Collage

         Today was great. It was probably one of my favorite days so far. I think the students enjoyed it too. We collaged on the self portraits we made last week. For those who don't know exactly what collage is we learned about it in class. Collage can be paper, wood, foam, fabric and any other materials that are glued to a surface to create an interesting composition. Collage can focus on a particular theme (such as flowers or sports), a color, or even a feeling. We also talked about some important elements in art; texture and repetition. After all the learning the class started collaging or coloring their self portraits. We had colored paper, stickers, magazines, ribbon and tape to use. We ended up with some awesome art and a bit of a mess but it was well worth it. We will be working on these next time because we didn't finish today.