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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers

Vincent Van Gogh was our Mystery Artist so I read the students Camille & The Sunflowers: A Story about Vincent Van Gogh  by Laurence Anholt and then we began to make sunflowers!

If you haven't realized yet, I love doing lots of different layers to one project.  

  1. Students created a Horizon Line on their paper
  2. The top half (the wall) was sponge painted
  3. The bottom half (the table) was done using tissue paper and modge podge (glue mixed with water) 
  4. The students drew and cut out a symmetrical Vase on a separate piece of brown paper.  
  5. Stems were arranged and glued on the vase.  Remind students that the stems cannot come off the vase
  6. The stems and vase were glued onto the backgrounds.
  7. The water was sponge painted on and white was used to show the glass.
  8. The scrap brown paper from the vase is cut into circles to be the center of the sunflowers
  9. Petals are painted on using tempera paint
  10. Students sew on addition petals and leaves using Burlap and large needles safe for kids.  




They sewed together so well and once a student picked up on it, they couldn't wait to help someone else!


Kindergarten & Fourth Grade Sunflowers








Sunflowers in the district Art Show!

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