I don't think you saw it on this list a few weeks ago. I made a post
over a year ago about this student art gallery:
http://www.zartart.com.au/html/gallery.html
Zart Art has a students' art gallery which features the art works of
primary and secondary students from around Victoria.
Go to 2005 Term 3
If you do this lesson, please submit images to Incredible Art
Department - no detailed lesson plan is necessary (unless you want to
write one). I will credit the source of the idea (Camberwell Grammar).
There are many good project ideas - browse other terms too.
Here is one idea I found - Organic Sculpture (Term 3 - 2005).
All sculptures began with a paper mache balloon - then were expanded
with cones, cylindars, tubes, etc. They were painted with one color (a
tint) - plus black and white. The results were striking - somewhat
whimsical. I'll see if I can find examples online for the artists the
lesson mentioned as inspiration.
" Debra Helpin, Augustine Dall'Ava , Rose Nolan and Robert Klippel. We
also looked at the organic qualities of nature's own formations, such
sea urchins and sea stars, and the wonderfully whimsical works of
artist Bronwyn Oliver."
Many of the images are accompanied with "how tos" to get you started.
I think this Organic Sculpture lesson is suitable for upper elementary
through high school.
The plaster cast hands (using latex gloves) was a neat idea too (same term).
Judy Decker
On 4/17/07, Donna Pumphrey wrote:
> A few weeks ago I saw a link somewhere for a lesson plan about Paper
> Mache/Balloon Sculptures. They were made from balloons, paper mache, and
> fitted with "extensions" , then painted with wild patterns and colors.
> There was a sculptor's name also with a link to his work. Was it here?
> or has anyone seen it on the web. If so please post link. I want to do
> this with my fifth grade.
> Thanks,
> Donna
