Mudworks: Creative Clay, Dough, and Modeling Experiences (Bright Ideas for Learning (TM)) - Softcover

Kohl, MaryAnn F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0935607021 ISBN 13: 9780935607024

Publisher: Bright Ring Publishing, 1989

Synopsis

Anyone who likes to play in mud, playdough, papier-mache and similar mediums will love this book of over 125 clays, doughs, and modeling mixtures you can make yourself. The first chapter alone has 31 playdough recipes! Mudworks uses common household materials and requires no expertise. Ideal for fun or serious art for all ages, for home, school, or childcare.

Also available in a bilingual Spanish and English version in eBook format, "Mudworks Bilingual".

1990 Benjamin Franklin Gold Award
1990 American Library Association (ALA) Starred Review
1995 ALA "Best of the Best" Books & Media for Children

About this title

About the Authors

MaryAnn F. Kohl is the award-winning author of "Discovering Great Artists," "Scribble Art," "First Art," and "Preschool Art," and 15+ more titles, including the original "Mudworks". "Mudworks" is recognized as a classic in art education and has received high honors from ALA.

"Mudworks" is also available in a bilingual edition ebook format, "Mudworks Bilingual".

Kohl has an extensive workshop and event schedule year round throughout the country. She is active in social medial, sends a monthly newsletter to hundreds of followers, and is interviewed on a regular basis. She is on the Board of Directors for the Independent Book Publishers Association. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

MaryAnn F. Kohl is the award-winning author of "Discovering Great Artists," "Scribble Art," "First Art," and "Preschool Art," and 15+ more titles, including the original "Mudworks". "Mudworks" is recognized as a classic in art education and has received high honors from ALA.

"Mudworks" is also available in a bilingual edition ebook format, "Mudworks Bilingual".

Kohl has an extensive workshop and event schedule year round throughout the country. She is active in social medial, sends a monthly newsletter to hundreds of followers, and is interviewed on a regular basis. She is on the Board of Directors for the Independent Book Publishers Association. She lives in Bellingham, Washington.

From the Back Cover

HANDS-ON ART EXPLORATION FOR
SCHOOL HOMESCHOOL MUSEUMS LIBRARIES CHILDCARE HOME CAMP

Inside MUDWORKS experience ...
Funclay Bead Clay Breadcraft Pate Brisee Salt & Stretch Goo Crepe Paper Jewelry Spackle Relief Panel Gingerbread Architecture Tissue Mache Carving Paste Toothpaste Putty Strip Papier-Mache Doggie Biscuits Clay Modeling Sand Castle Keeper ad 110 more art experiences.

Discover chapters in ...
Playdough Bread Dough Plaster of Paris Papier-Mache Edible Art Dough Modeling Mixtures & More

*From the author of "Storybook Art" and "Discovering Great Artists"*
MUDWORKS was chosen by ALA for the Best of the Best Children's Media and given a starred review in Booklist, which follows:
"Anyone who likes to play in mud, playdough, papier-mache, and similar mediums will love this book of over 125 clay, dough, and modeling mistures. First chapter has 31 playdough recipes alone! Uses common house-hold materials and requires no expertise. Ideal for fun or serious art for all ages for home, school, or childcare. A classic!" (Also available in a bilingual ebook, Spanish and English.)
~ ALA for the Best of the Best Children's Media, Booklist starred reviw

"Having all the creative goosh and moosh recipes in one book makes MUDWORKS a wonderful resource."
~ Bev Box, educator and author, "Don't Move the Muffin Tins"

"Another gem! MUDWORKS will be a treasured resource and will keep my creative kids column stocked in modeling experiences for years to come. Mudworks is required reading."
~ Lois Walker, columnist, "Creative Kids", Vancouver Province newspaper

"What fantastic activities! Over 100 gooey, open-ended ways to engage children's creativity, language, visual perception, and motor development. I highly recommend it for children of all ages high school included!
~ Dr. Jane Bluestein, author of "21st Century Discipline"

