Matisse Inspired Pins
Creating art helps students integrate knowledge and experience.
Lesson Plan Ideas
Learning Objectives for Grades: 3rd – 5th
Developed by: Rachel Heisler University of Minnesota Duluth, Art Education Major, under the direction of Brenda Deterling, K-5 Art Teacher, Congdon Park Elementary & Lincoln Piedmont Elementary, Duluth, Minnesota
Students will:
- Investigate the works of Henri Matisse.
- Learn the differences of geometric and organic shapes by creating a collage.
- Create sculptural art from a 2D project (Transfer ideas from 2D to 3D).
- Explore various materials to create wearable art, combining soft and hard materials–contrasts of textures.
- Explore Elements of Visual Art: line, shape, color, form and texture.
Project Steps:
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Step 1:
Discuss Henri Matisse’s work and his use of organic and geometric shapes.
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Step 2:
Using 8" x 8" white paper as their background have each child create a collage by cutting out geometric and organic shapes from Creativity Street® Craft Paper Assortments. Shapes should overlap and go off the page to create an interesting composition. Glue shapes in place with white school glue.
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Step 3:
Looking at the collage, cut out three shapes from Pacon® Peacock® 40 point Display Board. First draw the shapes and cut with scissors.
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Step 4:
Using Creativity Street® Plast’r Craft®, cover board shapes. First cut the Plast’r Craft® a little larger than the shape you’re covering, dip in water and squeeze out excess. Then cover shape, smoothing Plast’r Craft® as you go. Let dry overnight.
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Step 5:
Using the collage as inspiration, paint plastered shapes with acrylic paint. Each shape has to be a different color.
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Step 6:
After paint dries, assemble by stacking shapes in an interesting way. With the teachers help, hot glue pieces together with Creativity Street® Low-Temp Mini Glue Gun and Creativity Street® Hot Glue Sticks.
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Step 7:
Pick out feathers, beads, or glitter to embellish your pin! With teacher’s help, hot glue items on.
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Step 8:
Decide how the pin should hang when clipped on to something and hot glue a pin-back with teacher’s help. Let pin dry while glue sets.
Tips:
- Matte collages with black paper to make the colors pop!
- Let Plast’r Craft® dry overnight.
- Have extra helping hands when hot gluing!
- Glue pin back high on the back so it will hang nicely!
