2019-01-21 13:40
Wow, its been a long time since i've posted here. The real reason is that I really don't read blogs too much anymore - perhaps you don't either. I've been re-envisioning this site as m… Read More
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2017-04-09 09:09
I've been thinking a lot about the role of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Art Education recently. The success of Pokemon Go creates a lot of interesting possibilities for the… Read More
2016-04-15 03:45
I have had the opportunity to teach some amazing students over the years, and its always a proud moment when their hard earned skills and creative approaches gain greater recognition. … Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
After reading Kendra's article about Light Painting in this month's School Arts (p24) and Matt's article on the School Arts Room Blog... I have to wonder, is a sequel to Paint the Worl… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Considered one of the most mysterious books in the world, the 15th century Voinich Manuscript has begun to be deciphered by professor Stephen Bax of the university of Bedfordshire. &nbs&hell…Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I am a bit captivated by Spherical Harmonics, this short film that is a reflection on the nature and state of CGI imagery. Without words, this film examines the incredible realit… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
...or "Butt Music From Hell"? Either title is appropriate, as Tumblr user Chaoscontrolled123 has discovered and transcribed some music found on the backside of one of Bosch's unfortunate re… Read More
2015-12-11 13:37
I'm seeing a lot of posts on my Facebook timeline about the arts becoming a 'core subject' (I hang out with a lot of art teachers I guess) thanks to the new Student Success Act... but I'm no… Read More
2015-06-25 02:24
I am a huge fan of Pixar. When the film historians of the future look back on this time period, Pixar will be seen as a transformative force, both creatively and technically. Even thou… Read More
2015-06-24 02:38
Hello Revolutionaries! I'm coming out of hiding to post about this great introduction to Flash that I plan to use with my students next year. So far, I've only watched this first… Read More
2015-04-29 03:32
Hey film teachers! I've been sitting on a few film resources here, meaning to post them. Now that the IB Film classes are finished, I finally have a moment to share some of these… Read More
2015-04-01 15:27
This was an amazing year at the Shanghai Student Film Festival - our headliners included the head of Dreamworks Asia, Olivier Staphylas, Cinematographer Rainerio C. Yamson II, Fi… Read More
2015-02-11 14:33
And we're back! With not one, but three, count 'em three projects from the Student Creative this year.The first project is the 8th annual Rotoball Project. In this iteration, onc… Read More
2014-07-08 15:50
I often attribute my interest in art to an exhibition by Jonathan Borofsky that my parents took me to in 1984 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Unlike other museums that they'd dragge… Read More
2014-07-03 04:24
Patty Bode's xTED Talk, Art Education as a Civil Right has me pretty fired up about the state of Art Education in the states. While most art teachers will nod in agreement (or perhaps… Read More
2014-06-23 13:51
I only had the opportunity to take one class with Maxine Greene while at Teachers College, but I remember hanging on her every word, and reading The Dialectic of Freedom on more than one occ… Read More
2014-06-13 15:54
Rotoball 2014 from The Carrot Revolution on Vimeo.Two years in the making, here is Rotoball 2014, featuring all the missing videos from 2013! This year I decided to go with a Chemical… Read More
2014-05-21 06:43
Screenshot from Monument ValleyIn an upcoming article for my School Arts Magazine column, I interview game designer and artist Ken Wong about video games as art. If you… Read More
2014-05-20 15:21
In 2011, street artist JR won the TED prize to use art to affect change in the world with a global art project. Inside Out invites anyone to participate by including their fa… Read More
2014-04-23 02:49
This poignant little film makes some thoughtful connections between living in the moment, experiencing life as it happens, and the creative process. There is some nourishing food for thought… Read More
2014-04-14 00:55
This is the best art show poster we've ever had. The Second Chance Room is for students who haven't completed work on time and the AP Art kids are totally owning it in their final celebratio… Read More
2014-02-14 06:53
Artist Aparna Rau turns everything you know about art on its head in this great TED Talk. Instead of responding to and evaluating art, her art responds and evaluates you Read More
2014-02-12 04:04
As another follow up to my November School Arts article on GIF animation, I absolutely love these 'split depth' '3D' gifs. The white bars seem to play with your perception of spa… Read More
2014-02-06 06:37
What is five?What does 5 mean? What does it mean to you? It could be…* 5 exposures of a photograph* 5 related scenes of a video* 500 words of se… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I'm seeing a lot of posts on my Facebook timeline about the arts becoming a 'core subject' (I hang out with a lot of art teachers I guess) thanks to the new Student Success Act... but I'm no… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Although I don't spend too much time on color theory in my own classes, I found this article particularly interesting: Reinventing the Color Wheel: Why Red is Not A Primary Color.  &hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Two different ideas came across my various news feeds today. The first was this great video essay that analyzes some of the ways in which color informs storytelling in film:Then I was lookin… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I am a huge fan of Pixar. When the film historians of the future look back on this time period, Pixar will be seen as a transformative force, both creatively and technically. Even thou… Read More
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