Jim Dine in 2nd grade

I located this project in an old Scholastic's Art magazine recently when looking for a new approach for Jim Dine and decided to give it a go.  The heard was done more as a directed because I was approaching dark and light values for the first time with 2nd grade.  They turned out amazingly well.  The background is tissue paper on card stock.  Drawing was completed with oil pastels.  This was a two week project.

Chris Uphues borrowed from Cassie Stephens

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 When I spotted this project on Cassie Stephen's blog I knew I had to do it with one of my students.  We were exploring printmaking and I knew printing hearts with TP rolls would be a big hit.  My students also enjoyed learning about a practicing artist and viewing some of his work.  The project took about three weeks, a bit longer than I anticipated but happily most were completed prior to February break.

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Burton Morris in 5th grade

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Thanks to Kids Artist blogspot for this great lesson on Burton Morris.  I was looking for a quick 2-3 day fun project for my 5th grade students and stumbled upon your lesson.  They are so loving this lesson and learning about the work of Morris.  My students always seem to enjoy investigating the work of a living artist and Morris's work was no exception.  I allowed them total freedom as they discovered the materials they wanted to incorporate into the making of their hearts.  There are many recycled papers and even some pressed tissue paper in use.  I love the results!

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student work