Miniature Worlds. Art and Craft for Kids, How to make Sculpture, by Rob the Art Teacher

Описание: My new video “Miniature Worlds” is part 1 of 4 sculpture lessons for elementary (primary) school students, that is ideal for remote learning and home-schooling. Each of the videos in this new series will focus on different ways of thinking like a sculptor, by getting to understand and apply the sculptural elements of SCALE, PROPORTION and LOCATION. Each video has a simple and fun activity inspired by well-known artists. This first video is about “Miniature Worlds”, and helps students learn about small scale objects, large scale locations (indoors or outdoors), improvised materials, theatrical props, documenting the project with photography, and the importance of PLAY in generating ideas. All this, with materials any child will be able to find at home, and in any weather!

Lo-tech sculpture learning can be loads of fun! Most recently I have been teaching sculpture to children aged 9 to 13 years in a small primary school with no specialist art room or sculpture-making facilities and little storage space. The challenge is to provide the kids with hands-on art experiences rather than simply teach ‘about’ sculpture. I think it is important to make it real, and to make the learning experience something they can see mirrored in artists’ actual practices.

So, these in-school circumstances without ‘ideal’ facilities simply meant I had to get creative devising ‘real’ sculpture projects. Then the COVID-19 lockdowns began, and rolled on and on, month after month, so I doubled down on the inventiveness in creating sculpture lessons for online learning. Now, I am sharing my lesson ideas here because the feedback I’ve had from my children has been encouraging.

This new 4-part series of sculpture lessons follows on from my hugely successful and popular “One-minute Sculptures as a School Project (Parts 1 and 2)” and “Lego-Minecraft #stayathome Sculpture Project” – check out those three videos here:
   • One-minute Sculptures as a School Project ...  
   • Learn One-minute Sculptures at School or H...  
   • Lego-Minecraft Sculpture Project. Art and ...  

The 4-part series of sculpture lessons:
“Part 1 Miniature Worlds”    • Miniature Worlds. Art and Craft for Kids, ...  
“Part 2 “The Tower Challenge”    • The Tower Challenge. Art and Craft for Kid...  
“Part 3 “Supersize Your World”    • Supersize Your World, Art and Craft for Ki...  
“Part 4 “Wrap it like Christo” (forthcoming)

SOAP
Oh, did you notice I suggested soap carving as an option for your tiny actors? Have you ever tried? There is a great instructional video at #MetKids where you can follow along and learn how to make a soap carving.
You will need:
• bar of soap (ivory soap is best)
• pencil
• paper
• scissors
• plastic butter knife (or a plastic ruler or protractor)
• paper clip
• paintbrush (stiff bristles are best)
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-...

REVIEW & REFLECT / FLIPGRID:
After each art lesson with my students, I believe it is worthwhile to pause for a moment of review and reflection. As stated in the video, I typically ask students to show me their work and tell me about it; and I also ask them what they have learned during the project. When teaching online I use a fantastic video communication platform Flipgrid. Have you tried Flipgrid? I have found it excellent for empowering students, improving online engagement, enhancing reflection and engendering discussion. Why not register now using my code?
https://signup.flipgrid.com/from/Robe...

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PICTURE CREDITS:
This video includes pictures of ‘miniature world’ art projects by three fabulous artists.

Slinkachu
https://slinkachu.com/work

Isaac Cordal
http://cementeclipses.com/portfolio/

Joe Iurato
http://creoflick.net/creo/Miniature-W...

MUSIC:
This video uses the music “Dreams” from https://www.bensound.com


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Rob Garrett is an accomplished art teacher, writer, and curator. With fine art and art history degrees from leading New Zealand Universities, he is a qualified teacher with experience teaching art to all ages, having worked in primary (elementary) schools, high schools, and higher education art schools (academies), including a time as the Head of New Zealand’s oldest art school, in Dunedin. His public service includes periods as a senior manager of arts development and as a Council member (governance) with New Zealand’s arts council. His international work with artists has included directing and establishing artist residency programmes, managing New Zealand’s presence at the 2005 Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art, and curating numerous public art exhibitions, festivals, and city-wide programs.