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Etsy Finds: Room for the Whole Family

While many children have recently headed back to school, there are plenty of families who are settling into another productive year of homeschooling. This week's Get the Look: Decor is inspired by the Filer-Dougal family, who have created a home that doubles as an inspiring educational space for their …

Artistic Endeavors: Art School Confidential with Pepperminte

Meet Caitlin Shearer, aka pepperminte, a nineteen-year-old fine artist and student from Australia with a passion for painting fancy girls and effeminate boys. She is obsessed with dollhouses, Marilyn Monroe, and aliens, and dreams of illustrating her own storybooks one day. Caitlin's delicate works in …

Parents Teach Art, Part 2: Making it Happen

In my recent article Parents Teach Art I shared information about Duniway Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, and its award-winning, parent-led art program. Now I'll go into more detail about how to make a program like this work at your child's school.  [Second grade "Paint and Poetry" lesson]The Art …

Parents Teach Art: A DIY Approach to Elementary School Art Education

Where I live, there are billboards all over town that simply say, "Art. Ask for More." At the bottom is a line of smaller print that says, "Are your kids getting enough?"As an artist and a mother of two, I feel fortunate that my kids attended a public elementary school with a thriving, well-established …

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