I have seen variations of this project many times but have never tried it with my students. I am pleased with how our assemblages turned out! This was a great opportunity to clean out the junk in the classroom and teach about using found objects. My Primaries (or first grade) learned a little about American sculptor Louise Nevelson. There is a short clip on YouTube that explains about her artwork. I put a call out to families to donate … Read more... →
In the context of art education, Surrealist games can be a useful tool to disinhibit students and unlock their creativity.More so, they are a valuable component of any open-ended art exploration and a wonderful addition to project-based curriculums.
2017 Topic 8: Assemblage Gerard Collas Welcome everyone, Darcy here with another topic introduction. this one is so quirky and open to limitless interpretation that you are guaranteed to have fun. This topic really does follow on from our last one. Assemblages are a cross between collage and sculpture, they incorporate found objects and purposefully bought elements. Before we start, let's see who won the Topic 7: Found Objects Challenge... The winner of Found Objects is: Chris from Loops and Lines Email Darcy to claim your prize. [email protected] I think 3d collage is the very best description for this genre of artistic expression. As with our found objects topic we owe a lot to the artists of the 20th century for giving this style a name and a definition. Artists such as Pabloc Picasso, Jean Dubuffet and Marcel Duchamp are all early exponents of this eclectic style. Here is Duchamps 'Bicycle' from 1951. Marcel Duchamp Assemblage requires a 'process' and that is the act of putting 'things' together to create a new object. From the start the style has had a slightly grungy edge to it, this is down to the components often being discarded or found objects. But there is a skill to this art style, one cannot just throw objects together, they much flow and have some harmony. this means when using found objects they should be carefully selected, just being 'found' is not enough. think about colour, shape, scale, theme.. Modern artists are still very much enamoured with this style. What do you think of this one, is it art to you? it is very much an assemblage, but the elements are very different to ones that crafters may choose. Here you can see a mattress, a cardboard coffin, a clothing rail etc. I am not sure that many craft companies will be bringing out a range of mattresses to cut up just yet, so let's look at something smaller. More vintage, but this time with a quirky twist and modern elements. Stephanie Rubiano Wings seem to feature a lot in assemblage art, they are a great way to add dimension and look great on things that would never usually have wings. Lindsay Mason Wings leads us nicely to birds, these are another heavily used element in assemblage art. They can range from real, stuffed, whimsy or outright quirky. Kim Collister How about these for quirky dudes, I adore how these have been made in tins for bodies and I may have squealed a little bit at the tiny spanner arms! Just too cute and jam packed full of details and personality. Could you use a little friend like this for your studio? Jen Hardwick This video has some great ideas for small box assemblages. This next piece is by Shirley Vauvelle, follow the link to see other fabulous pieces by her using ceramics and driftwood, aren't they a great combination? Shirley Vauvelle Perhaps you don't have space for a large 3D object, you can of course make any size that you want. However about keeping it fairly flat. you can see that this book cover does not take up as much room, but it is still very much 3d, and has had thought put into the assemblage of the elements. Georgie C Another almost flat but not really piece is this wonderful collection, carefully curated and framed it would be a wonderful piece of wall art. Bridget Hoff This next piece is so inspiring, a double spoon. Vintage, discarded objects, beautifully coloured and brought together. Trash to treasure. Branka How about some jewellery, you would never be late with a necklace like this. Recycloanalist ooh quirky dangly bits! One of these would look wonderful on an evening bag. Elizabeth Rosen This is something so simple but so effective, it is a take on papier mache. To achieve this look dip threads, yarns or strips of text into a glue and water mix and lay them over your desired shape. You can free form them or use a mould, but make sure to wrap your mould with plastic wrap first. once dried you can create your assembled suclpture. Janilaine Mainprize Some interesting thoughts on Assemblage from Gary Reef. How cute is this lil guy, bags or rather tins of personality. I just love the shoe brush hair, lol BranMixArt One last one, just because I love the use of wooden spoons. I may have to raid the kitchen draws! Can you imagine a tree like this filled with Zinski characters! Edwina Bridgeman So how will you join in, have we inspired you? I hope so, this is such a fun theme. you can raid your garages,sheds and drawers, mix and match old and new. use up embellishments, broken jewellery, cardboard, wood, grungeboard. How about adding paper beads or stamped images. Don't forget Seth Apter's wood chips, they would be perfect for adding to your sculpture. Don't