Bird in a Cage
Summer Art Camp Classes
4th and 5th Graders
Mixed Media
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I experimented with this project and found it to be lots of fun. so,
I introduced it to a small summer art class.
Vanessa Spencer was my inspiration for this project.
click on Vanessa's highlighted name and watch her video.
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Drawing with ink after project is dry.
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Stamping
bird with ink. Then we used Mod Podge to seal and finish.
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After layering News paper, craft paper and adding paint,
I let the kids experiment with a stencil.
Then let project dry over night.
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After project is dry, we are ready to draw a bird cage.
see above pictures!
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Drawing with ink.
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Finished!!
the kids did a excellent JOB!!