Art Shuffle®: Kids

Mickalene Thomas Self Portraits in Constructed Landscapes

Overview: Studying the works of Mickalene Thomas, students create a self-portrait using techniques such as collage and pattern. To begin, students brainstorm and sketch a series of patterns. They translate their pattern or print onto canvas. The final outcome involves a vibrant self portrait with particular attention to background to convey the students own conception of the self.

Essential Skills: Create various patterns and prints using drawing media. Ability to create a realistic portrait with attention to value and position. Experiment with multi-media art and study how color impacts pattern design.

Vocabulary + Terms: Representation, Construction, Collage, Mixed Media, Pattern, Abstract

Featured Artist: Mickalene Thomas