1st grade Henri Matisse watercolor collage

1st grade Henri Matisse Watercolor Collages 

This lesson took three, fifty minute class periods. On the first day students folded a piece of 12" x 18" multi media paper into eight sections. On each box students used various watercolor methods to create textures. Salt, plastic wrap, vegetable oil resist, oil pastel resist, dry brush, wet on wet were just a few of the methods used. They had to rush to get this part finished. See my demonstration videos below. 

For the next two classes, students learned all about organic and geometric shapes and then created their  collages. See the video below for part two of the lesson. 

Students loved learning how to make spirals and being free to cut organic shapes to make a pleasing collage.