Instruction/Motivation/Procedures:
- Demonstrate safe use of tools
- Show examples of wire sculptures
- Students draw contour line drawing (suggestion of animals and
people)
- bend wire to fit drawing
Note from Christa-Maria:
When I first taught about wire, I got a donation of all kinds of
different wire from a wire company, we used to have nearby. That in itself
was fun to work with and when I brought the wire and pliers to school, the
kids did not wait for instructions, but started to play. I kind of let
them do their own thing and they came up with wonderful stuff - lots of
line figures, animals, I was enchanted by their creativity.
Resources:
Elizabeth
Berrien - Wire Sculpture - See Teaching
pages and Workshops.
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| Instruction/Motivation/Procedures:
Drill hole in wood scarp bases for telephone wire - Insert wire and
bend to interesting shape. Add smaller wires and beads, if desired. This
could be a lesson for a fantasy tree - Foil tooling could be added.
From Christa-Maria: I Also got a box of 'telephone wire that was color
coded and had them make sculptures.
We took a wooden block (scrounged from construction sites), drilled two
holes in it, the size to accommodate a wire coat hanger. Had them cut the
coat hanger into one length and bent it to their desire, then they took
the telephone wire and started to weave, curl and whatever. the outcome
was great.
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Materials:
Wire, Coat hangers, telephone wire, pliers, beads, blocks of wood,
drill, drill bit. Sand paper and paint for bases
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