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CHALK AND GLUE
Grade: K-8 •
Age: 4 -12 •
Written by: Leon Ruder
[Leon is an artist and teacher at St. Ignace Area Schools, St. Ignace, Michigan, USA ]
Objectives:
Younger students will enjoy exploring with this activity while older students should be encouraged to investigate detailed images and patterns.
What You Need:
- Paper 12" x 18"
- Pastels
- Art Paste (cellulose) 2oz makes 2 gallons (paper mache paste)
What You Do:
- Use a still life as subject matter. Mine was flowers and a vine (which allows the kids to draw all across the paper).
- With a large (6") brush, wipe mixed paste on the paper in front of each student.
- Cover the whole sheet.
- While the paper is wet, (working time of about 20 min.) have children draw into the wet paste with the pastels.
- Put aside to dry for 2hrs.
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by Betty Edwards
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