2nd Friday Art Walk
We want the world to see the amazing art our children make after school! We feel it is important for our young artists to have their...
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Alameda Arts
- Mar 1, 2017
- 2 min
Classroom Chickens
It all started with my empty nest, yes, my daughter had gone to college and that meant I needed something to keep me busy. What better...
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Alameda Arts
- Feb 21, 2017
- 1 min
Letters!
Our friend Victoria visited and she taught the children about the lost art of cursive writing.
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Alameda Arts
- Jul 29, 2015
- 2 min
Discovering Faith Ringgold
For the past couple of years, Hazel and I have ended the year with a big project. We decided that we wanted to do a lesson on Faith...
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Alameda Arts
- Sep 8, 2014
- 1 min
American Gothic
With then end of the school year upon us, Kate and I wanted to do a fun take on a classic work of art. This often parodied painting was...
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Alameda Arts
- Feb 25, 2014
- 1 min
Hot Air Balloons
I have been wanting to do this with the kids since I first saw it on Pinterest. The original lesson plan by Cassie Stephens: In the Art...
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Alameda Arts
- Feb 22, 2014
- 1 min
Response to Literature: "Frederick"
The kindergartners did this response to literature a while back and it’s so cute I wanted to share it. It was actually Astrid’s idea,...
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Alameda Arts
- Feb 1, 2014
- 1 min
Let's Go Fly a Kite!
Thursday, Hannah made a kite all by herself, she’s in kindergarten. It was a folded square with a string taped to it. She dragged it...
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Alameda Arts
- Oct 17, 2013
- 1 min
Kids do "The Scream"
It’s October and we needed a fun but Halloweenish project to do. Last year I had seen “The Scream,” by Edvard Munch, interpreted at...
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Alameda Arts
- Jun 26, 2013
- 1 min
Henna Tattoos
Our neighbor is from Eritrea. She is a lovely, generous woman. She offered to bring a friend to do Henna Tattoos for the children. We...
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Alameda Arts
- Jun 15, 2013
- 1 min
Pouring Paint
We like messy art. Well, mostly Kate likes messy art and I go along with it. Kate having seen the work of Holton Rower was the...
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Alameda Arts
- Jun 6, 2013
- 1 min
International Clean Mud Day
Did you know that today, June 29, is International Mud Day? It is a day to celebrate the outdoors, get messy and enjoy life. The day is...
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Alameda Arts
- Jun 2, 2013
- 1 min
The Kid with the Pearl Earring
Hazel and I wanted to do something with a photo and canvas with the kids at both sites as an end of the year project. Johannes Vermeer’s...
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Alameda Arts
- Jan 27, 2013
- 1 min
The Most Awesome Spin Art Machine
We were doing spin art inside salad spinners when one of the dads and I got talking about how cool it would be to have a GIANT spin art...
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Alameda Arts
- Sep 7, 2012
- 2 min
Being a Part of the Global Cardboard Challenge
Hazel had me watch a video quite a while ago about a boy named Caine and his arcade. If you haven’t seen it, please do. I watched it,...
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Alameda Arts
- Apr 28, 2012
- 1 min
Inspired by Dale Chihuly
I took my boys to see the Chihuly exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco a few summers ago. We still talk about the amazing...
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Alameda Arts
- Mar 28, 2012
- 8 min
It seemed like a good idea
This all began as a way to change my life. I was working as a manager of one of the most popular restaurants in San Francisco. I was...
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