Submitted
by Kim Robinson, Bermudian Springs HS,
York Springs, PA
UNIT: Art-Science- Earth Day –
Found/Recycled Objects
Art
Grade Level: Middle school through high school
Time frame: 6 to 7 class periods (flexible – you
determine)
Recycled Art
Project
“One
man’s trash is another man’s treasure!”
Recycled
Objects to consider:
Styrofoam: egg cartons,
packing peanuts; food containers; meat trays
Cardboard: food boxes, paper boxes, corrugated boxes, ice
cream containers, drink trays
Plastics: soap containers, lotion bottles, shampoo
bottles, laundry bottles & lids, plastic shopping
Bags, soda 6-pack rings
Aluminum: soda cans, clean/used tin foil, food wrapper
linings
Paper: shredded paper, envelopes, letters, junk mail,
Odds
& Ends: CD’s, broken pieces of furniture, chipped
plates/mugs, jewelry pieces
Wire: old coat hangars, twist ties from garbage bags
Nylon: clean, used panty hose
Metals: nuts & bolts, screws, soda tabs/lids
Fabric: old tablecloths, sheets, scrap fabric swatches,
torn clothing, old curtains
Recycled
Project Ideas to consider:
- Create a two-dimensional wall hanging using layers
of cardboard/paper pieces…relief sculpture with a flat
back and items glued on top to add depth/thickness
- Create a wearable piece of jewelry made from
unusual pieces of recycled materials
- Create a three-dimensional sculpture of an animal,
person, figure, insect, plane, train, etc.
- Create a painting of a landscape on a surface made
from Styrofoam or cardboard
- Create an artwork out of soda cans by cutting them
apart and using the metal pieces
- Create a purse out of recycled Wal-Mart bags or
anything!
- Create a piece of functional furniture
- Create a wearable piece of clothing or accessory
Evaluation
Categories:
¨Overall
neatness/craftsmanship…is your work clean and neatly
presented?
¨Use
of only recycled items (with the exception of adhesives to
hold items together)..
You shouldn’t have made something “dirty” so
it could be recycled!
¨Unique
use of the materials…is your work an original idea? Was it a clever solution
to the assignment?
¨Ability
to make the deadline of
______________________________________!!!!!
¨Difficulty
of your selected project
If
you worked with a partner, you will need to indicate which
person worked on specific areas of the project.
What’s
the difference??
Relief
sculpture:
a three-dimensional sculpture made by attaching objects
onto a flat surface. It should hang on the wall
and is viewed as a “flat” backed surface.
Sculpture in the “round”: A three-dimensional sculpture that
shows length, depth, width (3 dimensions) that can be
viewed by others from all angles.
Functional
Sculpture:
any three-dimensional sculpture that can be used…it can
“function” as a purse, bag, table, hat, etc.
Decorative
Sculpture: any three-dimensional sculpture that is simply made
for aesthetic qualities (seen only for its beauty, not to
use it for a function)
Recycled
Art Evaluation
Name:
___________________________________ Art level: ___________
Partner’s
Name: ___________________________ Date:____________
Evaluate
your project using the following categories. 0=not evident; 10=perfect
Student Teacher
______ ¨Overall neatness/craftsmanship…is your work clean and
neatly
presented? ________
______ ¨Use
of only recycled items (with the exception of
adhesives to
hold items together).. ________
You shouldn’t have made something
“dirty” so it could be recycled!
______ ¨Unique use of the materials…is your work an original idea?
Was it a clever solution to the assignment? ________
______ ¨Ability
to make the deadline of
______________________________________!!!!!
______ ¨Difficulty
of your selected project ________
______ TOTAL POINTS
____/50
The
following recycled items were used on the project:
(list
ALL that were used)
The
following non-recycled items were used on this project:
(list
ALL that were used)
What difficulties did you encounter creating this
project?
What
would you like to change about your final results?
If
you worked with a partner,
rank what percentage of the work was done by each individual.
(ex: Jane did 75% of the work while John only did 25%
Name:______________________% Name:________________________%
