Open-ended Art : Mosaic (Paper Collage)

Thanks to Ah Boh, I managed to collect some paper of assorted textures on Sunday. She is very talented in cardmaking and she has loads of paper scraps. I confined the selection to shades of blue, black or reflective because I hope to use it when I teach Sophie "blue" later on.



I know for mosaic, the tiles are usually of the same size or shape with minimal gaps in between them. However, I decided to exercise a bit more flexibility for this round. I cut squares and rectangles of various sizes from the pieces of papers (carefully selecting the parts with more profound texture). Like the previous collage we did, I mixed coloured fingerpaint with white glue to add a bit of colour to the background, but I used "blue" this time. It helped Sophie to see where she could paste the "tiles" although she did not always chose to put them where the glue was.



Despite the fact that I let Sophie play with the "tiles" a little before we began the activity, she was still quite playful. She threw them all over the floor twice before she was willing to cooperate with me. As it was pretty hard to manage her and the camera at the same time, I had to give up filming and concentrate on her and her creation. She was so curious about the camera and she always wanted to see through the screen. In the end, she seemed happy to just see how I paint with the leftover glue.



Surprisingly, the end product turned out great... Wish she did it herself all by herself though... Anyway, I am going to let her touch and feel the textures till she can say "rough" and "smooth"... (fingers crossed).

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