Guide; paying for college, covers loans, financial aid and scholarships

this is a book (also available as a PDF at www.actstudent.org) that has full length practice tests, information on the optional writing test, strategies for test preparation and what to expect when you go to take it.

This site tells you all about college. Includes college terminology and personal stories of people who've been there.

This site has a list of the top art schools in the US. Each school has a link you can click to look into what the school offers and how its resources could apply to you in a search for the best art school.

Useful research tool to help narrow down college choices. Includes info on admissions, SATs, school size, location, etc.

Pinterest is a visual discovery tool that people use to collect ideas for their different hobbies and projects. People post collections on "boards" of visual bookmarks (Pins). These collections are used to do things like plan trips and projects, organize events or save articles and recipes. This particular board is full of American and European woodblock prints made between the years of 1880-1935. There is a subfocus of trees and landscape.

Selvedge magazine is based in the UK and it's issues are about interior design, fashion, art, craft, travel and shopping. This June they are offering a week long course on block printing. It's a workshop with two well known textile artists.

This is a class offered by Mr. Babbitt at Mt. Abe. It focuses on conveying messages through art, whether they're about political, environmental or racial issues. Skills that are worked on are linoleum carving, cartoon art, mural work and drawing.

This is a sight for artists to post their work on. It creates a community where people can share and also get inspired by looking at other peoples art. A piece that caught my eye is a linoleum block print of an iris.

Etsy is similar to Ebay. It's different because it's entirely focused on hand made products. It's a sight for artists to post pictures and descriptions of their work on along with a price. There is a monthly cost of a few cents so it is very affordable for an artist to keep their sight maintained, and also highly profitable if people notice and buy their work.

This is a link to a sight that has procedures for several tiedying techniques. There are detailed pictures that show lots of different folding techniques.