Fairview Elementary School
  
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Whimsical Collage - Laurel Burch inspired
- First Grade
These Fairview Elementary first graders had fun creating these
whimsical Laurel Burch inspired collage. Accents were made with
marker - then final touches of glitter glue were added. Denise got
the idea for this lesson from the Ohio Art Education Convention.
These are 18" x 24". See more on Denise's Artsonia site.
Laurel Burch's art has been inspiring
students for many years. Laurel is thrilled to see all of the
student creations. Remember, it is important the students only get
inspiration from an artist's work. It is never appropriate to
copy.
  
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Kindergarten Jim Dine Inspired Hearts
Kindergarteners enjoy learning to paint
their heart and embellishing it with glitter glue colors. The
frame is made by attaching pieces of assorted cut paper (holes are
pre-punched for this to save time).
  
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Second Grade - Jasper Johns Inspired
Initials
Second graders used the artist Jasper Johns
as inspiration for these tempera paintings. Second graders began by turning their
square papers to a diamond and they painted on them at this angle.
Their letter (initial) was to extend off of the paper. They then changed paint
colors and brushes to outline the letter. They again changed paint
and brushes to add the lines (discuss types of line). One final
color was chosen to add the polka dots inside the letter using the
"wrong" end of a bamboo brush (or any flat ended brush).
They finished these in one 40 minute class period.
  
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Wayne Thiebaud Inspired Desserts - Third
Grade
After studying Thiebaud, students drew a
border (frame) on a piece of tag board. We created a template for the dishes by
folding a paper in half and making a symmetrical shape. I hand out
packets which contain several pictures of desserts and they create
their own in the dish. Frames are decorated and the negative space
is cut away from the desserts. *Note: the dessert & dish must
touch all 4 sides of the frame! For the background, another piece
of tag is decorated with the bottom half being a horizontal
patterned "tablecloth" and a vertical patterned
"wallpaper". All are watercolored. The background is
mounted to a mat board or railroad board and the top layer is
attached using 3D-Os. This gives the desserts a shadowboxed
appearance.
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