My oldest group did the same flower collage project as the 3rd-5th group, of course with higher expectations. I love how this older group is think of the whole page when arranging their compositions. They also did a great job creating some very interesting flowers while also varying shape size and color. Several students said […]
My 3rd – 5th grade classes did flower collages last week. I pre-painted white tissue with acrylic paint to made some really interesting papers to work with. I also brought in store bought colored tissue for variety. After a quick demo, I let them get to work, creating a floral composition of their own. Most […]
Last week, all classes focused on collage. The youngest group created color wheel collages. We started out by looking at a color wheel and discussing primary and secondary colors and why colors have a special place on the color wheel. I passed out pre-painted tissue papers, and they cut these into petal shapes. They then […]
After our project based on Diego Rivera’s flower vendor painting, we made tissue paper flowers. Everyone made three flowers to take home. Great fun!
What a busy day we had in the K-2nd class! We completed our tissue paper collages, adding a fine black line and Modge Podge. I challenged them to really take it slow on the line work and to not worry about staying on the lines. I was so impressed with their delicate line work. Well […]
This week two of my classes learned about Kandinsky and began a tissue paper collage. We first read The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock. This is a great book that explains how Kandinsky found his way to abstract art. It is thought he had a genetic disorder that caused him to actually see […]
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