How To:

Marvellous Miniatures

Level 4

Teacher: Debra Chapman

• Students were encouraged to study insect drawings and photographs, examining them in detail.
• Focusing on the intricate bodies and segments of the legs and wings, we discussed areas of positive and negative space.
• Two-dimensional drawings were made using fine line textas, attention to detail was encouraged.
• Students were then asked to imagine the insects as a piece of jewellery or miniature sculpture.
• We examined the organic forms of the Art Nouveau artists, looking at the jewellery that was created during that period.
• Students were asked to interpret their 2D drawings as 3D miniature sculptures.
• Aluminium and floristry wire was used and combined with beads and marbles to create the pieces.

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