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Exercise Your
Funny Bone!

Whimsical Portrait


Activity # 1:
ASSEMBLAGE


Reference Artist
Judy Onofrio

MATERIALS
You’ll Need


1. For the Base:
Masonite or plywood panel
cut to 9x12” or desired size.

2. Art Materials:
Buttons, beads, rope, wood scraps, found objects, miscellaneous odds and ends.

PROCEDURE:
Do This


Let the arrangement of shapes and colors of selected objects suggest the design of a whimsical face. Avoid making preliminary drawings. Instead, work spontaneously. Arrange component elements intuitively until you are satisfied with the design.

Use white glue (or a hot glue gun) to attach the loose objects onto the surface area. Contemplate and title your whimsical portrait.

Judy Onofrio, Face, (detail) 1990, found
materials, courtesy the artist.

Click featured artist to view
example of Judy Onofrio’s art.
Also visit her website at:
www.judyonofrio.com


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