10/06/2026
The Storytelling issue, October 2026, is here! In this issue, art teachers use storytelling to build connections and deepen learning. Special thanks to co-editor Dr. Leigh Drake, art educator and VAEA () president in Virginia Beach, Virginia!
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Images:
Cover: 3D lowrider cars created with a template made by Jacqueline Valenzuela, from "Chicano Lowrider Art: Cultural Identity and Artistic Expression" by Giovanna Ochoa and Jess Perry-Martin.
3: Students incorporated design elements into their cars that reflect their identities and connect to their San Fernando community, from "Chicano Lowrider Art: Cultural Identity and Artistic Expression" by Giovanna Ochoa and Jess Perry-Martin.
4: Nick, Thalassophobia, the Fear of Deep Dark Bodies of Water, from "What Scares You? Phobia-Inspired Visual Storytelling" by Megan Bellucci.
5: Kim, grade eight, deals with being a radish in a pineapple world in Rad’s Identity Crisis, from "Four Ways Cartooning Sparks Storytelling" by Margaret Hespen.
6: Top: Jasmine R.ʼs painted scene, inspired by Eric Carleʼs "Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me." Bottom: A student uses watered-down blue tempera paint to color the sky, from "Stars, Moon, and Ladders: Inspiration from a Classic Children’s Book" by Liz Callahan.
7: A fifth-grade student works on the vibrant background for their monochrome sloth painting, from "When Students Realize Art Can Speak: Painting Endangered Species" by Leslie Grace.
8: Top: Levi G., work in progress on iPad. Bottom: Neil C., from "The Gift of Giving: From Perspective Drawings to Personal Gifts" by David Anderson.
9: Maria, from "Magical Miniatures with a Big Impact" by Sara Ingraffia.
10: Aurora Robson with sculpture Isla. Photo by Marshall Coles. Artwork: Isla, 2014. Post-consumer plastic (PET and HDPE), aluminum rivets, tinted polycrylic and mica powder, 38 × 37 × 36" (96.5 × 94 × 91 cm), from "Contemporary Art in Context: Plastic Reimagined" by Karl Cole.
