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While we usually make something everyday- even if it's as simple as putting pencil to paper- studying artists was something I wanted to be purposeful about in Treehouse School this year. Since I was already preparing materials for two children, why not add eleven more? As I've shared before, I was once an art classroom teacher so I know you can do just about anything with a good lesson \u0026amp;amp; prepped materials (wink). To keep our Club small, we only invited our Preschool thru 1st grade friends to join us. While older siblings have jumped in time to time, I wanted the focus on the littles. To make it even more little-friendly, we broke up into two groups: Preschool and K\/1st. One group works upstairs at the dining table, and the second group works in our basement's homeschool area. Sometimes we stay in these areas the whole time, other times we'll switch halfway through. The switching is especially handy for messy projects since it's only occurring in one space! If you're interested in holding a similar Art Club, I'll be sharing some pointers in a post next week so stay tuned.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWY3c4gZ-rk\/VpksJ-SaxRI\/AAAAAAAAH20\/Zh-hG3FSGN4\/s1600\/2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xWY3c4gZ-rk\/VpksJ-SaxRI\/AAAAAAAAH20\/Zh-hG3FSGN4\/s640\/2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EHere's a peek at our homeschool space this year. There's a few changes from last year, including more shelves. (Is there such a thing as too many shelves?) My childhood blackboard also joined our space this year. For Art Club, I write the name of the artist so everyone can see it in print. I'll usually draw something that correlates to that artist and- if we're filling in our\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/practicalpages.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/famous-artist-biography-page.pdf\"\u003Ebiography notebooking page\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;together- we'll come up one or two short sentences for everyone to copy onto their page.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ENotebooking Sentence Ideas:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHenri      Matisse was a French Artist. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHe      lived in \u003Cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003EParis\u003C\/st1:city\u003E.      \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EHe      made art with paper shapes .\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFor this class, we had already looked at Matisses's artwork together. I made a PowerPoint that you can access for free (personal use only, thank you) via Dropbox, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/r9krst9va7dctvs\/Henri%20Matisse.ppt?dl=0\"\u003Ehere it is\u003C\/a\u003E. On the PowerPoint, I begin with two different artworks on the same slide before telling the children anything about Matisse. \u003Ci\u003EWhich picture do you think Matisse created?\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;I asked. \u003Ci\u003EDo you think the same artist created both pictures?\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;They didn't, and were surprised to learn that Matisse had actually created both. This is one of the most fascinating parts of Matisse's art career to me. He began as a painter and then, after being diagnosed with cancer at 72, completely changed his media. I enjoy his paintings, but I\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Elove\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003Ehis cut-outs. They are uninhibited to me, created by someone who didn't have extra time to fiddle around. All of the children liked them too, and it was easy for them to see which shapes kept reoccurring in Matisse's artworks:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EStarburst\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003ESplash\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003ESpirals\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EZigzags,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003EWavy lines\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFor the K\/1st grade group, we first reviewed what a \u003Ci\u003Epattern \u003C\/i\u003Eis and\u0026nbsp;everyone filled a piece of construction paper with pattern using Prismacolor NuPastels. After coloring their pages, we reviewed Matisse's shapes with them discussing the difference between \u003Ci\u003Egeometric\u003C\/i\u003E shapes (circle, triangle, etc.) and his\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Efree-form \u003C\/i\u003Eshapes. We\u0026nbsp;encouraged them to include at least a couple of Matisse's shapes in their artwork. They then cut out shapes from their patterned paper, as well as small pieces of miscellaneous paper from our collage bin. Once their shapes were cut, they glued them onto another piece of paper to create their collage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ayFiadq5t_A\/Vpkc1rxliDI\/AAAAAAAAHp8\/7MogprzuGYg\/s1600\/3.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ayFiadq5t_A\/Vpkc1rxliDI\/AAAAAAAAHp8\/7MogprzuGYg\/s640\/3.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yhBrIjIQyDM\/Vpkc1baSoVI\/AAAAAAAAHp4\/8r9mhiU7hxY\/s1600\/4.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yhBrIjIQyDM\/Vpkc1baSoVI\/AAAAAAAAHp4\/8r9mhiU7hxY\/s640\/4.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2Pgu2ZFbceA\/VpkczEquy3I\/AAAAAAAAHpw\/Es_hXU2kE_0\/s1600\/5.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2Pgu2ZFbceA\/VpkczEquy3I\/AAAAAAAAHpw\/Es_hXU2kE_0\/s640\/5.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFor the Preschool group, we also reviewed what a \u003Ci\u003Epattern \u003C\/i\u003Eis and\u0026nbsp;talked about the\u0026nbsp;patterns\u0026nbsp;in Matisse's artwork. We encouraged them to create a pattern using beeswax crayons on a piece of construction paper. We then reviewed what a \u003Ci\u003Eshape \u003C\/i\u003Eis, asking them which ones they knew (circle, square, etc.) and pointing out again which ones are in Matisse's artwork (\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003Estarburst, splash, spirals, zigzags, wavy lines). T\u003C\/span\u003Ehey then cut out their own shapes and glued them onto the patterned paper. One child decided to make a three-dimensional spiral, which I thought was fabulous!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GpnogKniRTE\/VpktPyrkdpI\/AAAAAAAAH3M\/qlHhs4dg15U\/s1600\/7.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-GpnogKniRTE\/VpktPyrkdpI\/AAAAAAAAH3M\/qlHhs4dg15U\/s640\/7.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NxbpwKLsVCU\/Vpktmht1NeI\/AAAAAAAAH3U\/fzacrmnmXPU\/s1600\/6.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NxbpwKLsVCU\/Vpktmht1NeI\/AAAAAAAAH3U\/fzacrmnmXPU\/s640\/6.