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Objective: To have the children use construction paper and tissue paper to combine a variety of colors and shapes to make a stained glass design with linear symmetry.
Objective: To have the children use construction paper and tissue paper to combine a variety of colors and shapes to make a stained glass design with linear symmetry.
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
environmental artwork - A kind of art that is made for a specific location and works with the surroundings.
luminism - An art form in which light is the medium.
medium or media - the different consumable materials or supplies that an artist uses to create an artwork.
stained glass - Pieces of colored glass that make pictures or patterns.
subject or subject matter - What an artwork is about.
symmetry or linear symmetry - The kind of balance created when both sides of something are similar or the same.
Stained Glass
Stained Glass
How are these artworks alike?
When light shines through stained glass, you can see colors and shapes
Stained Glass by Bibi
Stained Glass at the Dowlat Abad Gardens by Unknown Artist
Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading
Katie Meets the Impressionists by James Mayhew - Orchard, 1997. In stock: read-aloud
Studio Time: Stained Glass Window
Studio Time: Stained Glass Window
Materials:
Materials:
Black Construction Paper, Colored Tissue Paper, Scissors, Glue
Plan
Plan
Think of shapes and colors you like.
Check list:
- Fold paper to cut symmetrical designs.
- Glue tissue paper to fill openings and hold up to the light.
Create
Create
Fold black paper. Cut out shapes.
3. Glue tissue paper behind each shape. Hold up to light.
Challenge: Sunglasses
Challenge: Sunglasses
Create sunglasses using construction paper (or tagboard) and tissue paper (or transparency film).
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