With a little imagination, the most unlikely object can be transformed into something beautiful! This book is all about having fun with art. The 12 projects show how you can make something unique out of cheap or unwanted materials. Squirrelling away bottles, feathers, pebbles, corks and lots more, you can make all kinds of exciting things ranging from a Button Snowman to The Owl and the Pussycat Puppet Show, from a Geometric Fish to a Self-Portrait Plate. So delve into your cupboards, pull out your household junk, and get creative!
Contents
Introduction
Basic equipment
How to stay organised
Useful materials to collect
Good places to find materials
Useful websites
Button Snowman
Junk Frames
Hand-Painted Flower
Handkerchief Bunting
Take a Chair (an Old Chair)
Geometric Fish
Bags of Talent and Envelope Name-Plaques
Over the Rainbow
Portrait Plates
Bottle People
Making Your Stamp
The Owl and the Pussycat Puppet Show
For many children it is a source of inspiration but it will also provide ideas to teachers for use in the classroom. - School Librarian
Creating art is fun for everyone. With the 'Art Room', the fun starts with the first spark of imagination of finding everyday materials to turn into art! - Armadillo Magazine
TAKE A CHAIR (AN OLD CHAIR)
Try breathing life back into the battered old chair you have in your bedroom. Paint your favourite book character on the seat, add butterfly wings to the back, or create a sumptuous throne fir for a king or queen. Transform it into a tiger, a train or a tropical palm tree. Write a poem, a story or a list of your friends on it. Whatever you do, make it your own.
YOU WILL NEED:
Old chair
(see materials page for where to find them)
Sandpaper
White emulsion paint to use as an undercoat
Coloured acrylic paint
Paint brushes
PVA glue
All kinds of materials - e.g. gems for thrones, fabric, tags, buttons and ribbons
1. Sand down the chair to give a smooth surface.
2. Wipe down with a damp cloth to remove all the bits you've sanded off.
3. When dry, paint the chair with white emulsion. This creates a blank canvas.
4. When it's dry, paint, stick, create, using the materials you have available.
5. Varnish the chair using diluted PVA glue - 1 part water, 2 parts PVA.
These 'statement chairs' by the Spanish designer Marti Guixe are a brilliant example of how easy it is to make something personal. Don't buy expensive labels, he says, create something yourself. We agree. Go for it!
Publication Details:
Binding: Hardback, 40 pages ISBN: 9781845079710 Format: 270mm x 214mm
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