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"goog_478702023\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe last thing we created was a plastic lid sun catcher based on Matisse's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/collection\/the-collection-online\/search\/337069\"\u003E\"Icarus\"\u003C\/a\u003E (1947). We've made \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.freshlyplanted.com\/2015\/10\/plastic-lid-pumpkin-suncatchers.html\"\u003Eplastic lid suncatchers\u003C\/a\u003E before using glue \u0026amp;amp; paint. While they turned out fine, I've figured out a method with richer color and fuller coverage. We use a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1l7yS0l\"\u003EMartha Stewart Multi-Surface Paint\u003C\/a\u003E as a base, then tint it with a little bit of another acrylic color. The Multi-Surface Paint binds wonderfully with the lid, and we haven't had any flaking or cracking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFor the suncatchers, I first wrote each child's name on the outside of their lid's rim with permanent marker. This way it won't show later when the sun shines through! I put a large squirt of silver Multi-Surface Paint on each \u0026nbsp;lid. then added a smaller squirt of blue acrylic paint for them to mix in. Some of the older children wanted to add in black paint, but I wouldn't recommend it since it became a lot more opaque.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kBR3daKic24\/Vpksf6-ZZBI\/AAAAAAAAH28\/O_B8fqmuy_k\/s1600\/8.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kBR3daKic24\/Vpksf6-ZZBI\/AAAAAAAAH28\/O_B8fqmuy_k\/s640\/8.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-prr4_c-1GIU\/VpkgKFOs6cI\/AAAAAAAAHqs\/VgZP3DLV-U8\/s1600\/9.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-prr4_c-1GIU\/VpkgKFOs6cI\/AAAAAAAAHqs\/VgZP3DLV-U8\/s640\/9.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhile the paint was still wet, the children stuck on foam stars and a little figure that I had already prepared. Once they were dry, we added the smidge of red with Prismacolors (acrylic paint would work too) and hot-glued on a pipe-cleaner loop for hanging.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DdTHdEuncoU\/Vpks5w7SRqI\/AAAAAAAAH3E\/5efTlJXAvRA\/s1600\/12.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-DdTHdEuncoU\/Vpks5w7SRqI\/AAAAAAAAH3E\/5efTlJXAvRA\/s640\/12.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThen they're perfect for hanging in a window!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIf you've enjoyed this, I'll be adding more Art Club lessons. So far this year we've made aluminum dancers like Edward Degas, ran around our woods splatter-painting like Jackson Pollock, and created nature sculptures like Andy Goldsworthy. So much fun!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAdditional Matisse Resources:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E+Online Interactive Matisse Activity for Kids: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/artbma.org\/flash\/F_conekids.swf\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/artbma.org\/flash\/F_conekids.swf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E+Article about Matisse's Paper-Cuts:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.henri-matisse.net\/cut_outs.html\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.henri-matisse.net\/cut_outs.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E+Note-booking:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/practicalpages.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/famous-artist-biography-page.pdf\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/practicalpages.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/famous-artist-biography-page.pdf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: white; 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Her first question,\u0026nbsp;as soon as her feet hit the floor,\u0026nbsp;is \"When can we go outside?\" I usually stop for a moment and groggily try to visualize our day to give her an answer. Sometimes we need to wait until after errands (much to her chagrin) but usually we're able to go right away- after everyone's fed and dressed of course. As soon as she dashes out the back door, reluctantly stopping to put her shoes on along the way, she goes around the yard visiting her many projects. There's the fairy habitat we've been working on- I'll share more soon, promise- and the assorted holes she's been digging around the yard\u003Ci\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;And always an art project or two in the making. Sometimes it's a stone \u0026amp; sand pile, other times a collection of leaves. Lately it's been this mound of wonderfulness.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/seviers\/8745820683\/\" title=\"Nature Sculpture by freshlyplanted, on Flickr\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Nature Sculpture\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8549\/8745820683_d128f7d53d.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/seviers\/8745820631\/\" title=\"Nature Sculpture by freshlyplanted, on Flickr\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Nature Sculpture\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8539\/8745820631_b0e64aa041.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIsn't it lovely? There's a system to it, and Isia would tell you all about it. She'd let you know that the mulch needs to go down first, then the rocks, and then the leaves. She'd then point out her favorite stones or leaves that she's \"saving for Daddy.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESince we love nature and art, we've studied a lot of \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andy_Goldsworthy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAndy Goldsworthy\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;He's one of my favorite artists, and the inspiration behind\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.freshlyplanted.com\/2012\/04\/create-with-kids-rain-art.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eseveral of our projects\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;So it's not surprising to me that she makes these Andy Goldsworthy-like sculpture, even though I don't think she set out to consciously emulate him. Did she choose to make it circular since so many of his sculptures are? Or to create a gradation of materials- mulch, stones, leaves- like he often does? \u0026nbsp;While I think she'd recognize similarities between his work and her work if they were side by side, at three and a half I don't think she's analyzing her process as she goes. I think she's just enjoying the materials and the sunny day.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/seviers\/8745820569\/\" title=\"Nature Sculpture by freshlyplanted, on Flickr\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Nature Sculpture\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7288\/8745820569_c8741b0ce7.jpg\" height=\"266\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIt's \u003Ci\u003Emy\u003C\/i\u003E joy to pick up hints of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.freshlyplanted.com\/2013\/02\/create-with-kids-evolution-of-process.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eprocess\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;along the way, and tuck them away to share with her later. And to realize, again, why we should keep exposing kids to art. Because art becomes a part of us. 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