [Read more...]

Homeschool Art Lesson — Jackson Pollock

May 19, 2011 by abbie 321 Comments

A week or two ago, my sweet neighbor Michelle told me she would like to do an art project with my kids.  See, her mom is a 4th grade teacher and recently taught her students about Jackson Pollock.  She shared her PowerPoint presentation with Michelle who, in turn, wanted to share it with us. Today, Michelle came over with the presentation, paint, canvasses, and other supplies.  She taught us that Pollock's work is considered abstract expressionism and then showed some examples of his … [Read more...]

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