I Think I need a Tissue

There are so many artists that have impact the world. It is fun to learn about the each one that so greatly impacted the world. Our class's focus was on Vincent Van Gogh and his amazing talent. We made a  Van Gogh-inspired collage with tissue paper. We this is the processes we followed:

1. Glue various strips and sizes of tissue paper onto a 12 x 8 piece of construction paper. Let the tissue paper dry.
2. Cut a design out of another piece of construction paper. 
3. When the tissue paper is dry, add designs to the background using to different types of media.

I used black construction paper, yellow construction paper, tin foil, and puff paint. 

To me, this is a shot of he sky with the hills and a lake (tin foil) in the picture. 

**Extension Activity**

You could take an event that you are studying in history and have students use their imaginations on what a scene from that time period would be like. It would be a good way to integrate art into a general education classroom.

In regards to Art History, a fun activity to do would be have students find as much information of an artist that has greatly impacted the world and do a living museum in the classroom. Students could make a work of art that is similar to the artist. Parents and other grades could come visit the museum. This would give students a chance to have fun and be creative while learning. 

The Beauty or the Elements and Principles

The joy that I find in a career of education is: no matter what the age, we strive to become life long learners. In art class, we learned the elements and principles of art. We had to first learn each component before we could teach it to our future students. It was our job to find real life examples of each element and principle.

                                                    Here are my top 5 favorite shots I took:

This is an example of pattern. One can see the repetition within the frame.

 This is an example of contrasting colors and textures. One wall is barely rough and white, the other is gray and rough:

Here one can see a difference in value. One cup has a deeper, more transparent juice in it and the other has a lighter, less transparent juice in it.

This is an example of lines. The lines of the radiator are curved and segmented. 

This final element shows space. One can see the depth of the stairs.