Name Painting

For this project, we were asked to create our name using different mediums. We started out by folding a sheet of white construction paper so that when it was unfolded there were 12 different squares. Then we glued six squares of colored construction paper (the orange paper on mine) so that the pattern alternated white and orange. 

We then were asked to draw our name or nickname using oil pastels in a different pattern. We could do any design or colors, but I decided to use navy blue squiggly bubble letters and then lime green normal letters. After we had all of the letters written out, we were asked to take out our watercolors. We had to create a secondary or intermediate color with the watercolor, so I created blue green and red violet. I also included a pattern in the way that I painted this by alternating the colors once again. 

As an extension activity for this project I would talk about patterns in math and use the students name paintings as examples. We could also talk about fractions and ask how many of the 12 squares each pattern are in and try to convert those into smaller fractions. 

My name painting.