Laurel Burch with Third

Third grade students began their study of artist Laurel Burch by discussing her childhood.  Students learned that Burch ran away from home at the age of 14 and lived on her own in Southern California for quite awhile.  They found that even though she had a rather hard life, she still enjoyed painting happy, colorful things, such as animals.  She is most well-known for her cat paintings.  Students created a Collagraph print using tagboard.  We printed with silver ink on black paper and added details and a border using oil pastels.