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Goal

Chagall’s colorful, dream-like images symbolize peace, love, tolerance and faith. Using “peace” as a theme, students in 4th and 5th grades will create transparent paintings with floating imagery and Chagall-like colors.  

What will be done with my students

Preparation

1. We will celebrate the United Nations' International Day of Peace on September 21st. Discussing the worldwide movement to create a global ceasefire and day of peace and nonviolence. This is an occassion to help students develop respect for diverse cultures and committing to behave in peaceful ways. Peace and tolerance will be themes in the art classroom throughout the 2017-2018 school year.
2. We will view images of Marc Chagall’s paintings and glass. Recommended resource:
Artists of the 20th Century: Marc Chagall DVD (70096-1010)
3. Cut tissue into 6" x 6" squares.
4. Use the following prompts for discussion and to generate ideas:
— What are some of the symbols we use to show “peace”? (peace icon, dove, “V” with fingers, etc.)
— What are some things you can think of that we say are “peaceful”? (a sleeping baby, a garden, a clear starry sky, a fish pond, a waterfall, etc.)
— What are some things that you do that make you feel “at peace”? (reading, hugging, sleeping, drawing, etc.)

Materials

Blick Colored Art Tissue, Blick Pure White Tissue,
3M Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8-1/2" x 11" (need one per student: estimated 240 students),
Crayola Jumbo Crayons Classpack, Blick White Glue 4-oz, Blick Economy Camel Round Brushes, Blick Liquid Watercolor 8-oz assorted,
Sharpie Chisel Tip Markers: Black & Assorted, Sharpie Ultra-Fine Point Markers: Black & Assorted, Sharpie Fine Point Markers: Black & Assorted, Junior Scissors, Iron or 3M® Thermal Laminator

Process

1. Drawing on their responses to these questions, students draw five or six images using crayons and permanent assorted colored markers in a variety of thicknesses on colored tissue. Each image should have a solid crayon outline (this will act as a resist when the paint is applied). Cut around the images, turn them over and repeat the drawing so it is visible on both sides.
2. Open the laminating pouch and roll the top under so it stays open. Mix glue with a little water so it can be easily brushed onto the tissue paper shapes. Brush one side, stick it down on the laminating pouch, then repeat on the other side, applying glue so that it extends over the edges of the shape. Allow to dry.
3. Tear white tissue paper into pieces, approximately 4" x 6". Bunch a piece of the paper and apply it thickly to an open area on the pouch. Liberally brush clear water over the bunch, pressing it down with fingers to flatten and position around the image shapes. Apply tissue right up to, but not overlapping, the shapes.
4. Apply liquid watercolor directly onto the wet tissue and watch it bleed and flow randomly, picking up the For tight places, brush glitter watercolor around the shapes — it has a thicker consistency and will not flow as readily.
5. Continue to bunch and paint the paper until the surface of the pouch is covered. Allow to dry open overnight.
6. Using a regular household iron on a nylon or polyester setting, seal the pouch.
7. On both sides of the window, use a permanent black marker to draw a thin or thick frame and outline the shapes in a variety of thicknesses. Look for lines forming in the tissue paper inside and trace them to form "lead" lines. 

Benefits to my students

We are promoting the message of peace, non-violence, friendship, anti-bullying, and tolerance in the art classroom. This project gives 4th and 5th graders the opportunity to visualize behaviors that promote peace and harmony in society. In addition, knowledge and artistic skill growth will be attained as students meet the following art standards:

National Standards for Visual Arts Education
Content Standard #3 Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas
K-4 Students select and use subject matter, symbols and ideas to communicate meaning.
5-8 Students use subjects, themes and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks.
Content Standard #5 Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
K-4 Students understand there are various purposes for creating works of visual art.
5-8 Students analyze contemporary and historic meanings in specific artworks through cultural and aesthetic inquiry. 

Budget Narrative

This project requires assorted papers (tissue/drawing), lamination pouches and film, assorted crayons, assorted Sharpie markers with various tip shapes/sizes, white glue, 3 different colors of liquid water color paints, round paint brushes, and a thermal laminator which can be used for additional projects beyond the current project. I priced these items through Dick Blick.com. 

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