My instant sculpture took some thought since we had to use materials not intended for designing which was hard. I finally decided on using a package of pink bendable straws I had in my kitchen cupboard. After deciding to assemble the straws together, lining them up, I realized what my sculpture could end up being: a model of an outside lounge chair. Since the straws were bendable, I positioned them upwards to make the incline of the backrest. As I was hot gluing the straws I really started to enjoy my creation. In the summer I love to lounge outside in the sun on a deck chair, so creating this sculpture reflected a part of my personality and enjoyment.
After gluing and bending the straws I realized my chair needed legs. I found two hair curlers and hot glued them to the bottom of the chair which raised it up for the legs. I also cut one curler in half to make a headrest on the back. I made arm rests by simply bending the straws into a triangle on each side. After the chair was created I decided to add a few more personal touches of my own, by using a small drink umbrella on the back and using a pencil eraser and cap as a drink. In the end I was very happy with my instant sculpture, considering I had no real idea at first. I was able to realize that as I went along, the initial creativity with the lines (straws) were able to lead me to a final product which resulted in a slight reflection of myself as well.
Art Word Of The Week:
I feel that a line is a continuous mark following along the same path. Lines can go in many directions and do not need to be straight. A line can be thin or wide, drawn or 3D, straight or curved. Lines can represent a type of order and direction, but at the same time they can go their own way and be creative.
Line designs related to my instant lounge chair sculpture this week, since the main shape of it was inspired by straight straw lines. In this case my lines were bendable and 3D however they still maintained a design order and ended up resembling a spontaneous lounge chair idea. I never would have thought it was possible to create a sculpture with straws but I have learned for future teaching activities that simple materials sometimes are the hardest creative challenges.
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