A painting completed in the style of Post-Impressionism, Impressionism, Romanticism, Classicism or Neoclassicism is a study in the style of a Victorian Era artist. Students may want to try their hand at completing an Post-Impressionistic painting, like “Starry Night,” perhaps one of the most well-known paintings by Vincent Van Gogh.
Challenge yourself by completing a textile in the style of the English architect, textiles and furniture designer William Morris, who was also known for his arts and crafts, writing, stained glass and tapestries. Try creating a textile with the colorful flowers and birds like that of his “Strawberry Thief.”
Scrapbooking was a children’s art in the Victorian Age as stated by "Harper’s Bazaar" in 1881 and according to the Home and Garden section of the “Victorianna Magazine.” Teach children to make scrapbooks using three-by-four-foot sheets of brown linen, placing one on top of the other, then folding them in half one way and half another way. Trim one of the folds and bind the other with ribbon to provide a 1-1/2-by-2-foot book (portrait or landscape orientation as you prefer).
The large size allows for children to cut out favorite pictures from magazines and glue them into the book, while the linen provides a tactile experience. Use red wool, ribbons or cut-out magazine letters to spell out the children’s name on the front cover. Glue the wool or ribbon along the edges of the cover and each page for decoration. Let each child add his own items of interest to his scrapbook.