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Homeschool Art Lesson — Jackson Pollock

May 19, 2011 by abbie 306 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...]

Painting birdhouses

March 15, 2009 by abbie 78 Comments

I've been trying to think of activities to keep the kiddos busy and away from each other's throats while Alex is home on his spring break.  So I set them loose with some birdhouses and paints this afternoon and they really enjoyed it!  Well, Alex did.   See, Elliott cannot handle messy hands.  Hates messy hands.  As you will see, that is really an issue when paints come into play! Everything started out okay.  She chose white paint and set to work. Alex opted for a beautiful shade of … [Read more...]

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