Lesson Title: Collaborative Mascot Collage

Objectives (I Can):

--contribute to an artwork along with a group of other working artists.

--understand and follow the steps of a process.
--find, select, and use appropriate values and colors to create an image.

Art History: Collage, modernism, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georges Braque
Art Production: Collage techniques, including cutting, gluing, and matching colors.

Working collaboratively with others.

Vocabulary:

--Collage
--Value
--Color

--Space
--Overlapping
--Collaborative work

--Installation/Permanent Artwork

Lesson Outline:
--Introduce collage and share artists who have worked with the technique (Pablo Picasso, Henri
Matisse, Georges Braque).
--Using a projector, trace the gridded image from step 1 onto the 6" squares. This could also be done
by hand if desired.
--Use colored pencils to "map" out the colors of each square.
--Cut pictures from magazines or calendars in the colors of the image you will collage. Cut paper
pieces no larger than 2" in any direction.
--Glue colors and values onto drawing paper squares using a glue stick. Discuss spacing with students
and overlapping techniques, which help cover a colored area completely and effectively.
--Once a square has been collaged, attach it to the larger foundation. Add transitional pieces to unify
your squares together, or leave them slightly different to highlight the grid technique.
--Seal the work with gel medium or spray acrylic sealant.

Materials/Prep:
--Select image to be created for the collaboration and divide the image into even squares. You'll need
one square for each student/small group.
--Cut white drawing paper (80#) into squares, large enough to fill the space where the work will be
installed (this work was 8' x 8', so 256 squares were cut 6" wide).
--Glue sticks
--Collage materials (magazines, calendars, images, etc.)
--Collage foundation (plywood or cardboard)
--Gel medium or acrylic sealant

Assessment

Painting
Tempera
Watercolor
Acrylic
Sculpture
Ceramic
Papier Mache
Plaster
Wood
Recycled
Metal/Wire
Paper
Printmaking
Monoprint
Stencil
Found object
Block/plate
Linocut
Other
Fiber
Collage
Mixed Media
Elements of Art:
Line
Shape
Color
Value
Texture
Form
Space
Principles of Art:
Contrast
Unity
Balance
Movement
Pattern
Rhythm
Emphasis

Resources & Notes:

Rubric

Quiz/Test

Exit ticket

Product

Observation Other:
Sketches

Drawing
Oil Pastel
Colored pencil
Marker
Chalk pastel
Crayon
Charcoal
Drawing pencil

--For quick division of an image into a grid, use http://www.griddrawingtool.com.

National Core Arts Standards

VA:Cr1.1Generate & conceptualize artistic ideas & work.
VA:Cr1.2Artists shape artistic investigations, following or breaking with traditions in pursuit of
creative art-making goals.
VA:Cr2.1Artists experiment with forms, structures, materials, concepts, media, & art-making approaches.
VA:Cr2.2Artists balance experimentation and safety, freedom and responsibility while developing
and creating artworks.
VA:Cr2.3People create & interact with objects, places, & design that define, shape, enhance, &
empower their lives.
VA:Cr3.1Artists develop excellence through practice & constructive critique, reflecting on, revising, & refining work over time.
VA:Pr4.1Artists consider various techniques, methods, venues, & criteria when analyzing, selecting, & curating objects, artifacts, & artworks for preservation and presentation.
VA:Pr5.1Artists consider a variety of factors & methods including evolving technologies when
preparing & refining artwork for display and/or when deciding if/how to preserve and protect it.
VA:Pr6.1Objects, artifacts, & artworks collected, preserved, or presented either by artists museums, or other venues communicate meaning & a record of social, cultural, & political experiences resulting in the cultivating of appreciation & understanding.
VA:Re7.1Individual aesthetic & empathetic awareness can lead to understanding & appreciation
of self, others, the natural world, & constructed environments.
VA:Re7.2Visual imagery influences understanding of & responses to the world.
VA:Re8.1People gain insights into meanings of artworks by engaging in the process of art criticism.
VA:Re9.1People evaluate art based on various criteria.
VA:Cn10.1Through art-making, people make meaning by investigating & developing awareness
of perceptions, knowledge, and experiences.
VA:Cn11.1People develop ideas & understandings of society, culture, & history through their
interactions with & analysis of art.