May Project: Stained Glass

Nuit De Noel, Henri Matisse, 1952

Project attributes:

• Compare/contrast scratch art process from prior lesson to scratch art process with this stained glass lesson.
• Discussion about how stained glass windows were made using a metal framework in which to pour hot, molten glass which dries hard.
• Lesson focus was based on choosing a stained glass window idea and drawing it using double lines to suggest metal framework.
• Students scratched away glass areas revealing multi-colored film below.

Vocabulary:

• Scratch cut film
• Stained glass
• Henri Matisse
• Louise Comfort Tiffany

Resource:

• Henri Matisse's stained glass windows, Internet

Art Materials:

• Scratch-lite film
• Scratch out tools
• Transfer paper
• Copies of simple stained glass windows

Examples of Student Work:

April Project: Scratch Art

Project description:

• Lesson focus was on the process of choosing an appropriate scratch art topic and the steps involved in creating a successful scratch art piece.
• Objective: show evidence of four or more textures using repeating lines and/or repeating shapes or patterns.
• Experimenting with scratch art tools and determining areas to remove completely to expose fluorescent surface beneath.

Resources: 

• Books and images from internet showing interesting textures

Art Materials: 

• Copy paper
• Art paper
• Transfer paper
• Fluorescent cardstock

Examples of Student work: