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Lois Ehlert
Lois Ehlert
Grew up in a family “always doing things”
Background • Grew up in Wisconsin • Used wood, wire, nails, colorful bits of fabric as child • Made collages at treasured card table, her art spot for supplies and works in progress • Graduated Layton School of Art in Milwaukee
More on Lois Ehlert • Worked as graphic designer • Books are carefully designed cover to cover • Won the Caldecott in 1990 for Color Zoo
Inspiration • Inspired by nature and gardening
Mixed Media • Collage: Uses scissors, paper, rubber cement, wire, thread, textiles, and found objects • Uses Photography
Mixed Media • Paints her own paper: Feathers for
Lunch
Unusual Materials • Leafman • Snowballs • Market Day
Composition • Double Page Spreads are common as in
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
Composition • Carefully balanced text with illustrations as in Top Cat • Asymmetrical balance
Shapes • Curved and repeating shapes in
Planting a Rainbow…
Shapes • Shapes repeated as in Wag a Tail
Unique Book Shapes
Rainbow
Color
• Use of many hues as shown in Planting a
Color • Bold, complementary colors in Fish Eyes • Warm, analogous colors in Waiting for
Wings
Texture Texture in Top Cat & Pie in
the Sky
Technique Conducts research for accurate depictions
Intricate Page Cuts • Fish have cut out eyes in counting book Fish Eyes
Interactive Features • Recipes, Charts, Directions for Crafts, Paper Cuts, Invitations to create
Lois Ehlert: Advice Provide children with a designated spot for creating art without having to clear away works in progress.
• Create art with anything you can find • Have art supplies ready for when inspiration strikes