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Doodled Drawings, Collages and Sculptures

It’s summer time!  This wrapped up my 10th year of teaching at my current school and 13 1/2 years teaching total.   The good news is that since I was so busy this year, I have a huge backlog of art projects to share with you.  I will probably write them all up this summer and then save some of them for the busy times next school year.

Doodle patterns are always good for focus and concentration. This project is also great for the end of the year, when the kids are hyped up and you want an easy project to settle down students and keep them focused.  My 5th/6th grade classes created these doodle drawings based on the idea from Craftwhack.

Doodled drawings and colorful abstract pieces featuring various shapes and patterns, including zigzags, swirls, and numbers on a white background. Two groups of variously colored and intricately designed circles on a white background, each cluster resembling collages on separate pages.

The circles gave the students a starting point, but many took the idea and ran with it in their own direction.

Isn’t this so creative?  It looks like some sort of tentacle-y monster.

A colorful, abstract drawing featuring various intricate patterns and shapes, resembling a whimsical, mosaic collage creature. Abstract circular patterns and teal shapes against a white background, resembling a mixed media collage art piece. Doodled drawings of abstract shapes dispersed across a blank background. Abstract doodled drawings with various-sized circles filled with different patterns and colors on a white background.

The other art teacher at my school had the idea to turn these into sculptures.  So, we photocopied the pages and some of the kids made paper sculptures from their doodles.

A colorful abstract paper sculpture with intricate patterns and doodled drawings on a blue base. Colorful abstract paper collages and sculptures with various designs on a blue background. Abstract black and white paper sculpture with intricate patterns on a black square base, showcasing elements of collages.

Other kids traded some of their photocopies and made collages using their classmate’s designs.

Colorful handmade card with various patterns and doodled drawings, featuring the message "Believe in Yourself" written in the center. A purple background with various patterned circles and drawings of the Earth and an elephant. Abstract artwork featuring colorful, patterned circles of various sizes overlapping on a white background. Abstract paper sculpture with doodled drawings and intricate cut-out designs, positioned on a black rectangular base. Colorful abstract paper collage with intricate patterns and shapes in various colors on a white background. Four artworks featuring intricate black and white geometric patterns within variously sized circles on white paper, resembling detailed doodled drawings.

I had books and handouts of Zentangles and patterns for the kids to get ideas from.

 


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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

One Response to Doodled Drawings, Collages and Sculptures

  1. bklavery says:

    Great idea. I like that you collaborated with another art teacher!

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