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re: 6th grade boys

From: Teri Mason (terily)
Date: Fri Jan 07 2000 - 07:58:38 PST

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    Lisa,
      Two successful projects from last semester (for me) were:

    * Wire & pantyhose sculpture: Drill 2 holes in a piece of wood for the
    base. Untwist a wire coathanger and re-twist it into whatever shape you
    like. Hot glue the two ends into the holes in the wood; hold until it
    dries/cools. Stretch the toe part of a leg of pantyhose over the
    hangar. Pull all the way under the base piece and it will hold there
    (if not, I used a dab of hot glue - not too much or your base will
    wobble). Use acrylic paint to paint these. Have students give their
    piece a name and write a descriptive artists statement. A great display
    piece and they were very interested, too.

    * Papier mache' masks: Use the mask face forms from Sax/Nasco. Drape
    with papier mache (or plaster or clay would work, too). Cut out eyes,
    mouth, etc with xacto knife (I did that part... I'm not crazy enough to
    put knives in 6th grade boys' hands). Paint and add "extras" like
    raffia, wire, buttons, pipe cleaners, etc with hot glue. They LOVED
    this... word got around to this semester's kids and they are already
    asking for this project!

    Good luck,
    teri 

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