Making Connections

                               Making Connections

  Today, I decided to provide an opportunity for my girls to make connections between science and art. They are very interested in the human body and how it works so we decided to start with blood. I have been reading the book " Arty Facts, Our Bodies & Art Activities." Making connections with art and the world around us is something I always strive to do. In this case, we talked about what blood is, how it travels and how we have red blood cells and white blood cells. Then we talked about creating an artwork about blood. We talked briefly about paint, and how you can get different effects by applying paint in unique ways. We gathered our supplies, and set up our table.

                             Supplies

Newspaper
Paint brushes
Old tooth brushes
White Card stock Paper
Red Cardstock or Construction Paper
Red Paint
White Paint
(Glitter if you desire it)

                                                        Inspiration

   Before we started painting, we looked at an artwork by Jackson Pollock. I asked the girls what they thought of his art. They thought it was really neat but wanted to know why he was so famous for just splattering paint. I told them about his method and how he called it action painting. I told them that he was one of the first artists to paint a completely abstract painting. I told them that it was all about the process and the action of painting, splattering, drizzling etc.

     


                                                                   
The Process




 We started with red paint on white paper. We experimented with drizzling, splattering and dripping the paint. They each experimented in different ways. Then we moved onto white paint on red paper and the different effect that it has. We talked about white blood cells as they began to experiment. They each enjoyed the process throughly and loved being able to just watch the paint as it drizzled and splattered across their paper. The results were amazing and we mounted them side by side on black paper.

 
       

          Finally, my older daughter decided that she wanted to continue this process but on a larger piece of paper. This time she had black, red and white paint! She loved the process and even enjoyed seeing the different lines and shapes that she had created at the end.