This week we took our drawings and painted papers from last week to create a flower collage.  The idea was to add little bits of color just to enhance the delicate line drawings.  Cutting the right shapes was a great exercise for both observation and hand eye coordination skills.  Students decided what colors to use, where to place color, and when their piece was complete.  I really enjoyed watching them through their thought process.

There were too many to post them all, but they were all wonderful!  This project was a success for ages 5 to 12.  I love that it combined drawing from observation with painting and collage.  I adapted this project from a project for adults presented by Lynn Whipple in Carla Sonheim’s Year of the Spark.