After
having looked at how a few professional artists, such as Elliott Hundley and
Ellen Gallagher, approach collage, the 5/6's have been working on Narrative
Portraits. We had a visit from artist and SK parent Jan Bogart who generously
described her working techniques as well and loaned us her collage to
reference. We have had class discussions about classic composition and
have explored different techniques to change and control our collages. The kids
are focusing their efforts on building a strong composition and creating depth –
to do so they use paint for fading areas, mixed media and multiple layers until
they are satisfied with their results.
