by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Tips
Our family has been using the Classical Conversations curriculum since 2012, but this fall (2020) will be our first year in the Challenge level! As my oldest moves into 7th grade, I find myself having to re-work the way I approach school with my son. Among the many...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Podcast
How can we integrate science and art? There are so many ways! Today we’re starting a new series of six episodes about the integration of art and science! We’ll start this series with a discussion about the basic shapes of trees. Basic lines and shapes are how we...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool
In the 6th week of each year, we have a final drawing project to finish our six-week fine arts unit on drawing. This coming year (Classical Conversations, Cycle 3) we’ll be making an altered version of Grant Wood’s American Gothic. Even if you don’t...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool
In week 4 of our homeschool community we’ll be doing an abstract art project. Did you know some of the earliest examples of abstract art we know of are from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) in China? Of course, in the western world, abstract art really gained...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool
Between Columbus, the Mayflower and the Boston Tea Party, I feel like Classical Conversations’ Cycle three, which includes American History, is a great time to draw an old ship! Plus, I really love the old ships. As an aside, there’s a great little...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool
I’m excited to start another year in our homeschool community learning about the fundamentals of drawing. We’ll start week 1 working with basic shapes. Understanding how to see something as a collection of its basic shapes is a fundamental skill when...
by Julie | Art, Art Education, Classical Conversations, Homeschool, Inspiration
Thank you all for all your encouragement and support over the last few months! You guys are so kind and I just love hearing and seeing all the art projects you’re doing in your classrooms. We’re winding down our homeschool year and I’ve been focused...
