This is my daughter's 3D project for her Youth Art entry at the county fair (she & her brother also did some hanging art finger painting with their initials). We got this idea when we toured a local art center that was featuring art from area students. I can't remember what age the kids were that completed the inspiration pieces (but I think they were 3rd-5th graders). So, I studied it a bit to figure out how we could recreate one of these and here is what I came up with:
* Gather Supplies (small wooden plaque or piece of wood, a wire hanger, an old clean nylon, scissors, zip-tie, wire cutters, drill, liquid starch, paint, paint brushes, newspaper)
* Cut wire hanger on the straight part after it curves for hanging, but before where the twist is
* Drill a hole into the center of the plaque/wood (make sure to match the drill bit to the hanger size)
* Twist hanger into desired shape
* Pull nylon over hanger and trim so that it is not longer than you need
* Dip nylon in liquid starch, squeezing out excess
* Pull nylon over hanger and secure with zip-tie and let dry
* Paint wooden plaque/board/base & let dry
* Stick pointed end of hanger through paper then stick pointed end into base (the newspaper will protect the base while allowing you to paints easily)
* Paint sculpture and let dry, remove newspaper
* Display
My daughter thought her abstract sculpture looked like a dolphin and decided to call it "Princess Dolphin Sculpture".
I adore this one!
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