Paper Snippets Art

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Paper patches

Recently a friend of mine posted an artist's amazing work on Facebook. The artist used snippets and patches cut from newspapers and magazines to create his unique motifs. One of which is below.

I showed some of our grandchildren this ingenious and frugal way to create a masterpiece.

I threw the old Sunday paper and a couple of magazines on the table, along with four glue sticks, and challenged the kids to create.

The instructions were to start with the eyes then let their creative juices flow. It is amazing to me how their minds worked differently.

God made no snowflakes alike. Everyone that has ever come down out of the sky was different. As also He made us. All special. 

How to keep children busy, and away from the everlasting, dominating digital world, should be a priority for all parents and grandparents.

The challenge is shown above. A portrait created with printed paper snippets.

Start with the eyes. above is by a seven year old. Below is by a ten year old. Cut, whack, glue, get'er done was the zeal. You notice the patches getting bigger the further they got away from the eyes.

Some kids are the contrary'ns. instead of building from the eyes, they encased the eyes. this twelve year old showed the joy in her life and in doing the project.

And then there is the fastidious fourteen year old. She spent hours during several art sessions, plugging away at the design she had envisioned. Hundreds of patches, some with intriguing subject, created her shapes. Instead of creating a face, she gave a tree a dominating and comander-like power.

A close-up here shows the patient and thoughtful blend of matching tones. The snippets did not get bigger as her design spread out. Her strength is in the perseverance in achieving a goal.

Parents, . . . a fifty cents glue stick and old magazines can teach patience, attention span, as well as show you the strength of each child and their different personalities.

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