Another featured artist day! Romare Bearden was a mid 20th century artist who is best known for his collage scenes of African American life, particularly in the south and particularly of jazz musicians. I used this basic craft last year during my toddler and preschool story time when our theme was jazz, and I enjoyed busting it out again.
Supplies:
-magazines
-Google image search for particular images you want
-paper
-scissors
-glue
-markers
Prep:
Word to the wise, use Google image search for any specific images you want the kids to be able to include. It is incredibly hard to find large facial features- eyes, lips, noses- for anyone other than pale white ladies in make-up ads and it isn't easy to find usable musical instruments either, so I would suggest providing some of those at the very least. Cut those images out and put them, along with the other supplies on a table.
Process:
Cut, glue and draw your way to a great collage. This is a pretty basic form of art and one almost every kid inherently understands: Here, take these parts and make a whole. And while I was out at dinner, the kids asked Ms. E to bring out some yarn, which they used to great effect.
Miss Lucy's example:
Bibliography:
Me and Me and Uncle Romie: A Story Inspired by the Life and Art of Romare Beardon
by Claire Hartfield
by Claire Hartfield
Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories
by Jan Greenberg
by Jan Greenberg
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