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Adventures in Collage

Adventures �in Collage

Lesson 5

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Creating Patterns: What is a Pattern?

What is a pattern?

When lines, shapes, �or colors repeat in a sequence, they make a pattern.

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Creating Patterns: Close Looking

Let’s take a look at this collage by Clare Youngs.

What patterns do you see?

Clare Youngs, gorilla, 2018, from Animal Parade�(on cover)

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Creating Patterns: Close Looking at Patterns

I see a pattern!

I see blue shapes that repeat.

Clare Youngs, gorilla, (detail), 2018, from Animal Parade

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Creating Patterns: Finding More Patterns

Can you find another pattern?

What lines, shapes, or �colors repeat?

Clare Youngs, gorilla, 2018, from Animal Parade�(on cover)

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Creating Patterns

In this activity, you will use scissors to cut shapes and arrange them to make different patterns.

You will need:

3 sheets of different �colored paper

Scissors

Glue or tape

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Creating Patterns: Cutting

Start by cutting some long strips to make different sized rectangles.

Cut some of your rectangles into squares.

Cut some of your squares into triangles.

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Creating Patterns: Arranging Patterns

A pattern is a design where shapes or colors repeat over and over again.

Fold your background paper in half.

Arrange your shapes to create a different pattern �on each half of the background paper.

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Creating Patterns: Reflection

Which is your favorite pattern? Why is it your favorite?

Looking at your favorite pattern, what shapes or �colors repeat?

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Remote Arts Learning Partnership

Module Two �

Studio in a School NYC Team

Julie Applebaum, Senior Director

Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project DIrector

Writing Team Project Team

Andrea Burgay Jill Slaymaker Belinda Blum Nicola Giardina Paul Urevitch

Traci Talasco Monika Zarzeczna Andrea Burgay Katherine Huala

Graphic Design

Don Giordano

NYC Department of Education OASP Team

Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts

Amber Lodman, Arts Program Manager Kaitlin Trammell, Remote Arts Learning Partnership Project Coordinator

NYC Department of Education Visual Arts Teacher Team

Maria Bonilla Susan Bricker Amie Robinson Lara Tyson

These educational materials were created through a partnership with Studio in a School NYC and The New York City Department of Education Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP) and made possible by the generosity of The New York Community Trust.