Collage

30x36

Acrylic on Mixed Media

The Very Imaginative First Graders in Miranda's class present their original characters created during an in-depth writing study of beloved author, Eric Carle.

For this collage, the children used Carle's technique of painting with acrylic on fine Japanese calligraphy paper to create a palette of patterned and textured color.  After that, their delightful character ink drawings were cut out of their vibrant paper palettes and reassembled using Carle's iconic style.

First row, left to right

The Very Awesome Gulper Eel

The Very Squeaky Penguin

The Very Nice Pony

The Very Sneaky Jellyfish

Second row, left to right

The Very Cool Great White

The Very Spooky Whale

The Very Cool Octopus

The Friendly Orca Whale

Third row, left to right

The Very Lonely Cat

The Very Hungry Whale

The Very Scary Anglerfish

The Very Sneaky Shark

Fourth row, left to right

The Very Angry Anglerfish

The Very Powerful Unicorn

The Very Smart Whale

The Very Crafty Blue Horse

Fifth row, left to right

The Very Lonely Bird

The Very Mean Shark

The Very Happy Snail

The Very Cool Megalodon

This one-of-a-kind treasure is a priceless memento of the hard work, creativity and magic of first grade.