Construction-Level 4

Wood, Wire and Paper

Focus

• The Students will use a variety of tools, techniques and processes to explore the potential of wire, wood and paper.

For Students to:

• Plan, select, manipulate and combine materials and tools using a range of skills and problem solving techniques with wood, paper, wire and other media.
• Utilise Thinking Curriculum-VELS: group work, HABITS OF THE MIND(posters)
• Present to an audience-Arts Festival (August 2006)
• Build an awareness of the principles and elements of design (form, composition, shapes, texture).

Paper Chairs

• Materials: Cover paper, Supertac glue, and other mixed media for decoration.

Procedure:

• Rule A4 cover paper into strips that have been measured accurately.
• Roll strips into cylinders.
• Cut slots into the end of cylinders and join together.
• Mount on card and decorate by cutting paper with fancy scissors and attaching other media.

Wire and Paper Fish-”Fish from the Yarra”

• Inspiration: Fish displayed on the Yarra River for the Commonwealth Games.
• Materials: Newspaper, masking tape, tissue paper, PVA glue mixed with water (milk consistency), various types of wires and mixed media for decoration.

Procedure:

• Manipulate, twist, shape newspaper into the shape of a fish utilising masking tape to hold newspaper together.
• Cover with torn tissue paper, which has been spread with watered down PVA. Allow drying for a week.
• Wind and bind armature wire around the fish and then attach or twist other pieces of different wires to the fish.
• Decorate with other materials.

WOOD WORKS LEVEL 4

Woodwork-”Abstract  Timer Geometric Sculpture:

• Inspiration: The Vault” (The Yellow Peril) and Heide Sculpture Park
• Materials: Pine (Reverse Garbage-Ringwood), nails, Vipond Paint, wire and other media for decoration.

Procedure:

• Cut pieces of timer to different sizes and join together using PVA glue and nails.
• Texture the timber using a rasp, sand paper or hammering.
• Paint the abstract sculpture in one colour.
• Add other found materials to create interesting features and points of view. (Wire, wool,foam, lids etc) Utilise tacky glue, nails or hot glue to attach these materials.

Rita Di Grazia and Miro Graystone

Copyright 2004 Zart Art & Zart Education Service