Paper Sculptures

Paper Sculptures are fun because most think of paper as flat but with this project students are challenged to make 2D into 3D! All you need is some heavy paper (add a pattern and color to make it more fun) glue and fold, smash and roll the paper all kinds of ways. Below are images of different Paper Sculptures that we did at the Studio Museum in Harlem on a Target Free Sunday Hands On workshop.

Bows by Elan

 

Elan Bowtique

Élan Bowtique is an invention of my daughter’s cleverness with words, my son’s request for a bowtie and Élan’s LOVE of textiles and charms.

Made in Harlem, NYC and infused with a funky, urban, vintage flair, Élan Bowtique specializes in bows and instinctively constructed with care by artisan Élan, me. Each bow is individually special because I do not use a pattern.

From Astoria, Queens to Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Nereid in the Bronx, I'm always looking for interesting and beautiful fabrics and jewelries to create clothing and accessories for myself and others. I only use cherished pieces of fabrics and/or jewelry to produce one-of-a-kind bows and bow accessories.

I am also available for commission work and can make bows from any fabrics if requested.

Élan Bowtique is about fun and living a life that is one of a kind. 

Cardboard Fish Project

I love underwater scenes and I thought fish would be awesome to create but I wanted the fish to be made from cardboard. Everyday materials that lay around or prepared to be thrown away can become excellent tools to create. 

Supplies

* Cardboard Boxes

* Dot Paint for children 2.5 to 4 years because the little plastic pieces can be hazardous and a choking

   hazard to the smaller toddlers

* Small pieces of plastic or paper or any colorful bits that can look like scales. 

* Glue

* Blue Construction Paper

 For older children it is fun to have them create an environment or backdrop for their fish. This can be helpful in discussions about habitat and things one might see in the water. Some students created stories and incorporated mermaids.

Bunny On The Block Collage

 

The Bunny On the Block Collage

Inspired by Lorna Simpson

 My Kindergarten class really enjoyed making hair for heads but we would be without this wonderful project if not for the great imagination of Lorna Simpson and her beautiful collection of collage faces with painted hair. A sample is below. She has been a photographer and artists for over 20 years and has a very interesting collection of work that is as inspirational as it is relevant to our social condition.

Supplies:

Magazine faces

white paper

glue

Watercolor

It has been a long time but I am back!!!

It has been a while since I have posted because I am very happy to say, I have been busy at my new position as the Studio Museum. I am the Family Programs Coordinator and I create fabulously free art workshops for all ages. I love it and hope to see everyone at the Studio Museum one day.
I will still post inspiring images, project ideas and so on only not so often. Happy Spring! Elan

This is just some of what has been in the Studio Museum. http://www.studiomuseum.org/event-calendar/