SPCS Art Studio by Ms. Lockwood https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c Art ideas and resources for SPCS artists and their grownups to try at home! en-us 2020-04-09 15:07:36 UTC 2025-05-01 15:10:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f419.png Prompt #1 SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500746350 Draw yourself as an original superhero. What are your powers?]]> 2020-04-09 15:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500746350 Daily Doodles with Mo Willems SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500749014 Every day at 1:00!]]> 2020-04-09 15:17:52 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500749014 Prompt #2 SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500753648 Draw what you see outside your window.]]> 2020-04-09 15:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500753648 Texture Scavenger Hunt SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500754920 Today, let’s explore texture.  Texture is the way that a surface feels.  Your challenge today is to go on a Texture Scavenger Hunt!  Look for items around your home.  Label your collection and send me a photo when you’re done!
Find something that feels:
  • soft
  • rough
  • smooth
  • bumpy
  • scratchy
  • slimy
  • hard
  • prickly
  • fluffy

**Bonus challenge - choose one of your items and draw it.  Try to show the texture using lines, repetition and pattern!**

A song about texture:
]]> 2020-04-09 15:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500754920 Prompt #3 SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500857938 Chose one of the how-to-draw videos and follow along!

]]> 2020-04-09 16:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500857938 Prompt #4 SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500863165 Create a drawing following these directions!
- Draw a fast line.
- Draw a bumpy line.
- Draw a line that is broken into pieces.
- Draw a sharp line.
- Draw dots.
- Close your eyes and draw large circles.
- Put your pencil in the opposite hand and take your pencil for a walk around the entire page.
- TWO HANDS: put a drawing tool in each hand and make lines that cross one another. Draw with both hands at the same time.
]]> 2020-04-09 16:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500863165 Prompt #5 SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500865399 Draw life from a bug’s point of view. (Hint: before you draw, lie down on the floor to get some ideas about what life would look like if you were the size of an ant!)]]> 2020-04-09 16:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500865399 Artwork At Home SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500933092 Take a walk around your home.  What artwork do you have at home that is important to you or your family?  Choose one piece of art to photograph and interview your family about.  Ask the following questions:

  1. What is a piece of art that is important to our family that we can see in our home?
  2. Who created the artwork?
  3. About how old is it?
  4. What materials is it made out of?
  5. Where did our family get this artwork?
  6. Why is this artwork important to our family?
]]> 2020-04-09 16:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500933092 Mandalas SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500937186 Step 1: Collect tiny objects that you find around your house: paper clips, pennies, Legos, dried beans, popcorn kernels, beads, etc.  
Step 2:  On a piece of paper, trace a circle (I used the lid of a pot).  Don’t have paper big enough?  Cut up a brown paper grocery bag!  
Step 3:  Starting at the center, arrange your materials in a pattern and work outwards.  Mandalas have radial symmetry meaning that top, bottom and each side are the same.  
Step 4:  Take a picture of your mandala and share it with me!
]]> 2020-04-09 16:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500937186 Blanket Fort Challenge! SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500942249 Today you are going to be an architect….and build a blanket fort! Grab some blankets, sheets and pillows and build your own fort.  How tall can you make it?  How wide?  How will you get inside?  What can you use to make it stable?  What will you put inside your fort?]]> 2020-04-09 16:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/500942249 Easy Air-Dry Clay SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501031098 You will need 3 ingredients: baking soda, cornstarch and water, plus a ziplock baggie, tupperware or other airtight container to keep your clay moist until you use it.  **Make sure you have a parent/guardian supervise this project, as it involves using the stove!**]]> 2020-04-09 17:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501031098 Wrap It Up! Sculpture SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501072407 Many artists have created art by wrapping an object in a material like fabric or plastic.  For example, in 1995 the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped an entire building in Germany for 2 weeks!

