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Re-Looking at a Masterpiece

Post Published June 9, 2020 by Madelyn Willison

You can’t love a piece of art and not look at it just one time. It is impossible and it shows you really have no care for the art. "Garden at Giverny" by Claude Monet (shown above) is a beautiful pa...
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Documenting history in children’s art: Egypt in the late 1970s

Post Published September 24, 2018 by Stone Soup Editors

We at the Children's Art Foundation were very lucky to be given these extraordinary felt pen drawings by the Egyptian government in the late 1970s. Besides being unusually strong works of children's a...
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Art Activity: imagining, planning and drawing complex imaginary worlds

Post Published August 9, 2018 by Sarah Ainsworth

This art activity by Olivia Joyce is built around 8-year-old Li Lingfei's Artist's Portfolio, published in Stone Soup’s March 2018 issue. Use the link to open the portfolio in a separate window and ...
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Art and Writing Activity: making a picture book with “When Smudgie Got Lost” by Karine Faden, 10

Post Published August 3, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to this Stone Soup Art and Writing Activity Many of the stories we print in Stone Soup are both written and illustrated by the author. Many authors illustrate their own stories—especial...
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Art Activity: exploring the power of strong colors with ‘Fishing’ by Halima Said Ali, 6

Post Published August 2, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to This Stone Soup Art Activity Halima’s colorful picture is made in felt pen. It is so completely colored in it looks like painting! But because it is made with felt pen, it is the ki...
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Art Activity: Capturing activity in image with ‘Collecting Wild Hares’

Post Published July 27, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to this Stone Soup Art Activity Hares are a bit like rabbits, and this picture from Hungary by Katalin Kiss, 13, shows a group of people hunting hares for food.
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Flying under the radar

Post Published July 21, 2016 by Amy Gibbs

When you want to get something done, is it better to just keep your head down and go a little underground, or is it better to make some noise and get all that attention and potential support?
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Art Activity: Depict being in the center of the game with ‘Soccer Game,’ by Brett Penman, 10

Post Published May 20, 2016 by William Rubel

Introduction to this Stone Soup Art Activity This picture is from New Zealand. Brett Penman, age 10, shows us what it feels like to play soccer when the ball is moving fast and both teams are on the r...
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Time Is Short: a meditation on teaching art

Post Published April 30, 2016 by Amy Gibbs

Perhaps it's a vestige of the agricultural heritage here in the Grand Valley in western Colorado, but our school children are released for the summer in mid-May.
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