forget to follow Darcy and Leandra's Pinterest boards if this topic pushes your buttons, you will see plenty more examples to whet your appetite there! I am really looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 weeks! ~ Darcy We hope that you learn something interesting from our blog. Our bloggers deeply appreciate your comments so much, so please take time to let them know you've been inspired! Why not join our challenge by blogging your interpretation of the current topic and link it here? The current topic link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, 21st May 2017, and the winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. All links go in the draw to win a £50 voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. Challenge Guidelines The challenge is a for you to show how you are inspired by the current blog topic. We encourage you to play with us and explore your personal creative style. Please mention which PA blog post inspired you and and why (link directly to that post). Please don't link to the home page of your blog because then no-one can track back to easily find the original post. We prefer your challenge blog post is created exclusive to our challenge, but if our topic fits perfectly with another challenge, then you may link to both if appropriate. You are most welcome to use stamps/ products/ substrates you have to hand from a variety of companies, we do not expect you to exclusively use PA products - it's lovely when you do though! You can enter as many times as you like. We don't want to restrict your creativity! NB. Link closes at 17:00 Sunday 21st May (London Time) Prize: The winner will receive a £50 credit voucher to be redeemed on the PaperArtsy Website. The credit voucher includes VAT and postage. We request that one of your purchases is an A5 rubber stamp. You can add any other items to your basket, but the final total should not exceed £50. It's your responsibility to claim your prize coupon from Darcy. email: [email protected] NEW Challenge/ winner: Each fortnight on Sunday, the winner will be announced at 19:00 (London time). In the same post, the link for the next fortnight will be posted. Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Color Theory for Little Ones via Today I thought I’d share 5 Art Projects for children. Playing with colours and textures is always fun, and also stimulates kid’s creativity. Try new and unconventional materials and treat it as an exploration or a sensory activity, particularly important for toddlers. Paint with yogurt, sugar or chocolate, use natural […]
This up-cycled sculpture assemblage is a fun art lesson for kids. Make art with everyday items found at home. This is a year round art project for grades K-8
An inexpensive and highly engaging process art experience for young children.
An art lesson for kids teaching sculpture with a variety of objects! The goal of this project is for students to learn about some of the principles of sculpture, such as composition, form, shape and repetition. Read Louise Nevelson: The Artist and the Legend and discuss how Nevelson was famous for her assemblage sculpt
I have seen variations of this project many times but have never tried it with my students. I am pleased with how our assemblages turned out! This was a great opportunity to clean out the junk in the classroom and teach about using found objects. My Primaries (or first grade) learned a little about American sculptor Louise Nevelson. There is a short clip on YouTube that explains about her artwork. I put a call out to families to donate … Read more... →
This term year 9 have been looking into graffiti and lettering. For this lesson the students came to the lesson having developed their own lettering for homework and then in class they drew out eac…
This pasta sculpture activity is a wonderful building and tinkering activity that lets kids use their creativity and imagination.
Pour un retour à l'école dans la bonne humeur Momes a préparé des coloriages amusants et créatifs autour du thème de l'école et de la rentrée scolaire. Le cartable, les cahiers, les crayons, les chiffres, l'alphabet mais aussi et surtout la maîtresse et les copains, dans les coloriages sur l'école de Momes, c'est toute la classe qui prend vie. A vos feutres pour fêter la rentrée des classes !
This beautiful Clare Youngs inpsired sun painting & collage is a bright & cheery art project for summer!
3rd grade is finishing their Dream Box project, which is inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and artist Joseph Cornell more about him here: http://www.josephcornellbox.com/lifeart.htm Student chose a dream they have for themselves or the world to make the world a better place. They added various materials to make their boxes have a 3D element.
Sometimes just painting with regular paint on regular flat paper is boring. Sometimes you want to create something different, something cool, something EPIC! That's what my kids told me the other day. Boring old painting
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This up-cycled sculpture assemblage is a fun art lesson for kids. Make art with everyday items found at home. This is a year round art project for grades K-8
Super cute insect collage art project for kids or adults- make bugs fun and stripey using watercolor and some colored card stock.
