More Collage Owls

This fourth grade class came in after 5th graders had been embellishing clay masks with feathers - and found inspiration in the left-overs circulating around the room! So we struck a deal - if they worked with paper first, I would bring out special feathers! We talked about the importance of covering the background of the collage and they agreed with the terms :)

This student wore a special shirt to art class, I had to share!

4th Grade Collage Owls

4th graders studied artist Matthew Cusick for this lesson. They also reviewed facts about owls and used their art eyes to observe the qualities of owls - many noticed how their "down" (owl feathers) are multiple colors and seem to be arranged in patterns!

After a brief demonstration on handling materials, they were ready to start. We used 9x12 tag board and a variety of construction papers and tissue papers to finish the collages. Students had about 3 class periods to work on the collage, then the school year ended! Next year I will plan for more time, or encourage using large pieces first. (I encouraged them to rip small pieces to look like feathers!)