Once upon a time, I had an idea. I wanted to create some art for the annual auction to raise money for Ducks Nest Preschool. I decided to create paintings of characters that we use in our classroom puppet shows. Then I decided that I would try using Eric Carle's technique of painting tissue paper to create the colors and textures with the help of the children at school. I had no idea how labor intensive this way of working could be! It was fun but very time consuming. Also it took some time to get the hang of painting on tissues with children. It's not very often that I get the time to paint and work on canvas these days. Needless to say I enjoyed myself immensely working on this project. The top characters are Freddy & Roger - two best friends that put on a weekly show & tell puppet show in my classroom. Below are Ringo the rooster and his pal Giddy-Up the horse, popular characters in my friend Miles puppet shows. Enjoy!
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