At the beginning of the month Alisha initiated Self Portraits through painting. The children had the opportunity to look into the mirror and replicate what they saw onto the paper. Skin colour, eye colour, what they were wearing, and also small features such as eyebrows, ears, eyelashes etc.
Laura then extended this activity by repeating the same process but through Collage. The P.H children chose materials which they thought represented their features and what they were wearing while constantly looking into the mirror to replicate their look.
Self portraits are important for young children to take part in as it gives them the opportunity to become more self aware and allow them to have the freedom to create themselves from an artistic point of view and how they see themselves. A self portrait gives children the time to study their eyes, nose, mouth and the rest of their face and body, and to work out how it all fits together – perfect for teaching children how to draw basic body shapes.
We will repeat this activity in a few months time - this way we can see how they compare to their last self portrait. Children are forever growing, changing and developing and it is important that they are aware of this and have the opportunity to draw themselves from their point of view.
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