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Article: Primarily paper.(art project)
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- Arts & Activities
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- October 1, 2002
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Crepe paper, tissue paper, newspaper, wallpaper--if it weren't for the plethora of papers available, some of us would have hardly any art supplies at all.
Inspired by Gerald Brommer's book Collage Techniques: A Guide for Artists and Illustrators (Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc., 1994), I asked my high-school students to create mini-collages. About 7" x 9" in size, these artworks would be made almost exclusively from papers.
But, what choices! The variety of papers is astounding: fadeless colored papers; glossy, metallic or velour papers; rice papers; textured handmade papers; perforated or marbleized papers and more. I gathered old maps, corrugated ...