Inside the Spin-Mosaic Studio

The colors my high school art students chose as priming basecoats for their painted guitars this year were so pretty that my adoration overflowed into a Fb post. Questions turned into DM's until I promised I would put together a pdf that explained the process I go through to find, prep, paint, lacquer and display our instruments here at the high school. This is a major Art Show feature!

I dumped the 4 documents into this blog post as it's easier to share & doesn't clog social media algorithms quite so much. You can pick and choose which ones meet your needs. I tried to put them in a sequential type of order.

My goal is only to inspire. This is the simplest way. *If you follow my blog--well, maybe painted guitars will inspire in some way, too. It is a little off-topic, but considering the "broken-made-beautiful analogy", not so off-topic after all. Jesus redeems all things, too.

1) Here is the main pdf document--8 pages sharing how I find instruments, prep and tips for painting.

2) Here is a discussion prep for designs with substance.

3) Here is a mid-process reflection worksheet for students.

4) Here is a link to a 2-minute video clip my daughter made spontaneously one day that shows me painting a guitar.

Feel free to use. If you share, just credit, okay? If you end up creating guitars...PLEASE, send me pictures! We Art Teachers are all on the same team--in this together. No one is an island.

I have lots of pictures of last year's student guitars if you scroll down on my class Instagram page, too: artawesomeness.whs

Have a great day!

--Christi (Mrs. Z)