"MUDWORKS contains a wealth of creative, independent art ideas in an easy to use, fun format. Wonderful children will especially love the edible art experiences."
~ Carolyn Haas, coauthor of "I Saw A Purple Cow"

From the Inside Flap

HANDS-ON ART EXPLORATION FOR
SCHOOL ? HOMESCHOOL ? MUSEUMS ? LIBRARIES ? CHILDCARE ? HOME ? CAMP

Inside MUDWORKS experience ...
Funclay ? Bead Clay ? Breadcraft ? Pate Brisee ? Salt & Stretch Goo ? Crepe Paper Jewelry ? Spackle Relief Panel ? Gingerbread Architecture ? Tissue Mache ? Carving Paste ? Toothpaste Putty ? Strip Papier-Mache ? Doggie Biscuits ? Clay Modeling ? Sand Castle Keeper ? ad 110 more art experiences.

Discover chapters in ...
Playdough ? Bread Dough ? Plaster of Paris ? Papier-Mache ? Edible Art Dough ? Modeling Mixtures & More

*From the author of "Storybook Art" and "Discovering Great Artists"*
MUDWORKS was chosen by ALA for the Best of the Best Children's Media and given a starred review in Booklist, which follows:
"Anyone who likes to play in mud, playdough, papier-mache, and similar mediums will love this book of over 125 clay, dough, and modeling mistures. First chapter has 31 playdough recipes alone! Uses common house-hold materials and requires no expertise. Ideal for fun or serious art for all ages ? for home, school, or childcare. A classic!" (Also available in a bilingual ebook, Spanish and English.)
~ ALA for the Best of the Best Children's Media, Booklist starred reviw

"Having all the creative goosh and moosh recipes in one book makes MUDWORKS a wonderful resource."
~ Bev Box, educator and author, "Don't Move the Muffin Tins"

"Another gem! MUDWORKS will be a treasured resource and will keep my creative kids column stocked in modeling experiences for years to come. Mudworks is required reading."
~ Lois Walker, columnist, "Creative Kids", Vancouver Province newspaper

"What fantastic activities! Over 100 gooey, open-ended ways to engage children's creativity, language, visual perception, and motor development. I highly recommend it for children of all ages ? high school included!
~ Dr. Jane Bluestein, author of "21st Century Discipline"

"MUDWORKS contains a wealth of creative, independent art ideas in an easy to use, fun format. Wonderful ? children will especially love the edible art experiences."
~ Carolyn Haas, coauthor of "I Saw A Purple Cow"

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

"MUDWORKS" is a book of open-ended clay, dough, and other modeling mediums
and art experiences. There is no right or wrong way for projects to turn out.
Exploration and experimentation in sculpture, design, and play are encouraged
for all ages.After children have explored and repeatedly experienced the modeling
qualities of doughs and clays, they will begin to refine their work and skills
automatically and independently.

Young children may assist in preparation of doughs and clays with supervision.
Older children will work more independently. The decision as to how much each
child can handle safely and successfully is yours along with the child's.
Once modeling mixtures are prepared, freedom in exploration and
experimentation will be encouraged and enjoyed. Adult models to copy are not
necessary. But this is not to say adults should not join in and enjoy the art
experiences too! Free-form designs, as opposed to perfect "cookie-cutter"
products, are the goal of the projects in "MUDWORKS".

The creative modeling experiences in this book were developed and compiled
for independent expression by children of all ages. Each recipe and activity
needs no adult model to copy; children simply explore and create from the
materials at hand. The outcome of each experience is bounded only by the
child's imagination. Some projects will be lovely to look at, some lovely to taste,
and others lovely to have explored and nothing more. Children will need only to
please themselves.

Explore. Experiment. Create. Enjoy watching the creative sparkle of each child.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bright Ring Publishing
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0935607021
• ISBN 13: 9780935607024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152