ArtWork on the Web is the most comprehensive art resource site to empower art educators and home schoolers with creative and time saving art learning strategies and information to achieve success in art classrooms. Products featured on ArtWork on the Web delve into traditional and digital techniques that can be easily integrated in any art curriculum to inspire art students from K-12 in every stage of their creative development. Founder Joan Maresh-Hansen shares her passion and experience from her 34-year career as an art educator. She has put her heart and soul in the creation and writing of The ArtWork Book and the various seminars offered on this site. Her tried and proven methods have benefited and transformed her students' lives. When Joan started out as a teacher, this kind of resource was nowhere to be found, she has now developed time saving methods of teaching, which allowed more quality time with her students. ArtWork on the Web is a collection of Joan's awesome experiences as an art teacher. It is history and the future combined into a wonderful art resource that every educator can use to enhance the experience of making art in the classroom. The Artwork Book, The Artwork Bootcamp, and Bootcamp for 21st Century Classrooms: Technology will provide art educators with ideas for creative and effective classroom presentations of various art projects in both traditional forms and digital technology. The topics covered in the series include easy-to-follow instructions covering various art techniques and teaching strategies. Read bootcamp participant's comments. Also,did you know you could send artistic Cool Art Cards to one another? It is just the thing to spark new interest in subjects and media. Art educators and home schoolers will find effective and engaging art lesson plans, presentations, teaching tools, and suggested teaching practices to enhance their day-to-day teaching life. Experienced and beginning art teachers will greatly benefit from the ideas presented enabling them to elevate their level of interaction with students. For a more hands on instruction to art educators, the Ideas Institute is an opportunity to meet with other art educators in a retreat setting to share and exchange ideas. As an added interactive element, Joan has created MyVirtualArtRoom.com, a membership site that educators can access 24/7 for their own research and to use during classroom presentations. The gallery of Student Portfolios continues to be a source of inspiration and evidence on how the effective teaching of art can unleash the artistic talent in young individuals. Over 1800 images will be housed there in the permanent student archive collection. The materials in the series will develop students' creative and artistic potential and it will increase their breath of knowledge in the numerous art forms. Artwork on the Web is constantly evolving. Visit us often to see newly added features and tools on the site. Join our mailing list to receive free downloads, and to see additional products made available to you. The products and services offered in this site will provide endless hours of possibilities of media, and exploration of subject matter. Students will be thrilled to see the successes of their peers. To read about the authors' latest insights, visit the Artful Life blog and be sure and leave a comment. Joan would love to hear from you. Thank you for your visit! The continuous discovery of art is the journey to self-discovery . . .