Expand students' creative thinking, enhance their imagination, and help them transform technique into passionate artistic expression! These dynamic teaching ideas, methods, and projects will stimulate interest in a range of media--and motivate students to find highly individual solutions to visual problems. Place everyday objects in a new, eye-opening context; increase skills; challenge young artists to reflect on their place in the world; and encourage teamwork. As the photographs of deeply personal paintings, sculptures, and collages show, the results are astonishing. They include a delightful version of The Wizard of Oz's Tin Man, made of recycled metal; a bright and bold picture of a motorcycle; a collection of masks; and a poignant self-portrait by a boy suffering from Lyme disease.148 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.