Tissue Paper Project

In this project we studied Vincent Van Gogh's life and creations. I created the artwork by pasting different colored chunks of tissue paper on a black sheet of construction paper. The tissue created movement serving as water and seaweed and served as the picture's background. I added brown construction paper to symbolize sand on the sea floor in the foreground. The four varieties of fish and different organisms coming from the seafloor that I drew in with oil pastels are all representing the middle ground.

Extension:

I could do a project similar to this one in my future classroom using tissue paper. Instead of having my students apply their tissue paper to black construction paper, I would have them paste it to a clear sheet of plastic. They could use whatever colors, shapes, etc. that they prefer to create a pattern with unity and balance. When they finish their art work we would hang them in the windows of the classroom so the light could shine through them and bring the colors and patterns to life.

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Texture

This image of a brick wall in an old house represents surface quality or texture, an element of art. The rough looking image is an example of simulated (visual or implied) texture. Extension: Go on a nature walk with bags and have the students gather supplies that they can use to make a picture. Once we gather all of the supplies we could go into the classroom and use glue, crayons, colored pencils, etc. as well as the objects we gathered from outside to make a picture with texture. An example could be a student gluing a twig from outside on paper to be the trunk of a tree in a picture, which would demonstrate texture. Another example is using pebbles from outside as sand for a beach in a picture. The opportunities to be creative with texture are endless for this extension.

3D Design

Description: This Thanksgiving inspired project was based on 2D and 3D shapes. Prior to starting the project we watched a few videos that showed the difference between 2D and 3D objects. We also discussed several historical examples of 3D sculptures. We made our feathers out of paper to give them a hard look because they are normally soft and we wanted to challenge the view and perception of everyday objects. Before we began creating the turkey, we took time to write what we were most thankful for and why. We also drew a picture to represent what we were most thankful for. Mine was a cross to symbolize that I am thankful for my faith and the way it gets me through life. To create the turkey we started off by outlining the body on our background paper. Next, we cut out long yellow strips and folded and glued them down around the body outline to be the background feathers. Then, we repeated the process using smaller sizes and amounts for the orange and red feathers. On two of the four re...

Emphasis

This image is a decorative sign that hangs in my room and it represents the art principle emphasis. The white color compared to the dark wood and the big square shape compared to the small diamond shapes all work together to create a dominance, focal point and emphasis on the "L".

Miss Wadsworth's Art Gallery

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