Kristy Lankford 

My new favorite supply to buy for the art classroom is tape. I don't know why it took me so long to realize the importance of tape in the...

Sketchbooking: You can doodle, sketch from life, draw observations from your day, and more. You can use any materials you want, make a...

This will be my fourth year participating (3rd year successfully, I hope) in the 100 Days Project and I'm really looking forward to it....

I am currently taking a year off from teaching art in a traditional classroom. I am lucky to have this year off because it has allowed me...

It's no surprise that I love the Christmas holiday season. I think it's a really positive time of year when many people want to spread...

When I taught in elementary school, we would always make paper masks during the month of October. It was a fun way to bring the Halloween...

As I mentioned in my last post, I love the culture and art of Latin America. It is Hispanic Heritage Month and I thought it would be fun...

It's Hispanic Heritage Month and to celebrate I thought I would share some of my favorite Latinx artists. These are some of the artists I...

When my kids ask me to draw them something I say "No!" It feels mean at the time but I have my reasons. If I start drawing things for...

So you have an artist at home? No matter their age, the beginning of a new school year is a great time to nurture that creative spirit....

My kids make a lot of art. I'm not going to lie, I throw most of it out. And I want you to know, it's okay to throw your kid's art out...

I'll be posting a quick watercolor lesson for Episode 2 in my series 5-Minute Art on Friday and I thought it would be helpful to share my...

I'm in the process of moving, which, I know, makes you all very jealous of me right now. The experience has not been all bad. We are very...

Sometimes I'm just plain unmotivated. It's been that kind of summer so far. Don't get me wrong, I've been doing stuff - reading, walking,...

My words to live by are "fake it 'til you make it." In most things, I don't know what I'm doing, but the goal is to make people think I...

This year I have been thinking a lot about how failure and loss can really teach us how to be more successful and how to ultimately win....

Hello Everyone! It's been a bit since I've blogged, but it's been a very busy 2021 for me so far. First on my list, I have written and...

This year's Thanksgiving is shaping up to be a little more simple and a little more low key than we are used to. I think it will be okay...

Recently I painted a dumpster fire on a piece of wooden material and added the year 2020. It’s been a challenging year for most of us and...

Did anyone see the Saturday Night Live skit with Adele where four friends visit a fortune teller? It's one of the funniest skits they've...