Tag Archives: Cut-paper Collages

Stained Glass? Tissue, Actually.

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 2/3 :  Paper Collage for Windows This is a fun and easy one, with jewel-like results that the kids (and I) LOVE! Collage.  What is it?  What happens when we overlap different colours and shapes?  What happens when those … Continue reading →

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Cut Paper Masks

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 5/6: Exploring the Mask in Paper I have done this project before in two schools, with much success.  It being my very first lesson with this particular class offered some unknowns, but I am quite pleased with the results … Continue reading →

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Space Exploration

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:   A 3-Step Method for Space Pictures We have a Canadian in space, blogging daily – so why not do a project that puts us there? (Sort of.) Class 1. After a brief introduction that got them thinking … Continue reading →

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Amate Paper Cutouts

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 4/5:  Exploring Symmetry with Paper Cutouts The discussion began with the idea of symmetry and mirror image, and then we went on to looking at the Otomi people of east central Mexico (Pueblo region).  The women produced paper bark … Continue reading →

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Synthetic Cubism and Even More Guitars (and Violins!)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Art Education

Grade 7/8 Drawn and Altered Collage Class 1. Moving on from their earlier lesson & project on Cubism, we spent some more time looking at images of the movement that evolved out of it: Synthetic Cubism.  We looked at the … Continue reading →

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Ola! Mexican Guitars!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:  Drawing and Painting Guitars (2 double period classes) To start, I brought in a couple of visuals.  Some pictures of brightly coloured Mexican guitars, along with the equally colourful musicians who play them AND my friend Brian’s custom … Continue reading →

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Fall Leaves on an Autumn Day

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 2/3:  Tissue Paper Leaves         This was a great first lesson, with me as the ‘guest artist’ coming into this class, one fine October day.  How nice to meet this lovely group of kids, and to … Continue reading →

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Enter, Notan.

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5:  Flipping the Positive and Negative With Notan I recently purchased this book, Notan: The Dark-Light Principle of Design and even though I have so far only taken a rather cursory look at it – I found the images … Continue reading →

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Dabbling in Surrealism

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 5:  Learning Surrealism, Constructing Pictures Session 1 I came to the class with an example of a picture I had created using magazine cutouts in the style drawing from an art and cultural movement known as Surrealism, that began … Continue reading →

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Torn Paper Portraits

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Art Education

Grade 7/8: Collage Portraits This project had the ability to go beyond the Art Room, and so it did.  After completion of the art project, the teacher assigned research and reporting on each personality.  The learning went on! To start: … Continue reading →

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