Kim Rutherford has always loved being creative and is a self-avowed craftaholic. She was flipping chalk painted furniture and wanted her pieces to stand out, so she used her Silhouette machine to make a custom stencil to use on a furniture piece. DIY Sign Painting Business A little while after making the stencil, she was visiting the states and noticed a business making chalk painted wood signs with stencils. A light bulb went off, and she decided to ...
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One Woman’s Awe Inspiring Mobile Art Workshop Business in Libraries
How to Build a Mobile Business Teaching Art Workshops in Libraries Doris Benter, the owner of Library Arts, teaches over 150 workshops a year, all while teaching full time as an art specialist at a private school. Doris shared with me the three business boosters that had the greatest impact on the growth of her business and what she is doing to expand her business. Doris lives on Long Island in New York and noticed that teachers were offering programs at ...
Comic Book Club Worksheets for Teachers
There are always a few kids in my art classes who love comics. For them, I designed the Comic Book Club. With so many standards and mediums to cover in art, I find it useful to have an activity that comic book fans can do outside of the classroom. Not only will your students develop their own character and story, but at the end they’ll get a copy of the comics produced by the other students. This is also a great resource for school librarians and ...
How to Hang Displays in School Hallways That Won’t Fall down
If you’re a teacher, then you've experienced schoolwork falling like autumn leaves from hallway walls. As a K-8 art teacher I was on a mission to put an end to this frustrating experience. It takes a lot of time to put together a hallway display, and I cringe at the thought of artwork getting damaged. After lots of experimentation and failure I’ve discovered two products that make hanging artwork in school hallways easier and now the work stays ...