Sarah Worth

Curriculum Project Example

Found Object Sculpture

Elementary

	K	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th
Title	Juice Carton Penguin Sculpture	Oaxacan Wood Sculpture	Found Object Bug Sculpture	35 mm Slides	Industrial Structure Sculptures	Creative Food
Objectives	Students will create a penguin using a juice carton and paper mache.	Use Oaxacan carvings as basis for sculpture.	Use Oaxacan wood sculptures as basis for found object sculpture.	Students will create miniature works of art from discarded slides.	Use photographs of industrial structures to inspire industrial sculptures.	Students will see the subject of food as a concept to be explored imaginatively.
Description	Using a juice carton as a base, use paper mache over carton to create a head. Paint body and add construction paper wings.	Use styrofoam scraps to create sculptures based on Oaxacan carvings.	Use found objects to create sculptures based on Oaxacan sculptures.	Use found objects and mixed media to create miniature works of art to mount or wear as a pin.	Find suitable materials to create a 3-D sculpture based on industrial structures like communication towers.	Students will use found objects to create a 3-D sculpture of a food still life.
Materials	Paper mache, juice bottles, water based paint, brushes, water and water containers	Wood scraps, sand paper, wood glue, rubber bands, tempera paint, brushes, perm. markers	Found objects (pill bottles, small containers, etc.), glue, plaster, acrylic paint, brushes	Discarded 35 mm slides, found objects, glue, paint, brushes, markers, pin backings	Found materials (wood, wire, rope, clay, paper mache), glue	Found objects, glue, paint, brushes, mixed media
Artist/ References	Pictures/books of penguins www.kinderart.com	Oaxaca prints/books School Arts April 1998	Oaxaca prints/books l School Arts April 1998	Vieth, Ken “From Ordinary to Extraordinary” p.30	Photographs/images of industrial structures “Design Synectics” p.83	Giuseppe Arcimboldo: Summer “From Ordinary to Extraordinary” p.32-35