Down Under: elementary.Significant Problem: Noted Australian artist Ken Done studies tropical fish tropical fish Any of various small fishes of tropical origin often kept in aquariums. They are interesting for their behaviour or showiness or both. Popular varieties include the angelfish, guppy, kissing gourami, sea horse, Siamese fighting fish, and tetra. that are indigenous to the Australian Barrier Reef and includes them in his mixed-media works. Have children create a three-dimensional, mixed-media artwork that appears to pop off the canvas in the spirit of Done's work. Essential Concepts: 1. Students learn about Australia and the Barrier Reef. 2. Students learn how to create a mixed-media artwork. Materials: 2 pieces of 12 x 18" (31 x 46 cm) white paper, stapler sta·pler 1 n. One who deals in staple goods or staple fibers. stapler Noun a device used to fasten things together with a staple Noun 1. , scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends , bright colors of tempera tempera (tĕm`pərə), painting method in which finely ground pigment is mixed with a solidifying base such as albumen, fig sap, or thin glue. paint, black crayons, 1 piece of 9 x 12" (23 x 31 cm) white paper Guiding Practice: Children make their work appear to pop off the canvas in two easy steps by creating tropical mixed-media fish, and by creating a barrier reef as a background. Making the Fish. Have children refer to photographs of tropical fish and Done's work. Students should draw a tropical fish, slightly larger than their hand, on one piece of construction paper. Cut it out, flip it over, and trace the shape of the fish onto the other piece of paper. Cut that shape out and paint the two sides. When the paint dries, trace the fish markings with heavy black crayon crayon, any drawing material available in stick form. The term includes charcoal, conte crayon, chalk, pastel, grease crayon, litho crayon, and children's wax colors. . Place the two pieces together and staple around the edges. Leave one side open and stuff the inside with crumpled crum·ple v. crum·pled, crum·pling, crum·ples v.tr. 1. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple. 2. To cause to collapse. v.intr. 1. scraps of paper to create a three-dimensional fish. Close with staples. Making the Barrier Reef. Using the smaller piece of construction paper, paint a background of ocean creatures using tempera paint. Outline the drawing with black crayon and use other colors of crayon on top of the dried paint. Combine the painting and the tropical fish for a three-dimensional work. Assessing Learning: Display the painting and suspend the stuffed fish in front of it. Have students make comparisons between their own work and Done's. ClipCard submitted by Dianne Turner, an associate professor of art education at California State University Enrollment  in Bakersfield, California.
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