Middle school sculpture projects

This is one of my favorite projects to do with Middle School students Materials Needed: 18 Gauge Wire (cut 3 pieces total--2 pieces=18 inches, 1 piece=22 inches) Tape Newspaper Plaster Gauze Black, Green, and Teal acrylic paint Silver, Gold, and Bronze metallic acrylic paint Base- can be wooden, or I have used plastic lids before as well To do this project I first have the students re-visit a lesson on proportion. We use the wooden mannequins to help the students draw out their design. We…

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7th grade 3-D students finished up their clay cupcakes and were eager to begin their next project. We looked at the artwork of pop artist, ...

Here is a list of my top 10 non-clay sculpture lessons for upper elementary through high school. Each includes a short description of each lesson and what students learn.

Every since we made these crazy, little paper mache animal heads I've had many questions about how we made/make them...I posted this way back in 2011. Read the original (any very nondescript) post

While we normally think about paper as something to draw or paint on, the versatility of this medium makes an easy way to create in 3-D also! Choose from the following options to create your own...

After a decade of teaching high school art, I've recently moved to teaching middle school art. It's a blast and there is truly NEVER a dull moment. Through some trial and error, I've learned that some projects are more engaging than others. Below are some of my favorite middle school art projects that have yielded

This wire portrait sculpture lesson is easy, inexpensive and creates quirky and impressive results!

These cardboard relief sculptures make the perfect project for teaching relief sculpture to middle or high school art students. Students recreate a famous artwork of their choice using cardboard and craft paper. This unit teaches students about relief sculpture, art history, cardboard attachment techniques, and creating texture. #cardboardsculptures #highschoolartprojecct #middleschoolartproject #recycledart #cardboardart #artmadeofcardboard #sustainableartprojects #sustainableart #cardboard

Dale Chihuly is one of my favorite glass artist. You see his work a lot here in the Northwest. He even had a piece on the Frasier TV show. But not all of us can do blown glass. I really like wh…