Table of Contents May/June 2011
On the cover: Student artwork inspired by Andy
Goldsworthy from “Collaborating with Forms in
Nature” on page 22.
Theme Ecology
Elementary
42 Twirling Trash
Susan Ashley
Understanding the unintended
consequences of plastic.
42
Middle School
19 A Second Life for CDs
Kathleen Snoderly
Making stained-glass inspired
art from discarded CDs.
36 The Mouse That Roared
Penelope Venola
Creative uses for
computer mice.
Recycling Pop Art
Deb Pfol
Drawing everyday
recyclable objects.
All Levels
33 Travel with Us!
SchoolArts travel opportunities.
High School
34
34 Sketchbook Inspirations
Betsy DiJulio
Learning from one student’s
artistic journey.
40 Finding Meaning in the Details
Sharon McKittrick Boyle
Cut-paper relief sculptures.
A Brilliant Idea
Gaynor Hytrek
Starting with a light bulb.
Early Childhood
22 Collaborating with Forms in Nature
Aileen Pugliese Castro
Taking art outside.
Here Comes the Sun
Jennifer Nesson
Color-mixing experiments.
38 Going Green Robots
Jacqueline M. Nelson
Using computer parts creatively.
Finding Inspiration
in Ralli Quilts
Patricia Stoddard
Learning about Pakistani and
Indian culture through quilting.
Making Other
Arrangements
Dale Wayne
An imaginative reuse of
plastic bottles.
REcycle, REuse,
We Aim to Amuse
Juliette Montague
Making creatures from
recycled materials.
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43 Green Showcase
46 Summer/Fall Educational Directory
51 2010–2011 Index of Articles and Authors
Corrections: In the April 2011 Looking
and Learning, the photographer of Cai
Guo-Qiang’s Drawing for Transient
Rainbow was not credited. The image
was photographed by Hiro Ihara.
Themina Kader, author of “The Art of
Henna” (April 2011 online) is NCID
2009 Exemplary Diversity Scholar of
the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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