Painted paper collages of 'Fall' birch trees by Elizabeth St Hilaire were the inspiration for these mixed media artworks by Year 5 students. The process we used was different than that of St Hilaire, though I got the students to suggest what materials and techniques they think were used by her. Elizabeth St Hilaire was … Continue reading AUTUMN BIRCH TREES: Elizabeth St Hilaire inspired – Year 5/6 art lesson
Overlapping Autumn Tree collage-Eloise Renouf inspired Eloise Renouf is an artist, designer and illustrator from the UK whose designs adorn fabric and printed textiles for homewares and greeting cards. She designs all sorts of nature-inspired patterns: from flowers, trees, clouds, birds and leaves. Her overlapping trees use circles, ovals and roundish shapes or 'round cornered' … Continue reading Autumn Tree Collage- Eloise Renouf style- Year 1-2
Autumn Leaves - pastel & food dye wash Amid the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions we are still allowed to leave our home to exercise, so whilst out for a walk I collected some varied shape Autumn leaves from the ground and used them to create a simple artwork suitable for any primary school age child. I … Continue reading Autumn Leaves- easy home school lesson!
Foundation (Prep) students loved experimenting with the effects of texture wands and implements before choosing one to create the Autumn leaves on their textured tree. These artworks took three lessons (though they could be done in two), but there were great art concepts for learning the elements of art along the way. One element was … Continue reading Autumn Texture Trees- Prep Art lesson
Autumn leaf Prints Different Autumn leaves can be used to add variety of shape and size to this art project. Students used a foam roller to roll white paint over a leaf, and then place it carefully onto black paper, placing another piece of paper on top and rubbing it with a flat hand, before … Continue reading Autumn Leaf Prints
