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Quick Tip: Making Time for Art

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Torn notebook paper with text "QUICK TIP: Making Time for Art" clipped with a red paper clip on a colorful background.

How do you make time for your own art?  
Do you spend time making your own art?

Abstract colorful painting with various patterns, shapes, and textures in a white frame.

Quick Tip:  Keep an art journal where you can try out techniques for your teaching. 

I had been trying out all sorts of techniques for Gelli plate printing and I made lots of samples for my 5th/6th grade class.  When I had all of the papers painted, I took some pieces home and arranged them into a collage for my art journal. 

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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

One Response to Quick Tip: Making Time for Art

  1. Beverley Baird says:
    October 14, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    Love it! We do need to make time as often as possible for art. Makes us better teachers/mothers/wives.

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