1. Stained glass windows

2. Jewish artist born in Vitebsk – part of the Russian Empire back in 1887

3. He lived to be 98 years young!

4. Jewish artist born in Vitebsk – part of the Russian Empire back in 1887 He lived to be 98 years young! Chagall was not allowed to go to the regular Russian school because of his Jewish background – instead he attended an all Jewish religious school until high school

5. Jewish artist born in Vitebsk – part of the Russian Empire back in 1887 He lived to be 98 years young! Chagall was not allowed to go to the regular Russian school because of his Jewish background – instead he attended an all Jewish religious school until high school He was the oldest of NINE children!

6. Jewish artist born in Vitebsk – part of the Russian Empire back in 1887 He lived to be 98 years young! Chagall was not allowed to go to the regular Russian school because of his Jewish background – instead he attended an all Jewish religious school until high school He was the oldest of NINE children! As part of the modern art-Fantasy movement Chagall created works in virtually every artistic medium, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints

7. Jewish artist born in Vitebsk – part of the Russian Empire back in 1887 He lived to be 98 years young! Chagall was not allowed to go to the regular Russian school because of his Jewish background – instead he attended an all Jewish religious school until high school He was the oldest of NINE children! As part of the modern art-Fantasy movement Chagall created works in virtually every artistic medium, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints He enjoyed using acrobats, clowns and circus people as his subjects in many of his pieces to create a dream-like, fanciful escape

8. Jewish artist born in Vitebsk – part of the Russian Empire back in 1887 He lived to be 98 years young! Chagall was not allowed to go to the regular Russian school because of his Jewish background – instead he attended an all Jewish religious school until high school He was the oldest of NINE children! As part of the modern art-Fantasy movement Chagall created works in virtually every artistic medium, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints He enjoyed using acrobats, clowns and circus people as his subjects in many of his pieces to create a dream-like, fanciful escape Chagall focused on intense colors and how the glass allowed those colors to bring light into a space to create the overall effect

9. Jewish artist born in Vitebsk – part of the Russian Empire back in 1887 He lived to be 98 years young! Chagall was not allowed to go to the regular Russian school because of his Jewish background – instead he attended an all Jewish religious school until high school He was the oldest of NINE children! As part of the modern art-Fantasy movement Chagall created works in virtually every artistic medium, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints He enjoyed using acrobats, clowns and circus people as his subjects in many of his pieces to create a dream-like, fanciful escape Chagall focused on intense colors and how the glass allowed those colors to bring light into a space to create the overall effect Chagall’s difficult life as Jew in Russia heavily influenced his artwork

10. What do you see?

11. Expressive colors - to match what Chagall was feeling – what colors make you feel happy? sad?

12. What do you see? Expressive colors - to match what Chagall was feeling – what colors make you feel happy? sad? Lines - connecting the glass panes

13. What do you see? Expressive colors - to match what Chagall was feeling – what colors make you feel happy? sad? Lines - connecting the glass panes Overlapping colors - to create new colors

14. What do you see? Expressive colors - to match what Chagall was feeling – what colors make you feel happy? sad? Lines - connecting the glass panes Overlapping colors - to create new colors Fanciful figures – notice the people flying and floating in the air like you might experience in a dream

15. What do you see? Expressive colors - to match what Chagall was feeling – what colors make you feel happy? sad? Lines - connecting the glass panes Overlapping colors - to create new colors Fanciful figures – notice the people flying and floating in the air like you might experience in a dream Abstract shapes – notice the different cut-outs within the blue background creating shapes that are familiar but not exact

16. Has anyone seen this piece at the art museum?

17. This is a great piece to go see at the Chicago Museum of Art in the city! We are really lucky to have such a great art museum so close to us!

18. Has anyone seen this piece at the art museum? This is a great piece to go see at the Chicago Museum of Art in the city! We are really lucky to have such a great art museum so close to us! Now let’s talk about basic colors and what happens when you mix them…

19. Primary colors are:

20. Primary colors are: red, blue, and yellow

21. When you mix two primary colors together, you get the Secondary colors…

22. Primary colors are: red, blue, and yellow When you mix two primary colors together, you get the Secondary colors… What happens when you mix blue and yellow?

23. Primary colors are: red, blue, and yellow When you mix two primary colors together, you get the Secondary colors… What happens when you mix blue and yellow? You get green !

24. Primary colors are: red, blue, and yellow When you mix two primary colors together, you get the Secondary colors… What happens when you mix red and blue?

25. Primary colors are: red, blue, and yellow When you mix two primary colors together, you get the Secondary colors… What happens when you mix red and blue? You get violet !

26. Primary colors are: red, blue, and yellow When you mix two primary colors together, you get the Secondary colors… What happens when you mix red and yellow?

