Jeannie Baker

Have you heard of Jeannie Baker?

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WHO AM I?My name is Jeannie Baker.

My birthday is 2nd November 1950.

I was born in Croydon, England.

I am a famous children’s book author.

I use collage to create the pictures in my books.

Books you may find in

your librar

y

*Where the Forest meets the Sea

*Window

*One Hungry Spider

Jeannie Baker’s Work

Let’s read Window together!

Which lines can you see in Jeannie’s work?

Straight

Curly

Curved

Zigzag

Diagonal

What colors can you see? Are they warm or cool colors?

If you could touch this picture, how would it feel? How do you

know?

You are now going to draw a

picture of outside a window. It could be

anywhere!

Let’s

start!

What you need…

• 1 grey-lead• 1 eraser• 1 sharpener• 1 ruler• 1 A3 sheet

Are you ready?

LINES

Pack

up

Put your work on the rack

Reflection….1. Which kind of lines have you used?

2. How have you used them?

3. What did you do well?

4.What will you do better next time?

You are now going to

colour your picture to

bring it to life.

Let’s

start!

What you need…

• Colored pencils

• 1 sharpener• Your

drawing

Are you ready?

Can you use these?

Pack

up

Put your work on the rack

Reflection….1. Did you use warm or cool colors

the most?2. How did you use color in your

picture?3. What did you do well?4. What will you improve?

You are going

to make a diorama of your window

Let’s

start!

What you need….• 1 card box

box• PVA glue

You are now going to go outside and collect some

materials that we will use to create our “window” diorama.

What are some thingsyou might collect outside?

Use your box to make your diorama

How will your artwork feel?

Hard Soft Shiny

Sponge Prickly Rough

Pack

up

Display your work in the studio gallery…

Reflection….1. How does your diorama feel? What

textures did you use?2. How does this make your work

even better?3. What did you do well?4. What could you do better next

time?

Hard Soft Shiny

SpongePrickly Rough

Baker, J. (2011). All about Jeannie Baker. Retrieved from http://www.jeanniebaker.com/

Englebright Fox, J. & Schirrmacher, R. (2012). Art & creative development for young children (7th Ed.). Belmont, USA: Cengage Learning.

Herberholz, B. (2010). When we review the elements of art. Arts & Activities 148(2), p. 16. Retrieved from Curtin Library.

Openclipart.com. (2012). Textures. Retrieved from http://openclipart.org/tags/texture

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