Week of 10/31/22 - 4th and 5th grade sculpture Part 1

 4th and 5th grade students started on their sculpture this week!

4th grade students created wooden sculptures inspired by Mexican Alebrijes - I gave each student a planning sheet where they could plan the different parts of their creature. Once done, they each started with a base, added legs, body, neck, head and ears. We used regular school glue to attach the wooden pieces together although I will use wood glue the next time to make sure the pieces are attached more securely.

We will paint our works next class.

5th grade students started work on their sculptures too - giant donuts! We looked at the works of Korean artist Jae Yong Kim who creates the most stunning assortment of ceramic donuts with beautiful patterns. He even has square shaped donuts and mouse shaped ones!!

Students traced circles on 2 paper plates, cut it out and attached them with tape and glued cotton balls to give it volume. They then used sheets of tissue paper to wind around the opening. Some students were able to start adding "frosting" and "sprinkles" to their works.