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.

CONSTRUCTION LEVEL 4

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.

Suitable for Level 4 

Rita Di Grazia and Miro Graystone

Strathmore Primary School