Editor's note.

Editor's note. Arts & Activities is spellbound by paper this month and weinvite you to join us. We start by asking, "If Picasso MadeWitches" (page 20), what would they look like? With a themethat's special to the month of October, this paper project is agreat way to blend art history and appreciation with the Halloweenseason. Learning that Picasso often used two viewpoints of faces in asingle work, children are excited to use the master's technique bycreating both a front view as well as a profile. The Picasso-esquewitches students create are enchanting. Further art appreciation is the purpose of "Learning fromExhibitions: Robert Rauschenberg "Rauschenberg" redirects here. For other uses, see Rauschenberg (disambiguation)Robert Milton Ernest Rauschenberg (b. October 22 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American artist who came to prominence in the 1950s transition from Abstract , Artist-Citizen ... Posters for aBetter World" (page 24). With Rauschenberg regarded as "...one of the most talented, experimental, versatile, productive, prolific,influential and esteemed artists of our time," his work shouldindeed be shared with students. With his belief that artists must beinvolved with "determining the late of the Earth,"Rauschenberg's collages/prints/posters area great example of how anartist can use his art to further important and inspire students topursue artistic activism in their own art. Paper and collage is our theme this month, and we have somethingfor all levels. Kindergartners will enjoy "ShapeSelf-Portraits" (page 33), while "Panda-Monium and DancingDragons" (page 34) will interest first-graders (the pandas) andfourth-graders (the dragons). "Cutting-Edge Portraits" (page36) challenges high-school students as it teaches them a newpresentation technique and sophisticated cutting techniques."Lizards Extraordinaire ex��tra��or��di��naire?adj.Extraordinary: a jazz singer extraordinaire.[French, from Old French, from Latin extra " (page 38) is a fun foray intosurrealistic sur��re��al��is��tic?adj.1. Of or relating to surrealism.2. Having an oddly dreamlike or unreal quality.sur��re art, and "Color Birds: Start with a Painting, End withCollage" (page 40) teaches the basic skills of using brushes,cutting, gluing and color mixing. Children will be thrilled to take homethe artwork they create in "La Joie De Vivre joie de vi��vre?n.Hearty or carefree enjoyment of life.[French : joie, joy + de, of + vivre, to live, living. " (page 42), whichteaches about Matisse, positive and negative shapes, and how to create afaux stained-glass object. Paper plays a part in "On the Art Career Track: Banking inStyle" (page 44) where high-school students interested in pursuinga career in graphic design go about designing bank deposit andwithdrawal slips, transaction receipts, checks and more--even mock-upsof wall-mounted ATM machines! And, paper is necessary for"Integrating the Curriculum: Turning Images into Stories"(page 46), an imaginative language-arts activity that combines writingwith imagination and watercolor techniques, and culminates in childrencreating their own picture books. No matter which "spellbinding spell��bind?tr.v. spell��bound , spell��bind��ing, spell��bindsTo hold under or as if under a spell; enchant or fascinate.[Back-formation from spellbound. " paper project you pick,your students are sure to come away from the experience with new,expanded knowledge and enthusiasm for art. Maryellen Bridge, Editor in Chief