Describes a lesson in sculpture using the drape-mold method. Provides instructions for making the drape molds and the directions given to students. Briefly outlines the steps students went through to create various objects such as teapots, pitchers, vases, and cookie jars. Notes students' responses to the project. (DSK)

Presents a brief background on Australian Aboriginal beliefs and their connection to Aboriginal artwork. Recounts how students connected with this culture by creating bark paintings of their personal animal spirits using grocery bags, crayon, and tempera paint. Includes references to teaching resources on Aboriginal beliefs and art. (DSK)

Transcribes an interview with Jafar Mogadam, an Iranian artist who paints Persian tiles. Traces Mogadam's development as an artist and describes how he creates his tile compositions. Provides a brief history of Persian tiles. (DSK)

Surveys the history of the pre-Columbian, Peruvian Moche art, particularly the ornamental jewelry found in Moche burial sites. Outlines a procedure for creating pins reminiscent of Moche jewelry out of paper and other inexpensive materials. Points to ways that the lesson can be combined with lessons in history and science. (DSK)

Recounts the creation by fifth- and sixth-grade students of their own personal "molas," based on the fabric art form of the Cuna Indians of the San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama. Tells how students created their designs based around a central image surrounded by geometric patterns and colors. (DSK)

Relates an art project for seventh-grade students that uses the creation of museum bags to study portraiture and the painting styles of famous artists. Explains how students made a bag with a portrait of the artist on one side and a painting by that artist on the other. (DSK)