Egg Transformations
6th Grade
When these students were in 5th
grade, they took a trip to the Columbus
Museum of Art. We saw a lot of
inspiring and interesting creations, but a crowd favorite was the "Art 360: Contemporary Art Hatching Across Ohio,"
project. For this project, Ohio artists were given an ostrich egg
with the challenge to transform it into something new
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| Artwork from the Art 360 exhibition |
6th graders began the same way, each
creating paper-maché egg from a balloon.
Students had a creative challenge day to warm up for this project. In groups, students had to alter an egg carton based on two verbs they were randomly given (for example: to tear and to flow). Groups then passed their altered egg carton to the next group. This second group had the open-ended challenge of transforming what they received into something new. Oh yeah, they had time limits for each part and limited materials! Students had a lot of fun while thinking flexibly, fluently, and originally.
Students then brainstormed ideas for their paper-maché egg transformation, using either “What if?” questions or Richard Serra’s verb list.
Students then brainstormed ideas for their paper-maché egg transformation, using either “What if?” questions or Richard Serra’s verb list.
After landing on a final idea, students used
their choice of materials to transform their egg into something new.
Completed works:
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