Textured Paper-Making

One of my favorite illustrators, Eric Carle, has inspired me to continue work in collage. We made these stunning papers today using printmaking brayers, sponges, liquid watercolors, salt, texture rubbing plates and paint scrapers. The floor's still wearing a few visible swipes of paint, but I think the experience was well worth it. I can't believe how creative our students are! Although some of our papers were more successful than others, they'll all be useful and exciting next week when we start cutting them up to create our collages. Here's a video and some pictures of Mrs. Davis' class exploring these exciting materials.