Wire Sculpture

Awesome Elephant!

love the feather

Dancing Bear

Lady on the high wire...she has plans for hanging

Me with this fabulous bow tie from one of the students!

Wow, I love the embellishments here.

This clown car was such a great idea.

We broke out the wire to create some fun sculptures the past few weeks when we studied Alexander Calder's sculpture.  He worked in wire, wood, and found materials to create his 'Calder Circus' which he performed in France and America many times.  Here is a link to watch part of it...lots of fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8To4mp9HVw&feature=related

We discussed his invention of the mobiles and viewed some of these and his stabiles.  The middle and high school students had to work with wire and create a circus themed sculpture.  Elementary students used wire to create a mobile portrait with a wood base along with a variety of materials for embellishment. Good middle school project as well. Love these and I found this on a blog and am afraid I cannot find it again to acknowledge. Please let me know if this was your idea so I can give you credit!  Thanks so much for the great idea!

man with the mustache

Smile from ear to ear!

Awesome work, guys!