Hi my artsy friends! My name is Missy. I’m an artist and guest blogger for PBS KIDS Utah. This week we are going to learn about my very first favorite artist and do a project inspired by his work.
Artist Highlight:
M.C. Escher – A Dutch artist who was a contemporary of Picasso. Being a contemporary means the two artists lived and worked in the same time period (late 1800’s to 1970’s). Escher did wood cuts, ink drawings, and paintings with a somewhat mathematical feel — and almost all in black and white. Many pieces are optical illusions and very interesting to look at. Others include images that fit together like a puzzle or a tessellation.
The project we are going to do is called scribble art. It consists of scribbling slowly and loosely on a piece of paper, then looking at the scribble and finding familiar objects/images.
Supplies:
- Copy/printer paper
- Pencil
- Crayons/markers
Instructions:
- Using a pencil, draw a big, loose, squiggling, scribble on your paper. Loop around and zig-zag, and do whatever feels right.
- Take a good look at your scribble. See if you can see anything you recognize in it. A fish? A face? A banana? A boat?
- Make the lines of the objects you see a bit darker.
- If you need to add lines, or ignore other lines, that is ok.
- Now color the objects you see, using your crayons or markers.
Wrap-Up:
Some scribbles work better than others. If you can’t see anything in your scribble, try turning it sideways, or upside-down. You can also ask a sibling or parent if they see any objects in your scribble. Scribble Art is a great way to use our creative brains. If you REALLY can’t find anything in your scribble, it’s fun to just fill the space with colors/patterns. Going into it, you never know what you’re going to get. Be creative and have fun!
