tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387588570222639738.post2389714644993882895..comments2023-09-23T09:38:28.605-04:00Comments on chucks, crayons, and a little creativity : Calder Inspired Wire Drawingssarah k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17650814165986876419noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387588570222639738.post-64451518186899653292014-12-07T11:11:40.999-05:002014-12-07T11:11:40.999-05:00These came out great! Working with wire is always...These came out great! Working with wire is always tough. I did this project a few times, years ago, and if you're looking for an extra challenge, I gave each of my kids 6 feet of aluminum wire (I think ours was 14 gauge- super pliable) and they had to make their sculpture without cutting or "wasting" any of the wire. Many of them got frustrated once they started their piece and realized it was going to be entirely too big/too small, but in having to create and re-create their sculptures, they learned a lot. I also had them come up with a plan for presentation: Will your piece be free-standing or hanging? It's a good project, and your post has me wondering if I'll bring it back into the swing of things...Painting With Brainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173690702611747238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387588570222639738.post-33575418162623916402014-12-05T23:02:42.111-05:002014-12-05T23:02:42.111-05:00I love Calder's Circus and it's definitely...I love Calder's Circus and it's definitely a fun challenge for kids to work in that spirit. One suggestion, if you don't mind - These 'sculptures' (as you call them) are really just line drawings done with wire instead of pencil or marker or brush. I say this because they mostly look as though they lay completely flat. Can I suggest that, if you try this again, you remind your students that the primary attribute of a sculpture is that it has 3-dimensions. Have them hold them up and figure out if they can bend a leg forward or tilt a foot back, twist the hips, lean back the shoulders, reach forward with a hand, push back an elbow, and so on. They can mimic the poses for each other to look at, and will realize that we don't exist on one flat plane. It's impossible to stand in these poses if you don't use space! Learning to translate line into 3 dimensions is really challenging, but also fun. Mostly, you want kids to learn that if they are calling their work a sculpture, you have to use three dimensions! If they get an opportunity to see Calder's Circus (if I recall, it's at the Met. Or is it at MoMA?) they will notice the pieces are free-standing; not flat.<br /><br />I hope you take this comment in the spirit in which it is written, and not as a criticism! You are always free to delete if you want...<br /><br />Phylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482775924810462890noreply@blogger.com