The Art of Assemblage: Inspired by Louise Nevelson (November 2012)
Assemblage is the art of creating a three-dimensional sculptural composition from found objects. One of the best known assemblage artists of the 20th century was the Russian-born American sculptor, Louise … Continue reading
Blossom Branches: a simple collage project (May 2013)
This was a simple drawing and collage project for my youngest Art Clubbers, who are three and four years old. The park next to the kindergarten has been a riot … Continue reading
Robotic Shape Prints: Two Ways (April 2013)
Shape-printing is a great project for very young children, especially those who are not yet drawing confidently, because the technique produces such immediate results and bold imagery, particularly when working … Continue reading
Lion Hand Puppets (April 2013)
This simple lion hand puppet is a variation on an earlier project, Terrific Tiger Hand Puppets: A Very Arty Craft (May 2012), and the process is more or less the … Continue reading
Kites in Cloudy Skies: Painting Clouds in Watercolour (April 2013)
Paint-boxes containing water-soluble paints (watercolour or bodycolour) are a staple in most schools and kindergartens. However, there is a real knack to using watercolours, and young children can find the … Continue reading
Shape-o-saurus! Dinosaur collage #2 (April 2013)
This project was devised for my younger group, who are three and four years old. They are not quite at the stage of drawing recognisable figures or animals, so the project I … Continue reading
Texture-saurus! Dinosaur Collage (April 2013)
Dinosaurs are always fun to draw, and with this project my five and six year olds were able to give a textural dimension to their drawings by using wallpaper instead … Continue reading
Pencil Art: Reuse, Recycle, Experiment! (April 2013)
Every now and then I like to give my preschoolers the opportunity to do a completely open-ended art project, where they simply play with materials and come up with their … Continue reading
NOTAN Paper Cut-outs (April 2013)
Notan is a term used in Japanese art, meaning ‘dark – light harmony’. Notan art is characterised by the interplay of light and dark, white and black, positive and negative, … Continue reading
Stained Glass Easter Eggs (March 2013)
I obviously jinxed the weather when I said in my last post that the snow had gone and spring had sprung! On the day of this project, the snow reappeared … Continue reading
Happy Daffodils: Cupcake Case Collage (March 2013)
Spring has finally sprung! The snow has disappeared and the sun has been shining all week. It won’t be long until my favourite spring flowers start popping their heads out … Continue reading
Slippery Slipper Fish: Under the Sea Collage (Feb 2013)
This multi-layered, multi-textured, mixed media collage was completed by my group of three and four years olds over three sessions of forty five minutes each. Combining lots of techniques and … Continue reading
Half Self Portraits #2 (February 2013)
I have been looking forward to having another go at this self portrait project ever since I tried it for the first time, two years ago. You can read more … Continue reading
More Valentine Hearts: Two Projects in One! (February 2013)
Following on from my previous post, Valentine Flower Hearts, my younger Art Club group (aged 3-4) used the same technique for a simple art project, decorating paper hearts using only … Continue reading
