Storybook Collage

In our last project, we created a two-page layout for a story book based off the artwork of Eric Carle. We watched a video on how he created his illustrations. Next we took steps to create these kinds of illustrations. We painted a 12X18 paper and made some kind of texture for our "cut outs." Next we drew images to use for our storybook which could have been one of his stories or it could be a made up story. Once we drew the sketch out we cut them out and they acted as stencils which we then traced on to the back of our textured paintings. Lastly, we glued them on to a 12X18 paper and made a two page storybook.

As an extension activity we would take one of Eric Carle's books like the Very Hungry Caterpillar and each student would be responsible for one page of the book to recreate and then we would hang them up on the wall in chronological order and as if we were reading the book. We would also use the same technique as Eric Carle did to create his book.



My version of Eric Carle's technique. I made up the story for my book and I made a fish and seaweed and coral. This project was really fun to design and create.

Van Gogh Tissue Collage

The tissue collage was a project built off the Van Gogh finger painting that we created. We made a Cityscape nispired by using the same ideas from Starry Night. We started off using tissue paper and cut them into different shapes and designs with various colors. Then we glued them onto a 12 by 18 sheet of construction paper. After it was glued down, we had to take oil pastels and create bold lines to make it pop out more to the viewer. Lastly, We took black construction paper, cut out a city or farm by drawing out buildings and then glue it to the bottom of the page which resembled the foreground in "Starry Night."

As an extension activity, teachers could use tissue paper in a different way by tearing up the paper into small pieces and glue them down into a shape. Then they can draw over it and draw that shape they made. When I did my sophomore field experience one of the projects they did was they traced a leaf and inside the leaf was warm colors and outside the leaf was cool colors. They teared tissue paper up and glued it down and then the took a black marker over it and drew the leaf and the veins on it. So, if teachers do something similar to that they could create other projects similar to that one. This project helps students with creativity because it lets them design the background of the work of art.
MY TISSUE PAPER COLLAGEEEE :)

Van Gogh Finger Painting

In class we learned about Van Gogh and the major works he did. After learning a few things about him like how his feelings were transferred onto the canvas using his brushwork, we all made a finger painting that either looked like "Starry Night" or was a image of the sort. We had to have a foreground and background and a mid-ground. The whole point of the project was to feel the lines and the strokes he made, so it looked like it was flowing across the page. It is a great way to get kids to know Van Gogh and get them into art and use their hands.

As an extensive activity, teachers could use this as a artist of the month where they study an artist and either mimic that artist by creating a famous work or by using their technique in how they made it. It would help teachers have lessons for students to get them interested in art history and what the famous artists did in their time.

MY FINGER PAINTINGGGGG :)