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This site is meant primarily as a resource for other elementary visual art teachers. Enjoy! All works posted before August 2014 are images from an elementary school I worked at in DC, all posted after that date are from an language immersion elementary school in Arlington, Virginia. Feel free to use ideas shared on this blog.Please, if trying out the ideas , at the very minimum give me written/verbal credit. Thank you!!
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9/23/11
How limitations spur creativity and discoveries
I gave each child 6 colors; black, white, red, blue, yellow and brown and they created so many new colors. Here are some sample swatches of their creations. In limiting their palettes children learn how to tweak the color recipes to create new colors. After gaining some experience in this, children can begin to purposely mix specific amounts to create a specific color.
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