Your art challenge is to make a sculpture by wrapping an object.  You will need:
  • a piece of fabric (or something like tinfoil or plastic wrap)
  • string, tape (or both!)
  • an interesting object of any size

Wrap your object in the fabric.  Secure it with tape and string.  
How has your object changed?  If you want, draw your object before and after it was wrapped.
]]> 2020-04-09 18:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501072407 Ground Coffee Exploration SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501080070 Pour ½ cup of dry coffee grounds into a pan, tray or shallow dish.  Smooth it over.  With your fingers or another utensil, like a fork or pencil, make a drawing. 

What can you create?  How is this different from drawing with a pencil and paper?]]> 2020-04-09 18:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501080070 Tate Kids SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501081329 The Tate Museum in London]]> 2020-04-09 18:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501081329 Found Faces SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501083699 Gather some small objects around your home.  On a round plate, make as many different faces and expressions as you can!  Try:
  • a sad face
  • a happy face
  • a surprised face
  • a worried face
  • a frightened face
  • an exhausted face
  • a disgusted face
  • a laughing face
]]> 2020-04-09 18:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501083699 Recycled Cities SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501135925 Build a city or town using items from your recycling - plastic bottles, containers, cardboard boxes, toilet paper tubes, bottle caps, etc etc.  (Make sure it’s okay with an adult first!)  Use crayons/markers/collage to decorate your city and add details.  If you have small toys like Lego people, cars, animals etc add them to your city!!]]> 2020-04-09 18:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501135925 Prompt #6 Random Drawing SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501138343 2020-04-09 18:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501138343 What is the Story? SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501187157 Look at the painting closely. With someone in your family, take turns telling a story about this artwork by Giorgio de Chirico. Then draw a scene from your story, showing what might happen next.

to see it bigger, go here!
https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/1/95

]]> 2020-04-09 19:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501187157 Met Kids SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501202469 Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in NYC]]> 2020-04-09 19:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/501202469 Prompt #7 SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/502305099 Invent your own machine.  What does it do?  How does it work? You can draw your machine or build it out of blocks, Legos, or other materials you have around your house!]]> 2020-04-10 17:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/502305099 Monochromatic Assemblage SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/502337175 Today’s inspiration is artist Louise Nevelson, who is famous for her large sculptures made of wood and other materials she found on the streets of New York.  Her sculptures are assemblages because they are assembled from found objects that she put together.  She also used only a single color to paint her sculptures.  You can learn more about her sculpture Black Wall here: https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/in-focus/black-wall-louise-nevelson
Today, you are going to make your own assemblage using items you find around your house. 
  1. Choose your favorite color
  2. Collect as many items of that color you can find
  3. Arrange the objects in an interesting way.  
  4. Take a picture of your assemblage!
]]> 2020-04-10 17:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/502337175 Visit the Met! SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/502392580 Today we’re going to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art  (The Met) in New York City!  This is one of the most famous art museums in the world.  Go here and click anywhere on the map to view an artwork.  

Learn more about the artwork you chose.  Then, click on the “CREATE” tab for a drawing activity inspired by the work of art. 
]]> 2020-04-10 18:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/502392580 Make your own Scratch Art! SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/505151984 You will need:
  • thick construction paper or cardstock
  • crayons - any color and black
  • a toothpick or paperclip
]]> 2020-04-13 19:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/505151984 Make A Collage SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/505154803 2020-04-13 19:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/505154803 Prompt #8 SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/505158522 Pick some of your favorite books and draw them!]]> 2020-04-13 19:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/505158522 Virtual Open Studios SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/513843686 Every Friday at 1:00, the Minneapolis Institute of Art is holding a free virtual art class using materials found at home.]]> 2020-04-17 23:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/513843686 Environmental Sculpture SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/518255928 Go outside and collect whatever items you see - small rocks, pieces of grass, leaves, pinecones, etc.  Using these materials, create a work of art that lives outside. 
Artist Inspiration: Andy Goldsworthy]]> 2020-04-20 17:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/518255928 Prompt #9 Draw a Bird SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/518259162 In honor of Earth Day (April 22) and International Draw A Bird Day (April 8), today your challenge is to create a bird!  You can draw it or make it out of another material (collage, recycled materials, Legos, blocks, food...anything you can think of!). Artist Inspiration: John James Audubon.]]> 2020-04-20 17:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/518259162 #artmuseumchallenge SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/518269707 Recreate a famous work of art using items you have around your house!
The rules:
  1. Choose your favorite artwork.
  2. Find 3 (or more) objects around your house. 
  3. Re-create the artwork using those objects (or pets, or people!) Get creative!  Pay attention to position, lighting, colors and facial expressions.
  4. Take a photo and share with Ms. Lockwood.  If you can, share a picture of the artwork you copied (or send me the title and artist and I’ll find the image)
You can find great artwork at these art museum sites:
MoMA Kids
Met Kids 
Tate Kids Explore 
]]> 2020-04-20 17:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/518269707 Make A Treasure Box SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560872929 Watch this video to see how!

