Recycled Robot Construction

A lesson on 3-D design and construction inspired by local artist Tricia Courtney. Her work is currently being shown at the Strecker-Nelson Gallery. We used different sized boxes and other recycled material for the robot's body and covered him in foil.

Gustav Klimt Inspired Collages

This is a fun lesson on Gustav Klimt that I found online. Kiersten had the idea to use her own head. Great idea! I turned Karli's "mess up" into a mermaid while she worked on some waves. Little brother had a side painting going on behind us so he wasn't left out! We used all kinds of media and lots of glitter and most importantly had a blast.

Welcome Home!

"Welcome Home Dad" sign that Matthew (age 6) decorated using crayons, markers, and chalk. This was not a lesson, just a fun activity we did. He learned how to read and spell "welcome home!" AND his dad comes home from Iraq tomorrow!

For a rainy Fall day...

School was out on a rainy Fall day close to Halloween so we made some pumpkins! These are made from paper grocery sacks stuffed with newspaper and painted orange. It was a great alternative to carving actual pumpkins.


Later on we made Starry Night inspired Halloween scenes with black construction paper, chalk pastels, glitter, and construction paper.

Clay Pot Turkeys

These turkeys came from a 2nd grade birthday party that happened to be right before Thanksgiving! This was a great way to keep children entertained while the parents got the cake ready! The Turkeys also doubled as a party favor for the guests.

Another great party idea is a group painting + individual mini paintings to take home as party favors. Contact Me for more info!

Kansas Sunflowers

This is a mixed media project we did over the summer to learn more about our Kansas heritage. We incorporated local photographer Daniel W. Coburn and used fiber, pasta, yarn, buttons, and basically anything we could find!

http://www.danielwcoburn.com