#TISSUE PAPER WINDOW COLLAGE WINDOWS#

Update: : We no longer use store-bought liquid laundry starch in the Art Studio and instead use AP certified non-toxic Elmer’s Art Paste. These can be hung on the wall or in a window as a sun-catcher. Inspired by what we learned from this project, and by our recycled cardboard boxes, we used the leftover cellophane and tissue paper to create a window display that invites further experiments in color mixing as well as continuing to engage with the museum’s beautiful natural surrounds. Then cut out circles from the contact paper, making sure they are slightly larger than the hole in the plate. The tissue paper stuck to the window nicely and came off relatively easily with soapy water and a scrub brush a week later. 1.Cut the center of your paper plate out to create your suncatcher frame. Also, because cellophane does not break down, it is a material we try to recycle and use in multiple projects. While the cellophane has a beautiful transparency, it is not porous and as the laundry starch dried it flaked off and the cellophane peeled.

#TISSUE PAPER WINDOW COLLAGE WINDOWS#

We experimented with using both tissue paper and cellophane on the windows and would recommend using tissue paper applied with liquid laundry starch. With the help of many people we filled the Art Studio with bright colors. The light shining through the papers created a rainbow of color on the floor of the Art Studio. Shapes and colors combined to create patterns and, in some cases, characters in stories that played out across the windows. We invited guests to experiment with applying papers to the surface of the window using a paintbrush and liquid laundry starch. Inspired by what we learned from this project, and by our recycled cardboard boxes, we used the leftover cellophane and tissue paper to create a window display that invites further experiments in color mixing as well as continuing to engage with the museum’s beautiful natural surrounds. We used black masking tape to create a bold line across our windows, echoing the hills visible on the horizon. Start gluing tissue pieces on the cellophane, covering them with the diluted glue.

Cut out the cardboard into two identical simple outlines. By creating a grid over the drawing and then a corresponding and expanded grid on the window, we recreated our drawing on a large scale. You will need: torn-up colored tissue paper, diluted PVA glue, black cardboard and cellophane. Using photographs and our view of the Holyoke Range as a reference, we drew a portion of the range’s ridgeline onto paper. At a recent Special Sunday event we took inspiration from the landscape to create a collaborative installation exploring light and color. Once a month we offer a drop-in project in addition to our ongoing Everyday Art Project.

Tissue paper window collage