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Discover the life and work of Lois Ehlert, a renowned artist and author who uses vibrant collage techniques to create engaging children's books that celebrate nature. Explore her creative process and learn about her unique style through interviews and a wide selection of her books.
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Lois Ehlert • Born November 9, 1934 in Beaver Dam Wisconsin. • Her father worked with wood and her mother was a seamstress... • Her parents were in to gardening…
History of Ehlert • went to the Layton School of Art • graduated from the University of Wisconsin Maddison with a degree in psychology. • At 22 Ehlert got an agent that did trade books and textbooks “It was rather uncharted waters, especially for people of their generation.”
History of Ehlert cont. • Worked as an apprentice at a studio • In her 40s 50s she began to illustrate and write books
Work/Process • Visual concept • Creates a dummy • Writes for emergent readers • Collage and beyond • Ehlert loves fabric but uses other items. “I know that's contrary to what most illustrators do, because unless they do both the writing and the art, they generally would get the manuscript first, and then they would illustrate it.”
her work in her words Themes “My books deal with common, ordinary things that anyone, whatever their means, would probably come in contact with in their own yard or in a nearby park.”
her work in her words Style “Color Zoo and In My World are primarily die cuts or apertures. The total illustration is made by the negative space that allows the next page, and subsequently the next page, to show through… All of this is a way to get the young child to interact as they're learning something. It's learning in a very physical sense.”
her work in her words • Color • “Color lifts my spirits. I can't think of any color that I haven't used, but maybe there is one. When I gather my art supplies, I use a variety of papers, and if I can't find the color that I want, I will make paint and/or make paper that is that color. I do a lot of cutting and throwing things away until I get the color to be very harmonious, at least to my eyes.”
Collage Ehlert and Others • Steve Jenkins • Eric Carle • Leo Leonni • Ezra Jack Keats • David Diaz
Other “equations” • Hands can be used for an autobiography unit • Leaf Man, Growing Vegetable Soup, and Red Leaf Yellow Leaf can be used in a Fall unit. • Books about animals: Oodles of Animals, Mice, RRRALPH, Feathers for Lunch, and others…
Links • Interview (transcribed not audio/video) http://www.teachingbooks.net.ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/interview.cgi?id=62 • Official Publisher Website http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Lois-Ehlert/1877089 • Amazon Author Website http://www.amazon.com/Lois-Ehlert/e/B000APJQ7I • Here you can read a synopsis of the books, see reviews, and buy her books from Amazon. • Pinterest Boards http://pinterest.com/search/boards/?q=Lois%20Ehlert (There are more than 80 pinterest boards dedicated to Lois Ehlert).
More Links (audio/video) • http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/ehlert/ Lois Ehlert talks about growing up in a creative household that was supportive of her art. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rowXJ25_j4 Video about Lois Ehlert talks about her childhood and her parents. They were very supportive of her art, hermother taught her how to sew and gave scraps of cloth, while her father shared scraps of wood with her. The video talks about her process and some of her technique. • http://justonemorebook.com/2007/05/15/interview-with-lois-ehlert/ This is an audio interview, the focus is her book Eating the Alphabet. Books • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-V4zzXzpT8 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is read aloud by children.
