To fit in with a classroom topic of Community, in the Art room we looked at the physical community made up of streets, houses, schools, shops and other services. Materials: Grey strips of cover paper (for streets) A3 cover paper for background (white or coloured) Coloured squares and triangles (pre-cut -for houses etc.) Small figure … Continue reading Me in My Community ~ Prep
The Preps looked at the artwork of UK artist Clare Youngs to identify some of the ways she makes marks or patterns on paper for her animal collages. They also thought about how they could make those marks or shapes on paper. I demonstrated how to stamp with various implements and texture tools and they … Continue reading DRAGONFLIES and BUTTERFLIES inspired by Clare Youngs ~Prep
Year One were working on a healthy food theme and these simple collages were made with painted paper and newspaper, inspired by Megan Coyle's collages made with magazines. We looked at her artwork (mainly food and still life collages) so the students could see the overlapping and slightly different shades of a colour. I drew … Continue reading Fruit & Vegetable Collages ~ Year 1
World Culture Art lesson inspired by Mola art from San Blas Islands in Panama Mola art is a panel sewn onto the front and back of the blouse or dress made and worn by the Kuna/Guna women from the San Blas Islands in Panama. It is traditionally made with layers of colourful fabric and the … Continue reading Mola Art ~ Year 1-2
Children used pre-cut shapes to assemble a house shape with white or coloured squares for windows and the number of people in their family. They draw a face of each family member on the squares. Shutters (patterned paper) are added over the window squares and cut so they open in the middle. A background for … Continue reading Collage/Mixed Media Houses- & Paper Bag Houses~Prep art lesson
As part of a theme of Growth and Change, Year 1 & 2 discussed changes in the weather and the seasons and nature. We talked about the traditional seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter and learnt about the seven Aboriginal Seasons of the Kulin Nation (Melbourne and south central Victoria) by viewing a Calendar. … Continue reading Frog Life Cycle~ Year 1/2 Mixed media art lesson
Eric Carle's children's books and illustrations are a delight to read to children and also a wonderful inspiration so many art projects- who doesn't love painted paper collages? The Prep students (first year at Primary school) were working on a theme of "Growth and Change" and the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" fits in beautifully. … Continue reading Hungry Caterpillars ~ Eric Carle inspired. Prep collage art lesson
Our school was doing a "Discover Dairy" inquiry unit and so we were making lots of artworks of cows! The inspiration for this lesson was from "paper paintings" of cows by Elizabeth St Hilaire (Nelson) "Paper Paintings" by Elizabeth St Hilaire The students looked at some St Hilaire's "paper painted" cows and inferred the techniques … Continue reading COLLAGE COWS ~ Inspired by Elizabeth St Hilaire. Year 5/6 art lesson.
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
