Up-cycling with Bottle Caps

Post date: Feb 22, 2013 3:41:18 PM

Janet Nolan is an artist that uses found materials usually perceived as trash to make very interesting artwork. Our second graders made a collaborative work based on her sculptures.

Link to her site

Learn about up-cycling

This video introduced students to the idea of using found and discarded materials in a fun and interesting way. It is a little long, but students used the visuals to help them come up with ways that the materials they were working with could be used.