Libby finished her wonderful fall/Halloween landscape. She learned about the foreground, middle ground, and background size relationships. Then we did a step-by-step procedure for marbling paper pumpkins. Our steps were as follows, 1) Libby sprayed shaving cream in our aluminum pan, 2) she added drops of liquid paint to the shaving cream, 3) she used a wooden tool to swirl or marble the paint in the shaving cream, 4) she placed the paper face down in the shaving cream, and 5) after she pulled the paper off the foam, we used a squeegee to scrape the shaving cream off to reveal our marbled print. We were left with two beautiful marbled pumpkins. Libby wants to hang these artworks in the lunchroom for our school Halloween party.

Course Standards:
VA.1.O.2.1:
Create imagery and symbols to express thoughts and feelings.
VA.1.C.2.2:
Use various media or techniques to learn how changes affect the completed artwork.
VA.1.F.3.2:
Follow directions for completing classroom tasks in a specified timeframe to show early development of 21st-century skills.
VA.1.O.1.1:
Identify and use the structural elements of art and organizational principles of design to support artistic development.
VA.1.S.2.2:
Describe the steps used in art production.