Personality art projects

From an art therapy website - Each person creates art to represent the corresponding emotion on the wheel - using colors, abstraction, or representationally. The more we make space for emotions, the more freedom we have to dance with them, rather than feeling overwhelmed by them.

For centuries, artists have created self-portraits to give others a glimpse into who they are. Since our likes and dislikes, personalities, hobbies, and skills all contribute to making us interesting and unique, why not include those in a self-portrait, too? And what could be a more fun approach to this than a mixed media collage??!...

It is often assumed that artists are born with a natural talent for drawing and that you could never be as good as the artist your admire. This is not true.

Humans are cool. REALLY cool, actually. We’re full of complexities and eccentricities and a uniqueness that makes us one in a million! We can see ourselves in the mirror. We can see ourselves in photos. But have you ever seen yourself in a collage?! Here’s your chance to create a self portrai

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Art Project

Digication ePortfolio :: Fairfield Art by Tricia Thatcher,mindy montgomery,colleen larbes,julie staudt,kathrine clark,matt klaber,Harmon Lauren at FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. Personal Identity Collage Self Expressive Collage BrainstormWorksheet.doc Goals: To create a self expressive collage using a variety of materials. Students will experiment with and use mixed media in creating their collage. The finished pieces will provide the viewer with visual information about the individual student as…