Eric Carle

Who is Eric Carle? He is a children's book author and illustrator. Some of his most popular books are The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiny Seed, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? To learn more https://eric-carle.com/about-eric-carle/eric-carles-biography/ 

"Eric Carle’s art is distinctive and instantly recognizable. His artwork is created in collage technique, using hand-painted papers, which he cuts and layers to form bright and cheerful images." 

We made our own Eric Carle inspired artwork this week. We painted newsprint with watercolor on Tuesday. Wednesday we cut the paper. Thursday and Friday we created artwork by gluing the shapes on cardstock. 

































































































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