So, where does his journal stand progress wise? Well, we have the inside cover done (very simple) and three new collages that he did tonight. These are his first ever collages and I think he did a fantastic job! By then again I'm his mom.. I'm biased.
I pulled out my box of magazine cut outs tonight for him to use for his collages and my scrapbook calander sheets.
This is just a small percentage of my magazine cutouts. I have more here that I need to cut around still. They are all in boxes and envelopes organized by theme and marked on the box top or envelope front what is inside.
Here's a closer look at some of the cutouts.
The front of the art journal.
This is the inside cover and first page.
Inside cover. Pretty simple. It was covered in this clud paper from the store and I just wrote a simple dedication and put a post-it note where Gideon wrote "mom" in for my 'signature.' The post it note is removable since it's only placed in there with the corner mounts.
Page one. Gideon's first ever collage. He used a truck print paper with a red center, some magazine cut outs and stickers.
Second page, second collage. This was with some paper that had a fish border. He used a sticker and some block cut outs.
Page two and three.
A closer look at page three with Gideon's third collage. This is with a heart flower border paper and a holographic dollar sticker and a stickopotomous holographic sticker.
That's all for now. Gideon tells me he'd like to make more pictures tomorrow.
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Linda, he does quite well for his age, doesn't he?
Mariah that's a cute idea!
Emma, indeed it is. He loves it.
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Gideon is a little artist in the making of being a BIG ARTIST! What an excellent lst Art Journal for Gideon.
I enjoyed the way you have provided the step by step collaborative efforts you and Gideon made together on this Art Journal Project.
This is good for the Teachers who work with children on Art Projects, and for parents, and for relatives who want to work with the young members of the family. Jennifer ~ you've provided great instructive details here! I'll use some of the techniques you've used with the children I work with.
I'm proud of Gideon Jennifer ~ I know you are!
Blessings ~
Your Friend,
Rene A.
P.S. Gideon and the digital camera and the use of various art mediums ~ You just GO GIDEON! BIG HUGS!
I'll be reading these wonderful comments to Gideon as soon as he comes up here and sits still to listen, lol. I think it's good for him to see others appreciate his work outside of family. :)
Rene, he sure is an artist in the making and he loves to try out new mediums. I still need to develop some of his camera photos to add into the journal. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow when I'm out shopping. What other five year old out there has his own digital camera (not a toy one, but it's still a rather cheap one) The coolest thing is seeing how he sees his world through that camera lens. It's a real eye opener. He even has taken a self portrait with it. Sooo sweet! (I think it's actually posted here on Gather.)
You can see a few of his photos here I didn't tag them all the same, so a few aren't showing up there. This is probably my second favorite shot he took second to the self portrait, that is.
Rene, I'd love to hear how your use of these techniques work with the children!
"What's wrong with that?" my grandmother asked. "I don't want to go to heaven," my mother said, "I don't want to play a harp. I want to paint."
I'll keep offering Gideon outlets so long as he's interested. We'll see where it goes from there.
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Ahh it's nice having such a huge supply of crafts to work with. :)