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How to Make Colorful Painted Papers for Collage

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Four colorful examples of painted papers

It's easy and fun for kids to make their own painted papers for collage. The resulting textures, patterns, and color variations will add extra delight to every project. Making painted paper is a perfect "process-art" activity for the first day of school or anytime you need some "art therapy"! What you'll need for making painted papers: 9 x 12 white construction paper, at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Non-representational), Abstract Design, Art Therapy, Carle, Eric, Painting, Tempera Tagged With: collage, painted papers, pattern, process art, tempera, texture

New! Artist Birthdays Calendar

By Cheryl Trowbridge 16 Comments

Celebrate famous artists with projects on their birthdays!

Kids love to celebrate birthdays, so what better time to introduce a new artist than on that artist's birthday? I've created a new page on my site to help you plan your artist birthday celebrations! Just click on the "Artist Birthdays" link on my menu bar for a list of birthdays by month, complete with links to lesson plans and wikipedia pages for more helpful info. (Artists … [Read more...]

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How to Make a Collage Butterfly Inspired by Eric Carle

By Cheryl Trowbridge 4 Comments

Make your own Eric Carle-inspired butterfly   Eric Carle's colorful collages are among the first works of art that many young children are exposed to.... who doesn’t love his charming illustrations?? It's easy to make your own collage butterflies inspired by Eric Carle.... just follow these simple instructions. And be sure to check out some of the beautiful butterflies below, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Representational), Butterflies, Carle, Eric, Collage, Cutting, Lessons, Mixed Media, Nature, Teacher Workshops, Tempera Tagged With: artist Eric Carle, collage, Palace Art, teacher workshops

How to Make Colorful Textured Paper

By Cheryl Trowbridge 1 Comment

It's easy and FUN to make this colorful textured paper! We made lots of it in a recent teacher workshop I taught. To make this amazing-looking paper, all you need is a small piece of plastic (an expired credit card or gift card works well) with notches cut into one side of it, and some tempera paint. Pour some of two different primary colors (red, yellow, or turquoise) onto a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carle, Eric, Collage, Lessons, Painting, Teacher Workshops, Tempera Tagged With: bookmaking, collage, Palace Art, teacher workshops

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