Third Grade: Abstract Re-cycled Paper Masks

For their second project Ms Aguirre's third graders made abstract, painted paper masks influenced by Kimmy Cantrell with a little Picasso thrown in.  At the beginning of class we looked at examples of masks and talked about realism vs abstraction.  Then each student made pencil sketches of masks with an emphasis on keeping the masks simple and filling the entire page.

For the next part of the project we discussed collaging with paper and how to make patterns from their drawings.  They had the choice of using either black or white construction paper for their background and the reverse for the base of their mask.  Scraps of painted papers left from another project were used for the details of the masks.

 Finished Masks