Grade 4 Dale Chihuly Sculptures

Grade four students applied some previous knowledge about ORGANIC SHAPES to this new lesson for the Celebration of Learning. They first learned all about artist Dale Chihuly, like that he lives and works in Seattle, Washington and also has a whole team of artists that help him make blown glass SCULPTURES. Here are the two videos we watched

Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass

Erica Hill Takes a Lesson in Glassblowing 

Then I gave each student a Chinet plastic cup that they could color using Sharpies. They could use any colors they wanted while taking into consideration some of the patterns and color choices Dale Chihuly would make. Once filled with color I took the plastic cups and put them in the oven at my house until they just started to melt. The FORMS that came out of the oven were unpredictable and students were aware and excited about that, these were our personal sculptures. The final touch was to make a coffee filter that related to the sculpture so we could nicely display the sculptures at the school art show, the Celebration of Learning. The coffee filters were just colored with washable Crayola markers and they sprayed with water. Here are the final SCULPTURES

   

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Some lessons have been taught to multiple grade levels. Not all schools participate in the same lessons due to budget, materials, student needs, etc. Please leave a comment with praise, questions, or ways to polish.