The Fine Arts of Homeschooling

One of the reasons i decided to try homeschooling was that, while i was working on my own schedule, i could pursue my love of music. i play the piano, and although i am not a professional, i do enjoy it immensely and want to continue doing so. Now, because of my flexible schedule, i am able to do more than an hour's practice each day. i am able to work harder, and because i have no homework in the evenings, i can practice a little then. The subject of music, then, is taken care of.
   Then, there is Art. i never really enjoyed Art in school. Not long into my first year at the school, our art teacher became sick, and never really came back. Thence afterwards, most art classes were cancelled until a substitute came along. Even after that, we made things like cards or just drew pictures in Art classes. Often we watched movies. In my second year, the substitute was still there. But in my latest and last, (for now at least) year at school, our homeroom teachers were the heads of our art studies. Not that there was much studying in it. My teacher usually had us make a cool craft, or write a poem and then decorate it.  i remember one or two art classes where we imitated a famous painter's style or colors, but that was it. However, art did get fun in that year. Now i am struggling to find an art project that will be fun, challenging, and yet connect somehow to stuff i am learning. Any ideas? i'd love them!!!

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9-20-10