I previously posted the contour drawings my grade 6 and 7 students made of their hands. Carrying on from that lesson, the students then made contour line self portrait drawings from individual photographs I took of them. They then took on the difficult task of drawing with wire. I'm sure many of you will agree that the lovely thing about teaching self portraiture to children is seeing the portraits emerge with the amazing likeness and character of the artist. Perhaps you have to know the students to truly appreciate these artworks? However, they are still beautiful artworks in their own right.
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| Absolutely love the braces in this drawing! |
I really, really LOVE THIS!!!!! Great job!
ReplyDeleteOh Anne! i love these. When the thumbnail popped up I thought they were white chalk on black paper (which I also LOVE the look of...but WIRE! Just amazing.
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OMG! These are AMAZING!!! I love, love, LOVE wire sculpture and the kids faces are so awesome! Thanks for sharing and I love your blog-
ReplyDelete:)Pat
Love these! Your students did a great job.
ReplyDeleteRina at www.k6art.com
Fabulous idea! Excellent job by your students? Could you tell me what kind of wire they used? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzanne. The wire I use is a very soft armature building wire that I buy from an art supplier. It is about 1.5mm thick and so soft the kids can cut it with scissors.
ReplyDeleteThese are great! How much wire do you allot per kiddo, or how do you ensure you order enough? I've never done wire sculpture with kids before...
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