Pollock Placemats

You’re a modern artist when you create these Jackson Pollock-inspired placemats.

1. Jackson Pollock was a modern artist who made drip painting famous in the 1950s. Pollock dripped paint onto large canvases so that the colors fell randomly and in great splashes of color. Find pictures of Pollack’s artwork and see how he painted canvases on the floor!

2. Use Crayola® Scissors to cut a large rectangle of dark posterboard.

3. Use Crayola Gel Markers to randomly draw colorful squiggly lines on your dark construction paper or posterboard.

4. Ask an adult to cover your placemat with clear self-adhesive paper (so you can wipe off REAL spills with a damp cloth). Bon appetit!

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

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Crafts

crayola supplies

• Gel Markers
• Blunt-Tip Scissors
• Construction Paper

household supplies

• posterboard (optional)
• clear plastic adhesive (such as Con-Tact® paper)

"Our children researched several modern artists and compared their work to Pollock’s. What fun!"
Sydney M., home-school parent of ages 7 and 10.

"We encourage children to create large drip paintings in Pollock’s style. They look for patterns in their abstract art."
Kelly C., museum docent.

Jackson Pollock, famous for his drip paintings, inspired the art movement known as abstract expressionism.