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Our first project this year has been a very progressive, multi step, multi media project that has really evolved as we created! Our first project when we got back from hurricane Harvery was to release some stress with scribbling to music.... Students spread out on the floor and scribbled to the sound of fast and slow music by “The Piano Guys” they love these songs because they recognize them from the radio but it’s all instrumental. The students were instructed to use large arm motions that cross over the body. Any motion that crosses from the right side of the body to the left or vise versa uses both hemispheres of the brain since each side controls one side of the body. It is very relaxing and the kids LOVED it!!!!!! The next class kids painted over thier scribbles with water colors, tempera paint, and India ink. They explored the way different paint resists or does not resist the crayon. You can follow me on instagram for more photos "Natty241" And my facebook page "Mrs. Waggenspack's Art Room" They were allowed to use their hands at the end. We try to use all 5 senses for a while brain experience. We talked about abstract art, Kinetic art, And the experience of art. It is a process and not just a product that we create in art. After each experience we gathered on the floor and talked about how they felt in one word. Students said, “Free, alive, happy, exhilarating, dancing, creative, like a real artist, quiet, excited, open,angry, peaceful,etc” When the paintings were finished the students tore them up into strips! They were so upset at first. When they saw the next step they were so excited. The students glued the strips on a late paper for the collage. This took three 50 minute classes. Then students traced the eyes and nose of the animal they wanted and outlines the eyes, nose, and beaks with India ink. ( pictures at the bottom of blog) this is the resin I use. I paint it on with a brush. This resin must be mixed one to one ratio and it is toxic so you must wear a mask. Do NOT let the children use it. You have to do it for them if you want the ultra shiney eyes effect! Wear a mask and use gloves! You can sprinkle glitter in it too for extra FUN!!! Then they glued the eyes and nose on the collage. The next step was to embellish the face and add details. We used India ink and fan brushes to make fur and feathers. When the entire face was finished I added resin to the eyes to make them shine These are how the eyes and noses look before they cut them out. We used the fan brush for making fur. These are the travers they could use for eyes, noses and beaks
Ah, nothing holds more creative possibilities than an empty cardboard box. Come on, that’s not really a box. Sure, it is a shipping parcel, but it can be so much more. It’s…
Learn about the life and work of artist Ruth Asawa while creating your own DIY hanging sculpture! 20 fun Art Activities for Women's History Month on the ART CAMP blog.
Elegant recycled kid-friendly crafting using recycled materials. Perfect rainy day or holiday decoration project for groups, classroom, or home. Free how-to. Quick and easy crafting.
We've put together 10 projects made from rubbish that you will actually want to keep. From magazines to plastic bottles and coke cans!
Love it when old rolls of corrugated cardboard turn out to make the perfect cover for a wagon. Best of all, the curve is already built in. Use a paper cutter to cut cardboard rectangles to make a 3″ x
Squeeze glue, layer materials, and make collage art with these fun activities for kids. A wonderful medium to explore with toddlers on up!
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This is a recent project from 1st grade. We started the lesson by watching several youtube short biography video's and montage clips on Matisse. I love doing these Matisse cutouts, because it challenges them to use their cutting skills. You can really get an idea of the students motor skills and hand-eye coordination. We talked about some of the types of cutouts Matisse did, like the starburst, splash, spirals, zigzags and wavy lines. Students kept both positive and negative cutouts and could use both parts of each of their shape as part of the final arrangement. We spent a total of 4 days and ended the lesson with one of my favorite art books, When Pigasso Met Mootisse, by Nina Laden.
Help kids learn more about gardening with this free printable crossword puzzle. Our crosswords provide spelling and language practice.
An inexpensive and highly engaging process art experience for young children.
Kids use an assemblage technique to make sculptures from painted sticks and pinecones, and dyed and painted pasta.
The warmth of a sunny spring day brings out all of Mother Nature’s beauties. Celebrate spring by creating these delightful painted paper tulip gardens. Supplies Needed White drawing paper (90…
This is a fun worksheet where your ESL students write about foods they like and which foods they don't like.
This beautiful Clare Youngs inpsired sun painting & collage is a bright & cheery art project for summer!
We have 18 free blank face template printable to use as a face coloring page. This face outline can be used to draw emotions and people.
