Mixed Media Hearts

5^th graders learned about pop artist Jim Dine. Students created a mixed media art project using wood, nails, wire, magazine cut outs, and yarn. Students first painted their block of wood red. They then choose a love quote and cut the words or letters out from magazines, then glued them to the wooden block. Students then created a heart by using a hammer and nails to outline a heart shape. Students then wrapped the heart shape in yarn. Lastly, they created an arrow using wire. They turned out great, and each one is unique!

Painted Jim Dine Hearts

Third graders learned about the artist Jim Dine. They also learned about making tints. I gave them a big palette of all different colored paints, and then a small palette with just white. The small palette was their color mixing tray to mix tints. We used large brushes and used a stamping technique rather than fluid brush strokes.