The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Creating Drawings Using Zentagles (Grades 6-12)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras explains how to create "Zentangle" drawings.

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

A few sheets of plain white printer paper
A black marker or pen
A pencil (optional)

More Resources:

How to get started with Zentangles

Some Zentangle Patterns

Artworks Sent in From Home! (Grades 9-12)

After watching Professor Samaras' video above and 
following more instructions on Google Classroom,
students from DBTA and School 21 sent in these zentangle drawings!

Art teachers Patty Kaminski (DBTA) and Katie Machere (Panther and Harp Academies) collaborated with WP Arts Integration PIR Triada Samaras for this lesson.
Below is work sent in from Panther Academy.

            

Straight Line Wonder by Mem Fox (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads

Straight Line Wonder by Mem Fox pictures by Marc Rosenthal

                                                     https://youtu.be/n4g9URcRUMA

Artworks Sent in From Home! (Grades 6-12)

Here are some new artworks sent in from home!

Above: Sent in by Jayden and Family, Don Bosco Technical Academy
"Family Tree" inspired by Gustav Klimt's Tree of Life



Above:  Gustav Klimt's Tree of Life



Above:  D.R., Senior, Harp Academy, Paterson
"Food Transformation Drawing"
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Above:  L.G.. Freshman, Harp Academy, Paterson
"Food Transformation Drawing"



Above:  J.F., Junior, Panther Academy, Paterson
"Transformation Drawing"



Above:  A.P., Sophomore, Panther Academy, Paterson
"Food Transformation Drawing"

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras reads:
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
and talks about being an artist.

Above: A pencil drawing of "Orbit" by Professor Samaras inspired 

by a photograph taken by her son Leopold.

Looking at Student Artwork and Creating Flipbooks (All Ages)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras looks at students' artworks from Paterson School 21 and demonstrates a new flipbook-making technique.

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

A few sheets of plain white printer paper
A scissors
Colored pencil and or markers

A stapler

https://youtu.be/nak54BiLI8w

More Resources:

Flipbooks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE09UyrAeBU

How to Make a Quick and Easy Flipbook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29SCiHN9zCI

Making Artwork Using Positive and Negative Space (All Ages K-12)

Professor "T" Triada Samaras shows how to create artworks using Positive and Negative Space

Materials needed to make the project in this video:

A few sheets of plain white printer paper
A scissors
Pencil and or markers
A cell phone camera

https://youtu.be/wmXOY_89M3Q

Above:  Postive/Negative Artworks sent in by Ms. Ford, Art Teacher, School 21

Above:  Positive/Negative Artwork 

(Sent in by Joel, School 21)

Above:  Positive/Negative Artwork 

(Sent in by Lia, School 21)

Ms. Ford created this site for her Paterson School 21 student artworks done from home: LINK