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A Change of Pace

11/14/2014

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This year at Apex we're asking our kids to do some heavy thinking. With units like Artists Steal, Artists Collaborate  and Artists Solve Problems we've been asking for a lot of very cerebral work, especially considering that students are doing the bulk of planning for projects based around these concepts. I strongly feel that this is important and good for them. But.......

Last week I was feeling kind of mentally drained. It made me realize that if I felt that way then my students probably really  felt that way and it might be time to go in a different direction for a bit.  So Sculpture Week was born.
The first day of Sculpture Week involved a clay and linocut boot camp. In one 90 minute class we covered clay set up along with pinch, compound and slab construction. Time was built in for kids to try out the different techniques. No pressure, just exploration and play. It was fun and less open-ended then my projects typically are. 

The same day I provided a very general overview of relief carving with linocut. There wasn't time (or enough materials) to get really specific about the process, so I gave them this resource to find out more. 

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Over our Veteran's Day holiday they thought about what to make. When class started on Wednesday we jumped right in to projects, with some students ready to start building and carving, while others needed some planning time. 
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Sculpture Week ended up being a great mental breather, not because they weren't doing higher level thinking and applying concepts, but because the work was less open-ended. Having less choice in materials puts focus on applying new skills and the short duration of the boot camp was perfect for providing enough knowledge for kids to make informed choices about what processes to explore. It's nice to change things up every now and then. 
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Ms. Gaub link
11/14/2014 10:51:14 am

the "boot camp" term is a great way to frame it. This is similar to my sculpt around the room game that I will start on Monday.

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    I'm interested in creating a student student centered space  for my high school students through choice and abundant opportunity for self expression. I'm also a writer for SchoolArts co-author of  The Open Art Room.

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