Starry Night Tissue Collage

In this project we used a new type of medium.  We used tissue paper and glue like paste.  We first ripped out pieces of tissue paper and lightly glued them one by one to a sheet of construction paper.  Then, we went over the entire piece of art with the glue like paste.  We let it dry and then cut out a front scene that would be like a shadow.  We added some oil pastels to the background for some more depth once the whole thing was dry. 

An extension activity for this project could be a lesson that incorporates paper mache.  The students could be learning about hot air balloons in science class. So, now they are making their own hot air balloon with paper mache.  They blow up a balloon and use the paper mache around the balloon.  Once the mache dries, they pop the balloon and they have just the outer shell.  They can then use their project as a tool to answer questions on a science quiz on how hot air balloons work.