INTERESTING ART PROJECTS: John T. Lemos

Grade 5—A Holiday Turkey

Objective: Motivation for work in drawing,
coloring and construction.

Problem: This attractive turkey is made from
a cereal box or ice cream container. His head
and tail are made from heavy art paper. The
cereal box is covered with thin brown art paper.
A slit is cut in the box to hold the head and
the tail is glued to the back of the box.

Application: The turkey can be so made that
he will hold popcorn and nuts for the Christmas
tree or he may be used as a centerpiece for a
holiday luncheon table.

Grade 6—Handmade Holiday Cards

Objective: Training in composition, values and
color schemes.

Problem: A simple winter scene or design is
sketched on art construction paper in silhouette
style. The part to remain black is cut out and
pinned to black art paper. Different colors of
tempera paint are then applied to the bristles of
an ordinary small brush. This is then spattered
onto the background of the design by pulling a
knife blade backward over the brush. After the
spattering is done, the stencil pattern is removed.

Application: Cards of this type when sent to
friends make acceptable gifts because of their
unique appearance.

Grade 7—Sculpture With Crayon

Objective: Training in third dimension pro-
jects. This problem gives splendid training in
coordination of hand and eye.

Problem: The teacher should purchase some
blocks of paraffin such as is used in preserving
jelly. Melt two or three blocks in a stew pan
and drop in one-third stick of any desired color
of crayon. When still in liquid state the paraffin
can be poured into cardboard show boxes or
similar boxes to harden. The cardboard is then
torn away from the paraffin, which can then be
sawed into blocks for carving.

Application: By this plan a beautiful array of
colored paraffin can be obtained. This can be
readily cut with a pen knife into little carved
figures of birds and animals.

Grade 8—Linoleum Block Printing

Objective: Development of ability to plan de-
signs and to carry them out in some form of
applied art.

Problem: Make several pencil sketches of
simple holiday designs like these illustrated; these
are made on thin paper. Paint the surface of a
piece of linoleum with white tempera paint.
When dry, trace design backwards onto linoleum.
Cut out design with a penknife or linoleum tool
leaving in relief the part that is to print. Paint
the block with tempera paint into which a few
drops of glycerine have been mixed. Print block
by laying it on art paper and tapping the back
with a hammer or mallet.

Application: Linoleum block designs are
especially fine for holiday cards or book plates.
They may be varied widely by using different
color schemes.

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