Name sculpture art lesson

3D Name Sculpture The first project I had my students do was a 3D name sculpture. This was the inspiration for the project (scro...

These are pretty self-explanatory. Students, who had practiced expressive lettering styles in a previous lesson, wrote their name on a long piece of paper. They filled their letters with color and pattern and cut each letter out then flipped the letters over to decorate the other side. The criteria was to create a sculpture of at least 8 letters, so some students wrote their names 2 times. Others got creative and added symbols to meet the 8 character criteria. They were required to use the…

Having an hour and a half (give or take) makes it SO much better to get in depth with our projects! Yesterday half were working one project and the other half worked on their name sculptures! And I…

Art lessons for kids ages 5-12 - fresh from the art room!

3D Name Sculpture The first project I had my students do was a 3D name sculpture. This was the inspiration for the project (scro...

A couple times a month, my 12 and 14-year-old daughters join me for some art journaling. It’s a great opportunity to sit and chat over a simple, personal art project. Elementary-age kids through adults can enjoy creating these unique illustrated names. The goal of this project is to illustrate the letters of your first name, nickname, or … Continued

3D Name Sculpture The first project I had my students do was a 3D name sculpture. This was the inspiration for the project (scro...

3D Name Sculpture The first project I had my students do was a 3D name sculpture. This was the inspiration for the project (scro...

The first project for grade 7 is now complete. The students have done a brilliant job creating these difficult pieces. Not only did they have to design, plan, cut, arrange, rearrange, and assemble …