Art Class, Level 5: Lion Collage From Kenya
$6.00
Eric Carle popularized the use of collage with books like The Hungry Caterpillar. Here we incorporate his collage approach to recreate a lion – also made with collage – from Kenya. The lesson is challenging, but the results are exciting.
For grades 7 and up | This is a digital resource.
Published by ArtAchieve.
Product Description
Learn to use Eric Carle’s process to create a collage.
The Tacoma Art Museum recently featured a display of Eric Carle’s collages. On almost the same day that we had the pleasure of viewing Mr. Carle’s work, we discovered another collage. On a placemat made in Kenya was a collage that pictured two lions. We immediately purchased the placemat and think of this lesson as a collage mixture of Eric Carle’s technique, lions, and banana plants.
The result of our mixture is a lesson that will free students to explore and invent paint textures while introducing them to the exhilarating fun of making a collage. Along the way, they will also learn to make a graded wash for the background of the collage.
The lesson begins with an easy guided drawing. It’s the collage that will be challenging. The key for students will be to take their time, to be careful with their breakaway or X-Acto knife, and to have a stiff cardboard under their work to protect the table surface where they work.
This lesson includes both POWERPOINT and VIDEO versions of the lesson plus 2 downloadable printouts: a warmup and a drawing of the lion collage.
Approximate Time to Complete the Art Class:
- Warm-up: 20 minutes
- Painting papers for the collage: 60 minutes
- Cutting and pasting the collage: 120 minutes
- Total time: 200 minutes
Families will have access to the online lesson for one year from the date of purchase.
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