This past Friday and Saturday our Museum’s co-founder, Eric Carle, visited for some very special events. To celebrate, The Studio has broken out the tissue paper, scissors, brushes and liquid starch for our new Public Art Project which runs through August 10th.
If you can’t make it to The Carle before August 1oth, don’t fret! You can do this project at home or in your class. A materials list, process suggestions, and a recipe for homemade liquid starch glue can be found on our activities page here.
If you’re in the area this weekend, join us on Sunday the 24th for this month’s Special Sunday. There will be an additional art activity in the back of The Studio and in the apple orchard (weather permitting) between 1:00 and 4:00pm.
Happy collaging!
Tags: Eric Carle, Eric Carle Activity, Eric Carle Theme, liquid starch, Tissue Paper Collage
I was there on Saturday with my daughter and we made a tissue paper collage. She had so much fun and we also loved seeing the new colors that came about as a result of the layering of different tissue papers. I highly recommend going to the Carle with family. It’s a special place.
Hi Penelope,
Thank you for sharing your experience working with materials in The Studio with your daughter. The color mixing effect by layering tissue papers is best achieved by working with both “bleeding” and “non-bleeding” tissue papers. We always keep both on hand and they are available in most art supply catalogs and online. You may find that the “bleeding” tissues come in a more vibrant array of colors. We hope you make it back to The Carle soon!