Creative Art

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Creative Art

Creative Art it's the process

What is Process Art?

Process art emphasizes the “process” of making art (rather than any predetermined composition or plan)

Why Process Art?

When working with process art children are able to explore, create and develop their own original ideas. They are able to feel the dough, see the colors and touch the textures. Teachers are only there to facilitate giving inspiration, materials, guidance and tools to inspire them to be creative. When teacher practice using process art the children will create original art work which reflects his or hers own personal interpretation.

What they learn in the process of creating

· Balance and design

· Depth perception

· Form

· Color mixing

Teachers who respect children’s ideas help them to learn to think and solve problems for themselves. Children who feel free to make mistakes and to explore will also feel free to invent, create and find new ways to do things.

To have a successful process art program in your class you will need to have a well-stocked cabinet of art supplies.

Project is made out craft sticks, masking tape and markers. Children where encourage to create what they wanted. You can see that they made a rocket ship, house and caterpillar. Children then dictated what they created.

Children were given items from found material. Children were then free to make what they wanted. Some of the items used were cotton balls, packing peanuts and paper tubes.

Art wall made out of all found materials.

When given materials of their choice children created snowpals out of items and materials that they wanted to use. Children did not have to make a snowpal but that is what the class theme was at the time.

Easel painting made out of found materials. Here is an example of painting projects made out of egg cartons, apple dividers and shoe box lids.

Here is another example of snowpals that the children made on their own with different collage materials and paper. Observe that not one looks alike.

Product for Art Cabinet

Paint

*Tempera paint *Biocolor paint *Finger paint *Watercolor *Food Coloring* Shaving Cream

Painting Tools

*A variety of brushes/sizes *Q-tips *Brushes taped together *Clothespin with yarn *Feathers *Straw Taped together

Writing Items

*Crayons *Markers *Colored pencils *Oil pastels *Chalk *Glitter pens

Gadget for Painting

*Flyswatter *Potato Masher *Plastic Forks *Spatula *Corks *Paper Tubes (toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls) *Kitchen Scrubbers *Cookie Cutter*Combs *Sponges *Strawberry baskets *Paint Rollers *Empty Thread Spools *Marbles *Golf Balls

Surfaces to paint on

*Cardboard *Foil *Wax Paper *Construction Paper *Easel Paper *Egg Cartons *Apple Dividers *Show Box Tops *Grocery Bags *Lunch Bags *Butcher Paper *Wall Paper *News Paper *Styrafoam trays *Styrafoam box inserts *Poster board *Doilies *Paper Tubes *Sand paper *Wood Scraps *Canvas *Rocks

Printable Items

*Tile boards *Bubble wrap *Burlap

Containers for Paint

*Muffin Tin *Ice cub tray *Spray Bottles *Squeeze Bottles

Texture to add to Paint

*Sand *Coffee grounds *Baby Powder *Glitter *Shaving Cream *Sugar

Product List for your Art Cabnit

Sample Letter

Donation List

To have a successful process art program in your classroom you need to have the support of your parents and other that will help donate to your project. Here is a list to get you started with the donations to come rolling in.

Collect interesting materials

Ones trash is someone’s treasure

*Milk Caps *Straws *Bottle Caps *Broken Jewelry *Scraps of Paper (Gift Wrapping) *Card Board *Ribbon/Yarn *Feathers *Plastic Things *Playing Cards *Beads/Buttons *Costume Jewelry *Tapes *String *Old Keys *Corks *Leather Remnants *Shells *Sand Washed Glass *Sponges *Rubber Bands *Scrap Fabric/Lace *Small Seed Pods *Wood Scraps *Bubble Wrap *Egg Cartons *Apple Cartons *Sticks *Craft Sticks *Packing Peanuts *Film Canisters *Puzzle Pieces *Wall Paper Scraps *Jar Lids *Old Hinges *Cotton Balls *Q-Tips *Silk Flowers/Silk Plants *Toilet Paper Rolls *Paper Towel Rolls *Shoe Boxes *Small Boxes (from food products) *Coin Rolls *Pen Parts
*Syro Foam Pieces *Pipe Cleaners *Wrapping Ribbon *Hair Bands *Plastic Lids (from cans) *Old Stamps *Stickers *Paint Chips *Shoe Laces *Gift Bags *Lunch Bags *Grocery Bags *Pebbles *Combs *Scrap Foil *Paper Plates *Wax Paper *Used Greeting Cards *Hair Rollers *Sequins *Clothes Pins *Old Socks *Old Nylons *Empty Thread Spools *Seeds/Seed Packages *Tile Scrap *Confetti *Containers *Paper Dishes *Paper Doilies *Picture Frames *Pinecones *Hairpins *Wire Screen *Zippers

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