I came up with this lesson after browsing the internet looking for contemporary artists to study. I came across Fiona Curran’s‘s beautiful paintings with straight lines and geometric shapes. Here are some of her artworks:
Artwork by Fiona Curran
At the end of the year, my students were losing focus and were ready for summer to begin! I wanted a fun lesson that would involve experimentation and play. I love using colored and patterned tape so I showed the second grade students how you can make straight lines and shapes by placing masking tape on your paper, painting over it and then peeling off the tape. To make sure the tape came off easily, we “fuzzied up” our tape by sticking and unsticking several times on our clothing. That makes it less sticky and easier to peel off.
After painting shapes, we added more colorful and patterned tape on top of our painted shapes. 
Do you love sticky tape and stickers as much as I do?? I have a whole Pinterest board of sticky art inspiration.
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Love this. It would be interesting to have them use some textured paper as well.
Hi,
Were you able to finish this project in one class, or did you need to have the painted paper dry before adding the tape?
I love this.
Andi
Also, what kind and size of paper do you recommend?
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