Students will choose an animal to recreate using recycled and non-traditional materials. They will focus on shaping the animal’s form by layering and manipulating these materials, highlighting texture, and experimenting with color and pattern.
Records
Old Art Supplies
Plastic Bags
Trash
Bottle Caps
Sticks
Wire
Plastic Bottles
Newspaper & Construction Paper
Buttons
Cardboard
Music Notes
Magazines
Cans
Gears/Old Nails, Screws
CD's
Choose 4 questions to answer:
How did using recycled or found materials influence the way you approached the creation of your animal sculpture?
What were the biggest challenges you faced during the project, and how did you solve them?
How did the materials you chose help or hinder the realism or abstraction of your animal sculpture?
What message or story does your sculpture communicate about the environment or the animal you chose?
If you could change one thing about your project, what would it be and why?
How has this project changed your perspective on the use of materials in art-making?
In what ways did the use of recycled materials challenge or enhance your creative process?
Use the following questions to write a short paragraph about your artwork:
What did you make?
What does your artwork mean?
Why did you make your artwork?
How did you make your artwork?
Your artist statement can include:
Your inspiration
Themes you explored
Personal connections to your work
Information about the creative process (techniques, materials, etc)