By: Vendor

Cardboard Buildings Inspired by Ed Vere’s ‘The Artist’

The learning objectives for this lesson are to explore the concepts of resilience, creativity, community and public art to create a cardboard building inspired by the book The Artist by Ed Vere. Students will work on recycled cardboard using sketching, paint slicks, water blending and outlining to express personal ideas. They will experiment with street-art techniques, collaborate on a city installation, and reflect on mistakes, creative growth and the importance of permission in public art.

 

Materials     

  • Recycled Cardboard (e.g. photocopy paper boxes)
  • Paint Slicks or similar
  • Paint brushes, water pots
  • Markers (permanent and/or paint markers)
  • Cloth tape
  • Brown Kraft paper
  • Visual diaries or sketchbooks
  • Scissors, cutting mats (teacher use for young students)
  • Magiclay or modelling material (optional for characters or add-ons)

What you'll need

Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation, Zart acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and culture. We pay respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.