Recently added articles from Arts & Activities:
Editor's note.(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2009; ... Patrick Dougherty's "Lookin' Good! Lookin" Good!" Earth-art sculpture, featured on our cover this month, screams "texture!" which happens to be the theme of this issue (see "Learning From Exhibitions: Patrick Dougherty, The Stick Man" on page 21 for the story behind the cover). So, ...
Creating Cultural Art.(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Dec 01, 2009; ... CREATING CULTURAL ART. DVD or VHS/27 min./$29.95. Level: Elementary, Middle and High School. Crystal Productions. As our world and the interactions of people from all countries converge, it is increasingly important to understand our neighbors. Learning about various cultures' ...
Chinese Animal Painting Made Easy.(Brief article)(Book review)
Dec 01, 2009; ... CHINESE ANIMAL PAINTING MADE EASY (2009; $24.95), by Rebecca Yue. Watson-Guptill Publications. The title of this book is deceiving: "Chinese animal painting" cannot be made "easy." This is a book that would be challenging for older students at the high-school level who are ...
Faber-Castell.(shop talk)
Dec 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Creative Studio[R] Soft Pastel Half Sticks are made with pure pigment, smoothly lay down color, possess good lightfastness and are acid-free. Their blending ...
Music in Art.(Brief article)(Book review)
Dec 01, 2009; ... MUSIC IN ART (2009; $24.95), by Alberto Ausoni (translated by Stephen Sartarelli). Getty Publications. This is a more scholarly publication that provides an overview of music, musical instruments and musical performance as duplicated in art. It would serve as an excellent ...