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Collaged Butterfly on Map

Collaged Butterfly on Map Art Lesson is a mixed-media project that guides students through drawing, artist research, and collage, resulting in a bold butterfly artwork created using magazines and maps.

Learning Objectives

Students will…

  • Research the artist Peter Clark and create a visual research page that includes images, observations, and personal responses.
  • Observe a reference image and translate it into a collaged artwork by simplifying shapes and selecting materials to represent form, pattern, and surface.
  • Develop drawing skills by creating an accurately proportioned butterfly outline and noticing and drawing organic shapes.
  • Explore collage techniques by layering magazines and surfaces to build texture, detail, and visual interest.
Collaged Butterfly on Map

The Detail

In this project, students begin by exploring artist inspiration before creating a butterfly drawing on map paper. They learn how to break complex forms into simple shapes ready to apply collage.

Students then move into collage, selecting patterned and textured magazine papers and layering them over their drawings to build detail and surface interest. The lesson encourages thoughtful material choices and experimentation while developing both drawing and mixed-media skills.

This resource works well as a focused standalone lesson or as part of a wider unit exploring insects, collage, or mixed media.

Included in this download:

  • An 8-slide PowerPoint
  • A full lesson plan
  • 5 butterfly reference images (some created using AI)
  • 5 printable map pages to collage onto or collage with
  • A one-column assessment rubric

Timing Guidance

This lesson can be delivered in 4 × 50–60 minute lessons (depending on the age and ability of your learners) or extended by introducing more drawing exploration before students’ collage.

Materials Required

Old unwanted maps (to supplement those provided), magazines, pencils, scissors and glue. You could ask students to find their own butterfly reference images.

There is also a beetle version of this lesson available.

There are many more collage art lessons on The Arty Teacher website.

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