Found Objects and Confessionals

This past lesson was a continuation of the found object sculptures. The student's seemed to enjoy themselves while creating their pieces. The time frame worked out great for us, having the two classes to work on the sculptures, just about all of them finished, but we plan to leave time in our last class for them to finish up and last minute details. The student's continue to surprise us with their creativeness, and going above and beyond our expectations each class. We kept our theme of "progression, transformation, fluidity, and motion" known throughout our class. We started the class with a discussion, and had the student's go around and explain their ideas and show what theme they are representing.

Some used more than one, so it was exciting. Using the recycled materials that they gathered from around campus, we had some cool sculptures emerge. Transformation of representative objects like a pizza and flower were made by two of our students, Jordi and Isra. Fluidity was shown in Kailee's piece, by the growth of seeds and grass, and the use of newspaper and glue, that wrapped around a tin can. Progression was shown in Gracie's sculpture, by the simplicity of the work made from geometric boxes at the bottom of the sculpture, that grow to complex, organic shapes at the top. Other sculptures included a castle, a floral sculpture made from soda cans, a shopping cart (literally a shopping cart found on campus) filled with recyclable materials that transformed into foods, and many more.

In the beginning of this lesson, we also got a great start on our video confessionals. This documentation is fun for the students because they go into the side room and explain to the camera what they are working on, they share their thoughts and ideas, and also share any personal confessions to the camera. Some of the student's have been getting very into it, sharing a lot about their friends and classmates.