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In the later part of his life, wheelchair-bound and unable to fully take care of himself, Henri Matisse began to experiment with collage and paper cutouts as a way of continuing to make art. Sometimes representational and sometimes abstract, his bold, simple shapes became iconic of his style, and his collages remain some of his best-loved work. In Ana Bianchi´s latest children´s book - part biographical vignette,
part activity guide - kids will read first of Matisse´s life and the circumstances that led to his paper cut-outs, then get a step-by-step guide to creating their own Matisse-style collages. Bianchi´s versatile illustrations capture the fierce color and compositional nuances of Matisse´s work, and her simple, engaging text teaches useful art terms like composition, palette, crop and sketch while outlining the artist´s methods in a way that´s sure to inspire young artists to create their own collage masterpieces.

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