27. Primary colors are: red, blue, and yellow When you mix two primary colors together, you get the Secondary colors… What happens when you mix red and yellow? You get orange !

28. Primary colors are: red, blue, and yellow When you mix two primary colors together, you get the Secondary colors… What happens when you mix red and yellow? You get orange ! So the Secondary colors are green, orange, and violet!

29. The next set of colors are the Tertiary colors – pronounced tur-shee-er-ee – which means mixing a primary color and a secondary color together

30. Check-out this color wheel to see what we mean -

31. Now it’s time to make your own window pane of stained glass!

32. First create your black frame by connecting two short pieces of black cardstock and two long pieces – use your glue sticks in the corners to connect these – lay it aside to dry

33. Now it’s time to make your own window pane of stained glass! First create your black frame by connecting two short pieces of black cardstock and two long pieces – use your glue sticks in the corners to connect these – lay it aside to dry Draw a design using the black markers on the white tissue paper. Use up the whole sheet, making big, thick, curvy and straight lines that create different abstract shapes *****Think of a dream-like picture and express your feelings through the colors you choose*****

34. Now it’s time to make your own window pane of stained glass! First create your black frame by connecting two short pieces of black cardstock and two long pieces – use your glue sticks in the corners to connect these – lay it aside to dry Draw a design using the black markers on the white tissue paper. Use up the whole sheet, making big, thick, curvy and straight lines that create different abstract shapes Cut a variety of shapes from the colored tissue paper

35. Turn white tissue paper over and use the decoupage to glue the shapes onto your white tissue paper

36. Experiment with the colors you create by overlapping your shapes – look for secondary and tertiary colors

37. Turn white tissue paper over and use the decoupage to glue the shapes onto your white tissue paper Experiment with the colors you create by overlapping your shapes – look for secondary and tertiary colors Fill your entire page and upon completion, put a final coat of decoupage over the entire paper

38. Turn white tissue paper over and use the decoupage to glue the shapes onto your white tissue paper Experiment with the colors you create by overlapping your shapes – look for secondary and tertiary colors Fill your entire page and upon completion, put a final coat of decoupage over the entire paper Lay your frame onto your desk and put a coat of glue around the edge

39. Turn white tissue paper over and use the decoupage to glue the shapes onto your white tissue paper Experiment with the colors you create by overlapping your shapes – look for secondary and tertiary colors Fill your entire page and upon completion, put a final coat of decoupage over the entire paper Lay your frame onto your desk and put a coat of glue around the edge Place your stained glass window creation white side down (wet side up) onto the frame to adhere

40. Turn white tissue paper over and use the decoupage to glue the shapes onto your white tissue paper Experiment with the colors you create by overlapping your shapes – look for secondary and tertiary colors Fill your entire page and upon completion, put a final coat of decoupage over the entire paper Lay your frame onto your desk and put a coat of glue around the edge Place your stained glass window creation white side down (wet side up) onto the frame to adhere Write your name on the back of your creation and set out to dry!

41. Let’s review – Expressive color – color that represents feeling

42. Let’s review – Expressive color – color that represents feeling Abstract shapes – shapes that represent something in the real world, but allow for the viewer to make their own interpretation of the shape

43. Let’s review – Expressive color – color that represents feeling Abstract shapes – shapes that represent something in the real world, but allow for the viewer to make their own interpretation of the shape Overlapping colors and shapes – creating new shapes and colors by overlapping your original shapes

44. Let’s review – Expressive color – color that represents feeling Abstract shapes – shapes that represent something in the real world, but allow for the viewer to make their own interpretation of the shape Overlapping colors and shapes – creating new shapes and colors by overlapping your original shapes Primary colors – red, blue, and yellow

45. Let’s review – Expressive color – color that represents feeling Abstract shapes – shapes that represent something in the real world, but allow for the viewer to make their own interpretation of the shape Overlapping colors and shapes – creating new shapes and colors by overlapping your original shapes Primary colors – red, blue, and yellow Secondary colors – made by mixing two primary colors, orange, violet, and green

46. Let’s review – Expressive color – color that represents feeling Abstract shapes – shapes that represent something in the real world, but allow for the viewer to make their own interpretation of the shape Overlapping colors and shapes – creating new shapes and colors by overlapping your original shapes Primary colors – red, blue, and yellow Secondary colors – made by mixing two primary colors, orange, violet, and green Tertiary colors – made by mixing a primary and a secondary color together

47. Discussion Questions: If you could name your picture, what would you name it? Where in your house do you think you will hang this piece of stained glass artwork? What is a primary color? Name a primary color What is a secondary color? Name a secondary color What did you like most about this project? Can you think of other places you have seen stained glass before? What do you like about another student’s stained glass creation?