Mosaic Valentine's Day Art Project

Yes, the kids were required to chop up their art to make this heart. 

 

I did not start off with this project in my head, but this is where we ended up.  

 

Honestly, I was not happy with the first "Matisse Style" cut out art.  They looked unfinished.  So, I had an idea.  I pitched the idea to the kids.  With a little discussion, they decided to plunge in a new direction with their Matisse cut outs.

 

Here is the end result.

 

Directions:

 

For the first class period, I talked about Henri Matisse.  I explained how he used cut-outs in his later years. 

The kids made "Matisse Style" cut-outs.

 

For the next class period, I showed them Matisse's heart below.

I told them that they had to cut a heart that shape out of a construction paper of their choice.

Some students struggled with this, but eventually all the students were able to cut a Matisse shaped heart.

Once we got the "base" heart cut out, the kids had to chop their art from last week into squares or rectangles.  I told them they had to glue the squares/rectangles on the paper and they could not touch each other.

 

Once the shock of chopping up art was over, the kids pretty much rocked the project.

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  💚,1965