Tag Archives: Middle School Art

How to Make a MUMMY MASK

This was one of the very first projects I posted when the original Art-Rageous website was launched in 1999, and at the time mask-making was geared for students in grades 5-8. We started out using medical grade plaster gauze, but … Continue reading

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Oaxacan-Style Paintings

At the conclusion of the Art 1 unit on Color Theory, students were introduced to the colorful and whimsical sculptures of Oaxaca, Mexico. In response, they created acrylic paintings in the style of the sculptures.

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Oldenburg-Inspired Sculptures

Students (middle school and later high school) were introduced to the monumental sculptural works of Claes Oldenburg. Excited by the prospect of “supersizing” an ordinary object, students brainstormed to come up with ideas. Once they’d made a decision on which object … Continue reading

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