[teacherartexchange] "What can you do with a....?" (Choice Assemblage Center)

From: Judy Decker (judy.decker_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Thu Jan 26 2006 - 13:31:01 PST

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Hi Marcia and all,

As I re-read your post I was reminded of all the lists (of things kids
make) that the TAB Choice members post to TAB Choice list on Yahoo.
Things the children come up on own their own when presented a box of
supplies.

Why not have a sculpture day using all sorts of recycled materials?
Cheese boxes from the cafeteria, egg cartons, toilet paper tubes -
paper towel tubes, assorted boxes, cardboard .....etc.

Provide boxes of "stuff", masking tape, tacky glue, scissors (paper
clips and clothes pins to help hold peices till glue dries).... and
turn them loose.

Finished sculptures could be painted a solid color (note: Egg cartons
could not be spray painted).

Once finished - show students some examples of sculpture installations
- monumental sculpture (David Smith sculptures would be good).

Photograph the student work against a white background - then load
them into a photo editing program. Use selection tools (color wand
works) to remove the background and insert sculpture into a setting of
their choice (photograph area buildings and park areas). Students
would print out their sculpture installation photo. the best of the
sculptures could be saved for the art show - the rest sent home. A
PowerPoint with all of the sculptures could be looping on large
monitor during the art show.

Makio (from Japan) does this "digital installation" with his students
and the work is really a joy to see. He has them make sculptures from
clay for his lesson.

Regards,

Judy Decker
Incredible Art Department
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
Incredible Art Resources
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/

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