This is me

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�• How do I look?

• Does this look like me?

• How would you draw yourself?

• What do you see when you are completely drawn?

I am angry !

• How can you tell?
• Can you also see that by the use of colours?

• How can you tell?
• Can you also see that by the use of colours?

How do I feel?

A drawing of

your

head and

shoulders

is called a portrait.

Artists are very good at showing how they feel in a self-portrait. They find those feelings more important than painting exactly what they look like in real life. They do this, for example, by using certain colors.

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• How do you think this artist felt when he painted himself? 

• What makes you think that?

• How does the lady in the painting feel?

• What makes you think that?

To work!

• What colors will you use for your artwork and why? Choose a few different colors. After all, you don't always feel the same. �Or think about what things you like to do. Which colors belong tot those activities?

Now you become artists yourself. You are going to make a portrait or a flower. In your work of art you will show how you feel and what you like.

Every year in November, the Glow light festival takes place in Eindhoven. Dozens of national and international light artists show their work in various places in the City of Light. This year, Glow will take place from November 11 to 18.

�- Have you ever looked at a GLOW work of art?

- Which ones can you remember and why?

- What else can you tell us about GLOW?

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We are going to make a work of art for GLOW. An local artist combines a lot of works of art into one large projection. He shows this on the walls of the Paterskerk. It then seems as if there are no walls, but only leaded windows with stained glass. 

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• Do you know what leaded windows are?

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Leaded window

Leaded windows

A leaded window is like a magical window. It is made of colourfull pieces of glass. These are held together with lead like a kind of puzzle in all kinds of colors and shapes.

To work!

You are going to create a self-portrait or a imaginative flower. You can use the colors that suit who you are best!

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• Do you remember what colors your chose last lesson and why?

Portrait:

Flower

• If you are going to make a portrait or flower piece by piece, which pieces should you cut or tear? (shoulders, neck, head, eyes/heart of the flower, petals

To Work!

Choose whether you are going to make a self-portrait or a flower. Tear or cut out the different pieces you need. What colors are you going to use?

To work!

Arrange all the pieces of paper as you want them. Is everything the way you want? Then glue them down.

To work!

Do you remember what leaded windows look like? Draw a black line around each colored piece of paper

TADAAA!

When you are finished, present your work in class. �What colors did you use? Why did you choose these colors?

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The teacher takes a photo or copy of all works of art and sends them to Glow. Maybe the artist will use your portraits and flowers in his light-art during GLOW!

Real artists show their works of art to groups of people. They create an exhibition and invite everyone to come and enjoy.

We can do the same in our school! Maybe other groups will want to join in! We can take a look at all the works of art in our own exhibition!�Can you find your own work of art? Do you recognize someone from your group?