Mobile Sculpture

Welcome to the first blog installment of First Friday Art Club for 2016.  It's been a few months since we've had a chance to catch up on art instruction for teens at the Southeast Steuben County Library.  I'm happy to see you again!

On February 5, we discovered the world of Mobile Sculpture.  Wikipedia has a great definition of the term, which I shared with my students.  Keeping instruction short and inspiring with several sides gave each student inspiration with room to use their own artistic license. I defined the term and showed a few images I took during my recent visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Calder at The Met

Shadows are equally important in this piece

After showing a few more images from an online search of "Mobile Sculpture," I let the students free to use any and all of the various materials compiled for this program.  Aside from assistance with using hot glue guns, these results are from the hearts and minds of the students.

Triangle with layered paper

Well balance sculpture

Mobile Bling

Happy Student :)

Musical Mobile

Whovian Mobile--Tardis Included

There was a flurry of creative activity for over an hour before clean up was enforced.  The students had a great time testing out the materials and having freedom to create without forced expectations.  I love seeing their interests show in their artwork.

For March and April, we will be making ceramic creatures at The Rockwell Museum.  If you wish to register, follow this link to join us, but space is limited.  This is our first visit to The Rockwell and I am so excited to see what develops in these classes.  Stay tuned for more art!  Thanks for visiting.