Sculptural puns: middle school.We created functional and fanciful fan·ci·ful adj. 1. Created in the fancy; unreal: a fanciful story. 2. Tending to indulge in fancy: a fanciful mind. 3. sculptures, integrating language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. and three-dimensional design. The eighth-grade art students translated puns, metaphors, and oxymorons into visual images. This project attempts to strengthen the connection between visual and verbal development. Humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and Fantasy Are Ageless We began the project with examples of artists' works that incorporated humor--Claes Oldenburg, Renb Magritte, Salvador Dali Noun 1. Salvador Dali - surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989) Dali , and Red Grooms Red Grooms (born Charles Rogers Grooms on June 7, 1937) is an American multimedia artist best known for his colorful pop-art constructions depicting frenetic scenes of modern urban life. . We brainstormed ideas that we could visualize. How would a phrase like funny bone or mobile phone transform from words to an image on a pen? I stressed connecting everyday objects with living things Living Things may refer to:
From Flat to Three-Dimensions After brainstorming the verbal terms to be incorporated into the pen design, everyone began to sketch several ideas. Students could refer to our list, bounce ideas off others, or use the computer to expand ideas. After a final choice was made, they did a four-color sketch to scale 4-5" (10-13 cm) from the front, side and back view, keeping functionality in mind. Students chose four colors of clay to create their final designs. All materials were kept in a Ziplock bag with the student's name on it. When the sculptures were finished, students sanded and painted a coordinated small wood block for a stand, and made a "gift label" for their pen including a descriptive title and how to care for it. The sculptures were heated in an oven at 275 [degrees] F for about 15 minutes. Students evaluated their own success based on the grading criteria given at the start of the project: Were directions followed? Does the title fit the sculpture? Was humorous language visually demonstrated? Is it neatly crafted in clay? Is it functional? ClipCard submitted by Amelia C. Joynes, an art teacher at Kenston Middle School in Bainbridge, Ohio Bainbridge is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Ohio:
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