By Sacha Sukasam, Primary Visual Arts Teacher
To begin our project, we decided to use found materials to help recycle and eliminate waste. Something we have an abundance of being in a school. So we gathered plastic bags and scrapped paper and began creating our structures of our pumpkins. With the help of rubber bands, we were able to tie everything together as well as creating creases just like a real pumpkin.
Papier Mache
The next step is to papier mache. This is when our project came to a momentary halt as we faced a shortage of newspaper. Fortunately, our amazing ISU community stepped in to assist with the collection and before long we had enough to continue papier macheing. For some of us, we found ourselves in sticky situations having to put our hands repeatedly in liquid glue. However, many channeled Yayoi Kusama herself and felt a real artist getting their hands dirty for their art.
Next week the real fun begins when we start painting the pumpkins. Come by the PYP art room to see how we get on!