Friday, January 9, 2009

The Sculpture Project




When I first started teaching at The Graham School, they asked me to teach a class that incorporated sculptural elements.  Unfortunately, we do not have a lot of money to be able to buy the necessary tools or supplies.  Here is how I solved this dilemma: I used inexpensive items such as coat hangers, aluminum wire, tights, fabric stiffener and acrylic paint.

Students begin by constructing a wire sculpture from the aluminum wire (less expensive if purchased from the hardware store).  Then the students stitch cut pieces of the tights to the wire (less expensive if the tights are purchased at the thrift store).  Third step: the students use fabric stiffener on the sculpture.  Finally, the object is painted with acrylic.