Here is a project I posted over at Pre-K and K sharing
but you could do this fun project with any grade level
My artists created these beautiful flower pots overflowing with vibrant Marigolds commonly found at
marketplaces in central America.
Class one
Students drew a basic shape with oil pastels, then repeated it on their flower pot using monochromatic colors.
Popular shapes were circles, triangles and squares.
Class Two
After the flower pot was glued onto a 18 x 24 piece of construction paper,
students painted stems and curly vines of plants using
students painted stems and curly vines of plants using
various shades of green tempera paint.
Next, students created their flower head shapes on previously painted paper.
Some students added petals and
textural designs with oil pastels
while others used a circle to get their shape started. They then cut a fringe towards a smaller circle
for a 3-dimentional effect.
Class Three
We added coffee filters painted with liquid watercolors
to create the centers of our flowers.
Last they added painted paper leaves to complete the flower.
Spring is right around the corner!
We are decorating our school just in time for
Youth Art Month. Hope you have something planned for your favorite artist to celebrate the wonderful world of ART!
Laura is an elementary art teacher and the author of the blog Painted Paper. She has presented her thematic units nationally at the National Art Education Association and Ohio Art Education Association Conferences. You can follow her updates on fun and creative projects for kids here.
These are WONDERFUL!!! I have been folloeing you fro over a year now and I love your work so much!Your every post is so creative! I'm pinning this craft! Have a nice week!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful!!! ( as always!) I've missed seeing what has been going on in your art room! Your lessons are always so inspiring! Thanks to your inspiration I use painted paper more than colored paper anymore and the outcome is always stunning! We save every scrap of our painted papers in what we call the "share box". If my students don't want to keep their painted paper scraps to take home and create with they can leave them to "share " for another project! :)
ReplyDeleteI am ready for spring! Thanks for the inspiration !
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