Art Projects
Middle & High School 6-12 Art & Home economics class - Proposed projects
Basic elements of art and design
Cursive writing and calligraphy
Fabric design (dying, printing, starched or casting -3D form)
Sewing and embroidery- design an object or animal using buttons, several types of stitches
3D eco art using common and found objects
Paper crafting- 3D, origami, book art, make envelope
3D decoupage and collage
Printmaking- monoprints, foam monoprints, collagraphy
Marker illustration on acetate- tracing photos, composition, pen, and ink drawing techniques
Watercolor (watercolor paint and pencils) & acrylic painting- photo and plein air (outside)
Clay- flour salt clay- baking measurements-mixing, rolling, sculpture
Weaving various stitches to make a small pillow, possible crochet to stitch together
String art- tacks, dowels, or starch/balloons, tin foil
Photography- composition, use of lighting, camera, tablet, or phone use for class parent’s devise (use of for that class), print out
Woodworking- make box or shelf, woodburning, staining with acrylic paint, decorating (scraping, pounding, etc.)
First aid kit assembly and making case
Tire- changing a tire and how to make a tire embossed artwork
Metal working- forming, stamping and dapping, - making a box with wire string
Resist art
Art of letter writing, visual journaling, art sketchbook