My graphics 1 class learned to combine shapes using the Pathfinder panel in Adobe Illustrator and the created these amazing Sugarskulls...

As I adjust to teaching graphic design it can sometimes feel like I'm already getting in a rut of teaching the same thing. Typography,...

It's been a long time since I've created a blog post but that doesn't mean that I haven't been teaching... I just teach in a new capacity...

With this crazy year winding down I thought I'd share with you some of my students' artwork. Here is some of the art that my 5th through...

Students have so much energy right before winter break that it is often a task to channel all that in a productive way. I have found that...

I am proud to say that my current 8th graders are the FIRST class to have had me as an art teacher since they started middle school in...

Every year I find that my 7th graders are some of the most active students I have. So many of them balance multiple activities like...

My 6th grade students spent all of 5th grade learning about the Elements of Art, so this year they are introduced to the Principles of...

As the youngest students the middle school where I teach, I assume my 5th grade students are starting from square one. We spend 5th grade...

The first few weeks in middle school are rough on everyone. With brand-new-to-the-school 5th graders learning how to use lockers, kids'...