Description
Be inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar creator, Eric Carle, in Collage Workshop for Kids, a colorful art instruction book on collage techniques for children—made in cooperation with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Artage Workbook for Kids pairs essays by educators from the Eric Carle Museum of Children’s Book Art with instructions on collage technique. Chapters explore favorite art themes for kids and demonstrate how to work with colored tissue paper, newspaper, fabric and buttons, painted paper, torn paper, and more. In each chapter, Reggio-inspired author and teacher Shannon Merenstein explores each technique with original ideas. Members of the museum’s education staff offer expert advice on creating art with children. Everything you need to know about collage is in this book, making it a great reference for teachers, librarians, and parents.
Shannon Merenstein is the owner, creative director, and lead educator of Hatch Art Studio in Pittsburgh. She is endlessly inspired by the creativity, joy, and imagination of children. Shannon returned to Pittsburgh after graduating from Pratt Institute, where she studied painting and art education. For the past eight years, she has been an art educator and instructional coach at the Environmental Charter School in Pittsburgh, all the while dreaming up and testing out new and creative art projects for children. Part art-making studio, part community-gathering space, Hatch aspires to be a special place in Pittsburgh for people of all ages to explore, create, and imagine.
