Ok, so we start with a digital image (it has only been sports themed so far, but I have some different ideas for the future). She then makes finger-paintings that have all of the colors she sees in it. We talk about how these paintings will be cut into the shapes she sees in the original image. She is less likely to make a schematic picture when she uses her fingers as opposed to a paintbrush. When they are dry, I begin to cut out the small pieces of each color. My daughter and I then have to piece it all back together like a puzzle. And since the later half of the project is mostly my work, my daughter usually works on a secondary picture while I finish up.
For gift giving occasions, my oldest daughter and I have been working together to make my husband art. In these collages, she's in charge of the colors and I'm in charge of the shapes. Working (and actually working) with children to create art together can be a great experience. It teaches cooperation, patience, and negotiation. But it is also important that they have plenty of art time where no one assists or interrupts their flow. Projects like these cannot take place of the specialness of their own art they create by themselves.
Ok, so we start with a digital image (it has only been sports themed so far, but I have some different ideas for the future). She then makes finger-paintings that have all of the colors she sees in it. We talk about how these paintings will be cut into the shapes she sees in the original image. She is less likely to make a schematic picture when she uses her fingers as opposed to a paintbrush. When they are dry, I begin to cut out the small pieces of each color. My daughter and I then have to piece it all back together like a puzzle. And since the later half of the project is mostly my work, my daughter usually works on a secondary picture while I finish up.
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AuthorI am a K - 5th grade art teacher at Wilson Creek Elementary and Anna McDonald School in Manhattan, IL. I am also a mother of two little girls (who share my love of art)! Archives
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