Week 7 - works in progress

Some students have reached the decorating stage and begun to paint.  I anticipate everyone's animals to be fully constructed by the end of next class, leaving only the paper decorating & painting stages. 

Throughout the past few weeks we have been talking about how projects evolve as they are being constructed.  We've talked about the multitude of possibilities when it comes to mixed media materials and how any idea can be brought to life.

I talked briefly about this artist in class.  During 2020 when the world went to remote learning overnight, I found myself having to get really creative, really quickly on how to continue art classes .  The biggest challenge teaching virtually was creating lessons that students could complete at home while only having access to basic supplies.  

Darrell Wakelam created the Art Jumpstart during this time which was amazing for kids and adults stuck inside looking for a creative outlet.  Learn a little bit about the artist below and check out the downloadable .pdf of the 50 different project lessons he launched during COVID.  

There are some really cool ones!  I encourage students to try these out and bring them in to show the class!

Today we talked about our favorite concept designs from last week.  Most students had a particular subject in mind while others were no quite sure how they wanted to proceed.  In order to begin, we needed to make sure everyone understood the lesson requirements, what our various construction options are to make our works of art, and how to proceed.

Next week we immediately begin working on our animals.  I aim to have our basic form done before we leave for Fall break.  There will be no official homework for the rest of this month.

Find DIY tutorials to give you a better understanding about how to construct things like masks and full-face wearables.  For loads of images and how to go about designing them, click here.

JACK GLUCKSTEIN - a young UK based artist who values sustainability and works in recyclable materials.  Primarily cardboard and newsprint.  A few of his sculptures are included in the slideshow below.  For more images, click here.

CHIE HITOTSUYAMA - a japanese artist who creates textured scultpures of animals using wet newspaper.  She is able to create textures and even movement with her realistic scultpures.  Incredible! I highly advise you take a look at her work and do a little research on her.

For an in-depth look into her work, click here.