Killing two birds with one stone is often how I operate. This weeks found art project was no exception. The mini collage project for Claire's art class became my found art for this week. I demonstrated the project in stages and when I was finished, I had my found art piece. I wanted to accomplish several things with this project: 1. to introduce the kids to collage and mixed media,
2. to encourage the kids to have fun with this art form at any time,
3. to give them a small project that they can finish and actually use.
So altered coasters came to mind. I detailed the steps for them by demonstrating each phase. Gesso the coaster, add some paint and scribbles, overlay with a telephone book page, age that page by removing some of it with masking tape, paint the page, use a rubber stamp to stamp a letter of the alphabet, look through magazines or old books for something that begins with that letter, adhere that cut out image. I decided to use modge podge for the glue (recommendation of the kids art teacher) and it worked fine when I did it a home. The modge podge will seal the work and they can use it as a coaster if they want to. So here is my "J" coaster. The title is of course...JUMP. Simple but it accomplished several goals that I had for myself this Tuesday :)
The kids had a blast getting all messy. I promise to scan Claire's soon. I ran out of coasters nd she used a small piece of matte board. I love the colors she used.
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1 comment:
Hi Kathy!
thanks for your comment. I have translate the letter of Van Gogh to his brother Theo. Its not the best translation :) I hope you could inderstand:
"The feeling and the love of the nature find sooner or later an echo in those that are interested for the art. The painter has the duty to be submerged completely in the nature and to utilize all his intelligence, to put all his feeling in the work, so it will be understandable for the other"
See you,
Georgina
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