]]> 2020-05-08 23:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560872929 Texture Collage SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560877018 You will need:
  • a piece of paper
  • a pencil or peeled crayon
Your challenge today is to search your home for interesting textures and then make a rubbing.
  • place your paper on top of the surface.
  • rub gently with the side of your pencil or the side of a peeled crayon.
How many different textures can you add to one paper?

Some places that I like to find texture are: bottoms of my shoes, kitchen tools, the recycling bin, leaves, coins, wood, books, toys.
]]> 2020-05-08 23:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560877018 Eraser Drawing SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560880472 Did you know that an eraser can do more than fix mistakes?  It is also a drawing tool!  Watch the video to learn how to make your own eraser drawing.  ]]> 2020-05-08 23:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560880472 Draw a Map! SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560881588  This can be a: treasure map.  A map of your home.  A map of an invented world.  A map of your favorite place.  A map of a trip you once took, or hope to take someday.]]> 2020-05-08 23:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560881588 Family Still Life SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560882938 A still life drawing is a picture of objects that have been arranged and chosen by the artist. This is a fun drawing activity you can do with your family!

Step 1: Have everyone in your family choose an object that is important to them.

Step 2:  Find a place to arrange your objects where everyone can see them.  As a group, decide on the best arrangement.

Step 3:  Draw your still-life!  

Step 4:  Compare your drawing to your family members.  What is the same and what is different?
]]> 2020-05-08 23:41:25 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560882938 Sketchpad SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560884851 Try out this fun online drawing app. You can export and save your drawings - share them with me!]]> 2020-05-08 23:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560884851 Create Your Own Character SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560887158 Use this chart from artist Jarett Lerner to get you started!]]> 2020-05-08 23:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/560887158 Google Quick Draw SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/583316184 Can the Google robot recognize your drawing in less than 20 seconds?]]> 2020-05-19 19:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/583316184 Wall Drawing #797 SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/583318436 Try out conceptual artist Sol Lewitt's direction for his Wall Drawing 797 (but use paper, not your wall!)

1. With a black marker make an irregular black line at the top of the page.  
2. With a red marker try to copy it without touching.  
3. Do the same with a yellow marker.  
4. Do the same with a blue marker.  Continue until the bottom of the page.  Use other mediums if you don’t have markers.
]]> 2020-05-19 19:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/583318436 How To Make Origami Fox Bookmarks SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/767707322 2020-09-22 12:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/767707322 How To Make Origami Paper from Scrap Paper or Junk Mail SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/767714386 2020-09-22 12:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/767714386 5 Women Artists SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/808038979 2020-10-06 18:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/808038979 Alebrijes SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/808067366 2020-10-06 18:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/808067366 Rachel Jones - Tate Kids SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/2336886777 2022-10-12 12:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/2336886777 Matches Stop Motion Study SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/2336896366 2022-10-12 12:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/2336896366 Going Fishing SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/2336901288 2022-10-12 12:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/2336901288 Alexis Diaz SPCSArtStudio https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/2336931696 2022-10-12 12:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/spcsartstudio/obfnldjdjfd9t13c/wish/2336931696