Inspired by Chihuly

Fine Arts Frenzy 2012 was a great success! 

In addition to individual projects tied to fractions, we worked on one large collaborative piece inspired by Dale Chihuly. 

Every child had a part in helping to create this work of art!  Would you believe it's made from plastic water bottles?

This piece is approximately 4.5 feet tall and used several hundred plastic bottles to complete.

Metal Sculpture

This summer I took a class with industrial designer, Alex Porbe.  During our sessions we looked at art created by a variety of artists. 

Next, we began to create a mockup of our final design.  The process involved using materials that imitated the shape and size of metals available for the welded sculpture. 

 

Joyful Celebration

This is the mockup (left) and the final sculpture(right) I created. 

The class was held in the evenings at the Community Arts of Tecumseh building, with a culmination at his workshop/studio where the welding took place.   Alex is offering the class again in October of 2012.