The Art of Eric Carle

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So to make a template for the caterpillar’s body, each child was given a smallish piece of cardboard to fill it with an oval shape. Later he employed acid-free paper and methyl cellulose adhesive, rather than rubber cement, to ensure the longevity of his art. Carle (Eric) The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first edition, first printing with complete number line 1-5 on copyright p.

To create his signature collages, Carle painted acrylic on white tissue paper to achieve vibrant colors and patterns. It didn’t take long to realize that the pinnacle of Eric Carle’s work was the idea that storytelling and art go hand in hand. I taped the leaf with the caterpillar onto the shorter piece of wire and simply wound the other taller wire around the butterfly body. Thanks in part to an art teacher who defied the Nazis and introduced him to artists like Paul Klee and Marc Chagall, Carle attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart after the war. Berkshire Museum announces The Art of Storytelling: Celebrating Illustration and Literature, three exhibitions celebrating the history and wonder of children’s books and the artwork that complements them.

The way he paints his papers—one day he paints all the blues needed for the sky, the ocean and the blue whale.

we folded the paper in half so they would cut two out at a time) They traced a slightly bigger head on the red paper and used the yellow to cut circles for eyes, the purple for antennae. To make purple for the antennae, they were given a tiny amount of blue and red to then roll thinly to attach to the top of the head. Painted ribbon collage, 'Flag of the Netherlands,' 595 x 465 mm, mounted on a 1,000 x 800 mm sheet, painted fabric ribbons on paper, signed 'EC' lower left and dated 'OO' lower right.It is one of my favorite projects because success is high and students are happy with the process AND product. Common themes in his light, simple books are friendship, change, and the challenge of finding your way in the world. My senior year at UMass Amherst, I spent the spring interning at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.

The creator of more than 70 picture books, he combined winsome stories and exuberant collages that appeal to young readers and adults alike.The kids share all the tools and paints with one rule: One paint container and texture tool at a time. In contrast to the pain of publishing, he spoke of the meditative quality of glueing and painting his papers: “It’s like being in an alpha state: total peace. ChromaKidz comes in 500ml and 2 litre bottles and is recommended for the early childhood years and Chroma2 comes in 2 litre bottles recommended for older primary school children.