Back in November, I shared some photos from a project inspired by Dorothea Tanning’s Pincushion to Serve as Fetish. This project is part of a new afterschool program we are developing in partnership with Thriving Minds at Dallas ISD schools. At the time, I was testing the program with 4th-5th graders at Conner Elementary School. I am currently working with Shawna Bateman at Twain Elementary School and Daniel Hall at Long Middle School, who are leading the program with their students. In the process, I have learned a great deal from their experiences, insights, and feedback regarding the program.
Below are images of projects inspired by Mark Handforth’s Dallas Snake. Through these projects, students learn about artists who use found objects as materials for their art. Found objects are natural or man-made objects found (or sometimes bought) by an artist that are treated as a work of art just the way they are, used for inspiration, and/or used as materials for works of art.
First, the students chose several items from the collection of found objects provided by the instructor.
An array of found objects to choose from
Next, students selected materials that helped them connect their objects.
Materials for connecting found objects
One student created a time machine with cardboard, plastic beads, an old tv antenna, and other assorted items.
Time Machine
Another student created a sculpture park with a lint roller handle, cell phone, bubble wrap, and paper towel roll.
The Sculpture Park
Saline solution bottles, foam tubing, a belt, and a pipe cleaner were combined to make binoculars.
Binoculars
Students will see Mark Handforth’s Dallas Snake firsthand when they visit the DMA at the end of their program.
Dallas Snake by Mark Handforth
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