Papercut Portraits
Get inspired by portraits in art history and make your own.
Kids will look at portraits through art history and learn about what makes a powerful portrait. We’ll do various drawing exercises and break faces down into shapes using simplification. We'll use paper cutting to explore the endless possibilities of facial expression and portrait making.
1 Your Guide
Amber Santos is an art educator and artist with over 25 years of experience, including 15 years in online education and creating 65+ activities for the HomeLearners Network. Her multidisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in her German heritage and reclaimed Métis and Anishinaabe culture, blending paper craft, beading, textiles, and eco-conscious gardening. Amber’s curriculum combines technical fundamentals like colour theory and with somatic, wellness-centered art practices. A painter and muralist with an on-going studio practice, she also spent seven years curating the Nelson International Mural Festival of which she is a co-founder.
When I'm not making art, find me listening to music on full blast in the kitchen, dancing and making food for my family:)
2 Materials Needed
Scissors, coloured paper, glue and drawing supplies.
3 Learning Focus
- Communicating
- Creative thinking
- Critical & reflective thinking
- Personal awareness & responsibility
- Positive personal identity & culture
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