I’ve been MIA online lately, generally due to focusing more on painting in my free time, creating a blog for my school art program, and more elaborate lesson planning. Lately I’ve been really stoked about a lesson I’m working on with my co-teacher. Students begin with gesture line figure drawings, translate them into wire sculptures, then cover them with plaster to create a gesture line sculpture in the syle of Giacometti. I’d love to use melted wax instead of plaster to create a better drippy texture, but like most fun art materials, it’s not safe to use with students.
Case in point- my favorite all-time drawing instrument, the litho-crayon, is highly carcinogenic. So many of the great things in life are bad for you. Shulks.
I did find a wonderful idea for some music/art interdisciplinary links, though making clay instruments. I’m still helping my 4th graders fine-tune their whistles, but the lesson had much more success than I had expected!
