Story Collage

After watching  a video about Eric Carle, we were able to create our own story collage. As a class, we painted 12x18 white sheets of paper. For this process, we wet our brushes before applying the paint. This paint was a half and half mixture of wall paper paste and paint. We were allowed to create different textures using our brush, sponges, and stamps. We could also use our hands during the process. We allowed them to dry on the racks until the following class period. The next step was to create a drawing on an 12x18 piece of white paper. The paper represented two pages of a story. We were also to think of a short story (no more than a few sentences) to go along with the picture. I drew a squirrel along a trail.

During the following class period, I cut out the objects I drew. To this, I placed my picture on top of the colored sheets of paper. The colored sheets were what we had painted the previous class. Under all this was a matte. I used a X-Acto knife to cut. I needed to be sure to place enough pressure that it would go through both sheets. I often switched the colored sheet I used. I used my original drawing as a guide to where I should place the objects. I used one of the colored sheets as a background. I glued each piece down using regular glue. I used sharpie to add the details. The last step was gluing the story onto my art piece.

Extension Activity: I would divide the students into groups. I would ask the students to create a fantasy story. Once they have completed the story, I would have each students create a drawing to go along with their story. They would be provided with blank sheets of paper to paint. They would cut the object the need out of them.

Van Gogh Inspired Tissue Paper Collage

Vincent Van Gogh is known best for his piece of work entitled Starry Night. For this project, we were to create our own Starry Night. We were to use different lines, movements, color, and elements within our art piece. There were many steps within this project. We were to pick  any color of 12x18 sheet of construction paper. I choose the color black. The next step was to use a variety of tissue paper to create the background of our art work. I did a variety of colors and shapes. We used a gel medium which adhered the tissue paper to the construction paper and created a glossy look. We were then to add a landscape. I choose to do a farm scene. The yellow swirl in the left corner represents a sun. The last step in this project was to use oil pastels and sharpies to enhance the movement.

I felt that the most challenging aspect was using the gel medium to have the tissue paper stick. The tissue paper would sometimes bunch up for me.

Extension Activity: For an extension, I would have students use crayons and markers to provide a background on an 12x18 white piece of construction paper. I would has that students draw random objects and shapes. I would have the students use construction paper to provide a landscape. To enhance their movement within their work, they would use colored pencils.

Implementing Art History: Chapter 20 and 21 listed numerous ways to use art within the classroom. I feel that I would integrate art in the subject of history most often. I would teach a lesson and then have it followed up with a project. In Chapter 21, it shows picture of students' view of a sarcophagi.

Elements and Principles

Elements and Principles in Everyday Life

For this project, we had to go on a scavenger hunt looking for different elements and principles. We were to put together a presentation using the photographs of the different elements and principles found. Here are my top five photographs that I took.

Prinicple: Unity

  

• This is what it looks like when colors and objects work together. 
• This is a picture of a fabric book. This picture also exhibits color and pattern. 

 

 

 

Principle: Movement

 

• Visual movement to follow throughout the artist work. 
• This is a picture of a box I found outside.

 

 

 

 

 

Element: Shape

• Any object that connects has two dimensions
• Organic Shape - natural object
• Geometric Shape - simple shapes found in geometry 
• This photograph represents and organic shape. It is a picture of a Gerber Daisy.

Elements: Texture

•  The way a surface appears. (bumpy, smooth, and rough)

•  This is a picture of a bar that a friend had made me. 

 

• The brown in this picture is the wall. The blue fluffy mix represents snow. We created this texture in the room I work in by combining paint, shaving cream, and glue.