This is one of my students' favorite projects.
I love their problem solving and creativity.
Welcome to Mr. Brink's Art Class!
Showing posts with label Sculpture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sculpture. Show all posts
Cardboard Relief Sculptures
What do you do when you've collected a lot of extra cardboard and some students have finished early with their other projects? We created cardboard relief sculptures! The kids came up with some really cool ideas. There were many different interpretations of animals, etc. It was great!
What was even more impressive was how students were looking at scraps from other projects and finding ways to use them in their own art. When you reach the point where they don't think they have to start with a new item for each thing they make...PROGRESS!
What was even more impressive was how students were looking at scraps from other projects and finding ways to use them in their own art. When you reach the point where they don't think they have to start with a new item for each thing they make...PROGRESS!
After School Art
Creating Art After School
This year we focused on different types of sculpture.
Students had the opportunity to create rhythm pods and create their choice of clay sculptures.
Students also created abstract sculpture using wood, wire, nylon, gesso and paint. They viewed ideas from other artists and then had the choice of creating something inspired by one of the artists or an idea of their own.
Our last exploration was kinetic sculpture - Calder inspired mobiles.
Paper Mache Projects
Paper Mache
Students had to do a lot of planning and problem solving to create their armatures, making certain that they could stand on their own when finished. This project is one of the favorites among my students. It is a lot of fun observing their energy and thinking process as they work through their designs.
Have a Seat
One of my students came across some Styrofoam packaging that had been in some cardboard boxes we were using for projects and came up with this idea. It was even strong enough for them to sit in.
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| Chair made from recycled foam and cardboard |
Cardboard: The Versitile Building Material
Students created a few props for our school play. They used leftover corrugated boxes, cereal boxes, and cardboard tubes. After hot gluing everything together another group of students painted them. After the play all of these works of art went home with one of their proud creators.
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| Cardboard Musical Instruments |
Will You Take The Challenge?
Parents don’t
miss a great opportunity to have a family outing that doesn’t cost a lot. The City of Adrian has many wonderful
sculptures around town. Try taking your
family on a photographic expedition and
locate the sculptures I’ve photographed.
Many are within a short walking distance of each other. Take some time to view these works of art up
close. While you’re there, take a
picture of your family standing near one of them.
Later, email your
photo and tell what things your family liked best about the sculpture. Be sure to include its title and the name of the artist
in your response. Don’t forget to
include your names as well. When emailing, type "Challenge" in the subject line.
I will share your photo and comments with the class. If there's enough response we might post them on a bulletin board as well.
I’m looking
forward to seeing how many are willing to take THE CHALLENGE!
The Challenge ends September 30, 2012
Hint: There are clues on my blog if
you need help. J
How did we do it?
Chihuly Project Explained
Our project began with students collecting water bottles at
snack times each day. I also brought in
other water bottles so we’d have larger bottles to work with.
We removed labels, caps, and later cut the bottoms off each
bottle using scissors. The bottle
crushes at the bottom at first, but once a hole is made, it’s easy to cut the
rest. We saved the caps and bottoms as
well. There are other ideas for their
use as well.
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| Painting the Bottles |
Students painted the inside
of bottles with acrylic craft paints or left over interior satin paint. Both worked well. I emphasized using a thin layer of paint to
be sure it would dry over night. (The
reason for painting the inside was to get the shiny outside that looks more
like glass.)
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| Cutting Spirals |
As bottles dried, we started cutting them from bottom to top
in spirals. The closer the cut, the
longer the “spring” or “slinky” we created.
I had to remind students not to cut too narrow as the larger bottles
creating a very long spiral. Too wide yields
little change in bottle shape.
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| Attaching each bottle with wire |
I attached bottles to the base structure with lightweight
wire (floral wire). It took several
hours each afternoon attaching bottles. The
kids enjoyed seeing its progress each morning and were eager to prepare more
bottles if needed.
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| Before flipping it over |
The children’s art show and performance took place at our high school performing arts center. The kids were extremely proud of all their hard work!
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| On Display at the Performing Arts Center |
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