Altered Page

...and we have finally finished! Check out the post below to learn more about this lesson.  

Sugar Skulls

A new version of sugar skulls!

• - I had the basic shape of a skull for them to see.  They drew their own.
• - Fill in with various lines to create areas for color
• - Fill in with fluorescent oil pastels
• - Crumble paper and open (repeat 3 times)
• - Paint over entire skull with black tempera (the paint will go into the lines to create a batik effect)
• - Rinse off in the sink with water and a sponge or big brush
• - Let them dry.
• They did all the drawing with a pencil first and then traced over the pencil with a Sharpie (they could choose any color(s).
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Altered Page, Artists as Designers

The 5th and 6th grade girls are working on designing an altered page with a "spooky" mood to it.  Shown above are the steps we are taking.  First,  they were to select words to make a sentence that spoke to them about creating this spooky mood.  This was actually a really fun part because they become so enthralled into finding this perfect sentence which never existed before.  Then,  I gave them a selection of images to choose from which they were to glue onto their board/page.  Then they used the oil pastels to block out the negative space.  They could use the oil pastel however they chose.  The next step was to design a frame or border (we used the scissors with a special edge for this).  The last step is to construct a small envelope and attach it to their piece. I'm encouraging them to invent a new way to make an envelope.  We are not completely finished yet but I wanted to share the work thus far.  I like this lesson a lot because I believe every part has challenged them to a new level.