The junior high kids viewed a video over artist Henri Matisse in which they learned about his "drawing with scissors." As a group activity, the kids studied the various shapes Matisse created and mimicked them. They cut out a minimum of 20 shapes. I then used the instructions from THIS post to complete the activity (we used watered down Elmer's glue rather than make a paste). As long as the kids followed instructions, their mini-sculptures turned out perfectly. Here is the process in pictures:
Popping the balloons was a little too fun for the kids. I promise no one was harmed!
Here's a little video of the 8th graders . . . They wanted it filmed in slo-mo and I am not a video expert by any means! Ignore the poor quality.
They really panicked when their sculptures seemed to crater as the balloon deflated.
Here are a few up close . . .
Students are working on their Jackson County Fair Art Projects. More on that next time. Thanks for stopping in!
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