Live Art, Breathe Art: mixed media

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Exploring Identity Through Art (Part II)

Metamorphic Self-Portrait Mixed Media Collage
Objective: The students will use the questions they answered about who they are as individuals, to design a Metamorphic Bas-Relief Mixed Media Sculpture based on a written theme.
Vocabulary: Metamorphic
Bas-Relief
Medium Mixed Media
Think: Who are you?

Where are you? How are you?

What are you?

What symbols/ actions represent you?

How do you capture the essence of something, rather than being literal or clichéd?

Think of more imaginative and creative ways of addressing topics.

Answer the following questions:
1. How do you fit into school/ society?
2. How do you relate or react to your family/peers?
3. Do you have any traditions your family follows? Do you come from another country or culture? Does religion play a part in your life?
4. What liberates you? What confines you?
5. What represents you: Body, Mind, Spirit, or Society?

Materials:
Pencil
Paper
Written Theme

Acrylic Paint
11x14 in. Card board Panel
Variety of objects (cds, toilet paper rolls, old jewelry, etc.)
Newspaper or Magazines

Examples of Student Work:

Friday, November 13, 2015

Re-purposed Dried up Acrylic paint & Laminate Tile Samples

Ever wonder what to do with dried up Acrylic paint? Well here's an idea, scoop out your old paint from the tray(s) cut it, roll it up, and wrap jewelry wire around it. You could also add beads for a touch more color. Voila! You now have some fun & unique charms for a bracelet, necklace, or a little something for a mixed media collage.

Re-purposed Dried Acrylic Paint
© Live Art, Breathe Art

Last year, Spare Parts donated a box full of Laminate Tile Samples (3.5"x5") to my art class and I had no clue what to do with them. This year I was determined to use them. So, in September I pulled them out and decided to introduce mixed media collage to my Art Club kids.

Step 1: Choose a Laminate Tile Sample

Laminate Tile Samples (3.5"x5")
© Live Art, Breathe Art

Step 2: Pull out all the art scraps you have stored.
Cardboard, knick knacks, scrap paper, magazine paper, old photos, fabric samples, etc. I keep a box of unwanted items for occasions such as this.