The Sculpture Studio Opens!

 The recycled sculpture studio opened this week. There's been a lot of focus in previous years on hot glue guns, so this week I challenged students to see how many other ways they could come up with to attach objects together. Here are some of their ideas.

The Junior classes also got the chance to use their knowledge of ancient Mesopotamia. We made cylinder seals, which were used as an administrative tool to sign wet (clay) documents in 3500 B.C.

Staplers are a good way to attach papers together. On the table is the artwork of Jerry Bleem, a contemporary "basket" maker.

Good 'ole Elmers works fine - with a little support to hold items upright while they dry.

No tape or glue necessary - just cut for the right fit!

Puncturing with holes and weaving with wire are what is keeping this sculpture together.

The favorite: Tape. Although less aesthetically pleasing, the ease and immediate gratification is necessary at times.

These students decided to bead their wire before bending it into the shape of their sculpture.

This first grader found a unique use for a bolt.

Tape casting: Cover an object in saran wrap before wrapping in several layers of tape.

As this Middle School student's work shows, the same thing works for people, but cut it off even more carefully!

Cylinder seals were very popular with the Junior students.

They carved and pressed objects into the clay to create a unique imprint that symbolized their identity.

We formed the clay around pencils to reserve a hole in the middle. The cylinder seals were often carried as necklaces.