Sock Puppet Monkey Pictures

In Art this term we are exploring the technique of 'multimedia'. We have learned that 'multimedia' means using more than one art technique in a piece of art.

As an exploration of what multimedia might look like, we have plunged headfirst into our first piece of art for the new school term, "Sock Puppet Monkey" pictures.

We found out that 'sock puppet monkeys are a popular 'folk art' toy in North America. We don't have this tradition in New Zealand, but apparently in the USA and Canada, many children will own a sock puppet monkey.

Our pictures used the idea of painting a sock puppet monkey, then decorating the monkey with clothes. One compulsory element was to make and  include  a pompom.

Here are some pictures of us making our sock puppet monkey pictures...