Editor's note.

Editor's note. It's time to "kick off" the summer--and this issueis designed to make it happen (with some help from Charlie Chaplin!). Wehave assembled for you perfect projects for this special time of year. Afun, fantastical way to begin is by sharing with your students the workof our Cover Artist, Red Grooms. Exuberant and full of life,Grooms' works will inspire and delight even the most jaded teen-agestudent. The projects that you can develop, using this artist'swork, will challenge and excite your students to stretch theirimaginations and experience the sheer fun of creating art with a senseof humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"sense of humour, humor, humour . Check the exhibition itinerary (page 24) to see if RedGrooms' work is coming to your town. If so, plan to take yourstudents! Our "Recycling Renaissance" will open you eyes to newpossibilities for scraps and leftovers so abundant at the end of theschool year. "The Book of Luck" (page 42) puts videotape casesto use; "Strange Creatures: An Additive Wood SculptureProject" (page 43) utilizes wood scraps; and "Cereal BoxTotems" (page 44) is self-explanatory. "Dramatic Stained Glass" (page 28) will let the sun shinebrilliantly into the art room, and "A View `Through'"(page 30) takes high-schoolers to the streets, as they create urbanlandscapes in the style of Ashcan artists Henri, Sloan, Bellows, Luks,Glackens and Hopper. Here, students get a real taste of what it'slike to be an artist on the street--with passersby stopping to discussthe locations and the artworks. "Clay Corner: Wet and Wild"(page 46) explains how students can create their very own "froggy Frog´gya. 1. Abounding in frogs. fountains" that will bubble and gurgle gur��gle?v. gur��gled, gur��gling, gur��glesv.intr.1. To flow in a broken irregular current with a bubbling sound: water gurgling from a bottle.2. their way into your hearts. With inspirational quotes from John Dewey and Viktor Lowenfeld,high-school students learn the value of collaboration and goodcitizenship in "Community Connections: Commitment and ArtisticExpression" (page 26), and "On the Art Career Track: CarArt" (page 32) highlights a "racy rac��y?adj. rac��i��er, rac��i��est1. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste.2. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent.3. Risqu��; ribald.4. " possibility for artstudents as they look toward their futures, with art providing theirlivelihood--or at least a fun hobby. When this month's Young Artist, Anne Lindberg (page 41), listsphotorealism photorealism,international art movement of the late 1960s and 70s that stressed the precise rendering of subject matter, often taken from actual photographs or painted with the aid of slides. as one of her favorite styles for her creative work (oftencombined with a loose, gestural drawing style), the magic of serendipity serendipityhappy finding of an unexpected object or solution while searching for something else. came to my mind: Just before her feature is a fine example ofphotorealism by artist Richard Estes, this month's Clip & SaveArt Print: "Fairway" (page 38). Again we are inviting readers to participate in our "ItWorks!" program. Please see page 4 for complete details. This isyour chance to share with the Arts & Activities family how you havesuccessfully used, adapted or expanded art experiences that you haveread about in the magazine. We would sure love to hear from you. Kick off the summer with the help of this array of art projects,lessons and feature articles--perfect for this special time of year. Asyou dive into these projects, and plan your curriculum for next year, besure to use our "Guide to Summer Ordering" (page 54) to helpyou acquire the supplies and materials you will need. Have a greatsummer ... and see you in a couple of months!