Mini Art LessonTuesday, July 28, 2020Today’s lesson is inspired by May Wilson, who left rural Maryla

Mini Art LessonTuesday, July 28, 2020Today’s lesson is inspired by May Wilson, who left rural Maryland and a decades-long marriage to become an artist in New York City at the age of 71. Wilson typically embellished and bedazzled found objects with some relationship to her early life, such as nineteenth-century portraits of women and old-fashioned button-up boots. Through her highly-decorated collages, she addressed issues of sexism, ageism, and the cult of beauty. Follow along as we share step-by-step instructions to create your own collages with ages 2–6 and 7 and up.FOR AGES 2–6: LET’S PLAYMary Wilson often changed the narrative of a work by adding elements of collage to an otherwise complete work of art. In this lesson, we’ll alter our own images using fun art materials you have at home.Step 1: Look at the artwork and talk about it with your child. What do you think the artwork is made with? This artwork uses a portrait and fun materials like glitter, mirrors, and red paint. Step 2: Now, choose a photo! Perhaps one that you really like of yourself, or one from a magazine. Pick an image that you both feel comfortable permanently altering. Step 3: Discuss the household items your child would like to use in their collage. Parents can write this or they can encourage phonetic spelling and pictures as a form of writing. Choose a theme you’d like to explore through your artwork! Here, our friends chose to explore the theme of a party. Step 4: Now alter the original image using the materials you gathered! Step 5: Have your child explain the changes they made and why they made those changes. How does your new artwork make you feel? FOR AGES 7+:LET’S CREATEMay Wilson’s work is an example of “femm-age,” a combination of “feminist” and “collage” that spoke to women’s ability to transform functional objects into artworks with hidden meanings. For this project, let’s think about how we can transform images by cutting and pasting.Step 1: First, gather your materials. You’ll need cardstock, magazines, markers, a glue stick, and scissors. Step 2: Now, cut your sturdy cardstock into 4x6 pieces. Step 3: Next, grab a magazine and cut out pictures to use in your collage.Step 4: Here are some techniques to try…Replace one object with another, like human heads with animal heads. Find creative ways to fill space. Mash up two or more images into one. Use a marker to draw or write on your collage. Step 5: May Wilson kept in touch with fellow artists by mailing them collages. This was an easy and inexpensive way to get her art out into the world. Add a stamp and a message and send your finished collage to a friend.Bonus: Try adding pictures of yourself into your collage.Posted by Tamar MacKay and Noé GaytánPhotos from top: May Wilson (American, 1905-1986). Untitled II (Portrait), 1966-1967. Albumen photograph with glitter, round mirrors and red paint. Brooklyn Museum, Emily Winthrop Miles Fund, 2007.11.2. © Estate of May WIlson; For ages 2–6 (Tamar MacKay and Sarah Dinkelacker, Brooklyn Museum For ages 7+: (Photos: Noé Gaytán, Brooklyn Museum) -- source link

More pics about