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There's been lots of snow and cold outside, and lots of wintery inspiration in our artwork this month! We started January with a favorite story - Snowmen at Night, that features snow people coming to life and having adventures while the rest of us are sleeping. Next, we made paper collages. The preschoolers received a blue background paper and 3 "snow" circles, then they glued them to the background and added a snowy horizon line, arms, noses (carrot or pickle!), and other fun details to tell the story of what their snow person was doing. The finished collages have so much personality! After our snow people were complete, we started a winter landscape project. I read Over and Under the Snow, another winter favorite, and we discussed the definition of "landscape". We used crepe paper with glue and a little glitter to create the snowy ground, and watercolors to paint a winter sky. The next day during art time, we looked at photos of winter trees and noticed that there are no leaves, but lots of branches. Each preschooler drew a winter tree (a few opted for characters instead) with black sharpie on foam. I gave a little assistance with carving over their drawn lines and cutting out the shapes. Then, it was time to print! When we talk about printmaking in the art studio, we say that we can make copies of our drawings. First, we roll the ink onto the foam, then we press the paper on top of the foam and give it a "backrub". The process is messy, fun, and satisfying! Each preschooler made a practice print on a white piece of paper, then we used our foam to print trees and forests on our winter landscapes. The finished artwork is the definition of a winter wonderland! I love that each tree and landscape is as unique as the artist who created it!
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Kirsten Williamson
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