Selfportrait in black and white

You need:

1. canvas
2. digital photograph
3. acrylic paint
4. brushes
5. carbon paper
6. pen

Show portraits made by Andy Warhol and discuss them. What is remarkable about those portraits? Would you recognize a Warhol? Why is that?

To make this selfportrait each child needs a digital portrait of himself. Use a photo editor to make the photo black and white. I used Corel Paint Shop Pro. Choose for 'image' and then 'grayscale'. Then click on 'effects', choose 'artistic effects' and then 'posterize'. Choose for four or five layers.

Print the photograph and trace it with a pen and carbon paper on a canvas. Paint the portrait with acrylic paint in greyscale. Paint the background in your choice of colours.

Tile with flowers for Mother's Day

You need:

1. white tile 15 by 15 cm
2. china markers
3. paper towels

Younger children were helped by the elder ones to make a gift for Mother's day. They drew flowers on a white tile with china markers. A text can be add especially for mother. Our Dutch text can be translated as 'Mom the sweetest'.

All tiles are made by children of 6-7 years old