Frank Lloyd Wright Art Glass Window Collages

In fifth grade, students explored the exceptional architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. It was fun to take a closer look at an influential architect with such a familiar name. We looked into his life and work, and focused heavily on the artistic and abstract stained glass windows. Similar to Wright, students looked for inspiration in their home state. Students chose a flower or plant native to Illinois as the subject for their own art glass window design. Students first experimented with several ways to abstract their plant. Second, they created a final sketch using the abstracted version of their plant. I asked students to design their window using a symmetrical or asymmetrical design. To create the final collage, students chose between 3 and 5 different colors of construction paper. Below are a few examples of the art glass window collages.