Sculpture class is an advanced art class where we explore the various media and methods of 3-Dimensional Art.

The prerequisite for this class is Art 1 and Teacher approval.

Please see the class info page for class rules and grading procedures.

Quotes and Phrases

1. Write your favorite quotes or phrases on paper (there should be a minimum of 25. Turn in for approval.

2. Roll out slabs of clay and write or stamp words into the clay.

Stocking Sculptures

Materials:

Knee high stockings (one per student)
Scrap wood (for a base about 3"x3")
Hangers or wire
Elmer's glue
Water
Paint

Procedure:
Drill 2 holes in the top of the wood scrap square the same width as the coat hanger wire.

Drill the holes about 2"-3" [6cm-8cm] apart and almost all the way through the wood.

Cut the "loop" part of the hanger off with wire cutters. Set the "hook" aside, as it will not be needed. Bend the wire into an interesting form. Push the 2 ends of the formed wire into the holes in the wood, one end in each hole.

Carefully pull a knee high stocking over the wire form. The stocking can be carefully pulled over the wood base as well.

First coat of glue: Coat the sculpture with the thinned glue using a foam brush. Dry for 48 hours.

The sculpture will need an additional 4 coats of glue (5 total coats), with one day drying time between each coat.

A week of coating and drying will be needed. After the last coat is applied, let the sculpture dry until it is hard and not tacky to the touch.

Paint the sculpture with 5 coats of paint, allowing time to dry between coats.

Finish as desired.

Bird Sculptures
You will be creating a whimsical bird sculpture out of paper mache'.

Clay Food
For this project, you will be creating a meal out of clay - that includes everything from the food to the bowl/plate. I want this to be photo-realistic - it has to have the REAL look and texture of the food you are creating.

Directions:

1. Find a photo/photos of the food items that you will be creating. You will work from these photos as you create your food sculptues.

2. Begin working with the clay to create your food. Make sure you use the appropriate texture.

3. Create the containers (bowl, plate, lunch tray, etc.).

4. After firing, paint the food with watercolors to give depth and make the food look "real."

Laminated Paper Sculpture

Cut a shape from tagboard - the shape must be 6 x 4.5 inches and must have a hole in it.

Using the tagboard as a pattern, cut out 50 of these shapes from construction paper. Choose 3 colors of paper.

Use watered down elmers glue and glue each of the cut-out shapes one on top of each other (like a sandwich).

Put under books and let dry for a couple of days.

Prepare a base out of wood and paint it.

Begin carving the edges of the glued shapes to reveal the layers of paper. Cut away the top layer to show the layers beneath the top one.

Sculptural Book - Pop-out book

1 Decorate both sides of the paper using inks, dyes, colored pencils, markers, etc. Refer to Chapter 5 of this book for detailed instructions.

2 Cut a piece of the watercolor or heavyweight paper to 12 x 14". Fold in half along the 14" side.

3 Fold in half the other way, then open.

4 Fold the bottom right corner up so that it meets the center fold. Unfold and push the bottom right side up until it lies across the top.

5 Fold it back, tucking the folded section inside. Do the same procedure for the other side, first folding the bottom left corner up so that it meets the center fold. Unfold and push the bottom left side up until it lies across the top. Fold it back tucking the folded section inside.

6 Starting on the right side, fold the top layer back so that it is about 1/2 inch over the center fold.Reverse the fold and tuck it inside. [Do the same for the left side, again tucking the folded section inside. Turn the paper over and continue folding and tucking until the paper looks like the diagram.

7 At this point, use a craft knife or scissors to cut openings in the paper. Be careful not to weaken the structure by cutting too much out of the folded edges of the structure. The edges may be cut so that they are no longer a part of a rectangular shape.

8 To prepare a cover, cut two pieces of chipboard 5 1/2 x 7". Glue the chipboard onto a sheet of prepared paper that is cut to 8 1/2" x 18". Allow a space of about 1" between the two boards when gluing.

9 Fold the corners over, gluing them to the board.

10 Fold the sides over and glue them to the chipboard. Take a 4 1/2 x 14" piece of decorated paper or contrasting solid color paper and glue it as an inside cover sheet, covering up the chipboard.

11 Glue the folded structure into the cover so that it does not open up any further than a 90° angle. Add shapes or pop-up pieces to the inside planes and between the folds to add more intrigue to the piece.