Yayoi kusama pumpkins

Inspired Artwork by 1st grade kids This is a fabulous art lesson to learn about a current artist and an alternative way to create pumpkin art. Not your everyday art. The students explored basic design principles with opposites to create contrast within their composition: 1- black vs white 2- line design vs dots 3- warm colors (usually lighter) vs cool colors (usually darker) I came across this art project over at Plastiquem. The artwork explains itself, but here are simple directions just in…

Create a 3D paper pumpkin sculpture with dots, just like Yayoi Kusama!

I love the results of this dotted pumpkin project inspired by the dotted pumpkins of Yayoi Kusama. I did this art lesson with 3rd/4th grade. (Amazon Affiliate links have been used, at no extra cost to you.) I based our project after the lesson taught on the blog Plastiquem. First, I read the book Yayoi Kusama, From Here to Infinity, which is an inspirational book about her artwork and life. This is on my list of top 10 favorite books … Read more... →

As Cheekwood’s Tots program is temporarily suspended, we are sharing today’s activity for parents and tots to activate at home. Use our files to create your own Yayoi Kusama pumpkin!

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