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The Classroom Collection

An outreach program for Lawrence-area schools
detail: Clock by Tom Waller Tom Waller Clock
collage

Scanning Questions:

  1. What kinds of texture do you see? Look at the edges of the circular parts.
  2. Where do you see straight lines?
  3. Besides red, what colors do you see?
  4. Can you find any organic shapes? Where?
  5. What elements are repeated?
  6. How is this work balanced?
  7. Does the arrangement look orderly or chaotic? Why?
  8. Do all of the materials come from time pieces? What other kinds of materials can you find in this collage?
  9. Do any of the clocks work? What might the artist be saying about time?
  10. Compare and contrast the different materials used in these collaged works.
    detail: Untitled by Ed Root   detail: Nothing Gold by Larry Schulte