Here is the worksheet you can download that has the lines remarked. If you have higher level students, have them mark of their paper in 1/2 in on both sides of the paper.

I shared Bridget Riley and Chizuko Yoshida. I think it’s interesting how the different parts of the world artists were influenced by each other. I shared one Western and the other an Eastern artist. Riley is still living at this time, but Yoshida passed on in 1917.

I’m using this with my 4th/5th grade students who finish their project this week. Good luck and happy art teaching!

It took us 8 – 45 minute class sessions but we got some cute stuffed animals finished by my students!!!

Can I saw they turned out too cute. They ran off with their stuffies so fast, I barely got a photo!

If you do an art lesson with sewing I would recommend starting with an easier project first such as a pillow. I grew up with fixing and mending things, but no all students have had that experience. You could also start with hand stitching lesson first with burlap. I did that in the past.

I made my students create their own paper patterns using a tabloid size paper and a basic pattern. I’ll have to share that pattern with you all. It’s hard explaining seam allowance to kids. Once they did it and turned them right side out it made more sense to them. It’s one of those things you need to do first to understand.

Super cute!!

#artlesson #sewinglesson #elementaryartteacher #kidart

Over the past 15 years I’ve uploaded videos that I used with my students. I made it to 1000 subscribers! Wow!

Thank you to everyone that has been watching the videos.

To check out the channel visit Messy Art Teacher Youtube.

I finally tried the Instagram feature to add a reel. I am late to the party. I do like adding the audio in the app. This is a cut paper illustration I was working on not long ago. Fun times!

Things have been crazy busy with classwork and life in general. I’m late posting the wonderful artists I got to speak with for my Season 8 interviews. Here they are below.

11/21 8.01 R Gregory Christie, Author and Illustrator @gasartgifts
11/28 8.02 Robin Mallory, Illustrator and Painter @rgmallo
12/5 8.03 Norma Black, Illustrator @normacreates
12/12 8.04 Will Terry, Illustrator and SVS Learn @willterryart
12/19 8.05 Caroline Hanlon, Illustrator @caroline.imagines
12/26 8.06 Russell Barnes, Illustrator @chromatic.habitat
1/2 8.07 Angela Shenk, Author and Illustrator @angelashenk
1/9 8.08 Steph Calvert, Illustrator and Artist @stephcalvertart
1/16 8.08 Tara Garrigan, Illustrator @tara_garrigan
1/23 8.10 Charlie Carter, Illustrator @kingcharliestudios

I hope you’ll take the time to check out their work and listen to the interviews.

Here is a link to the My Creative Life Podcast.

Hi Everyone, sharing a free resource I just posted. I enjoy patterns and surface design with this worksheet. Includes finished examples. Here is the link to the Surface Design Shoe Worksheet for K-12. It is a PDF.

I’ve enjoyed surface design for the past year and making designs in my spare time. I wanted to make a lesson for my students to learn more about it. Here is a preview of the lesson.

To purchase visit. Messy Art Teacher TPT Surface Design Lesson.

I’ve been experimenting on my own personal illustration work, while getting my MFA in Illustration. I decided to use some of my illustrations to make a free downloadable PDF for a bookmark and book plates. If you have little ones or for yourself feel free to download and cut them out.

Please do not resell or distribute. All rights belong the Messy Art Teacher. Thank you!