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Notebook, 1993-

MATERIALS & METHODS - A Perspective on Art Education - Activities for Children - Themes & Topics

Drawing & Painting -- Modeling & Sculpting

Fingerpainting -- Mural Making -- Paper-Mâché -- Puppets -- Mask-Making -- Crayon Encaustics -- Crayon Resist Drawing -- Crayon Sgraffito -- Collage -- Mobiles -- Watercolor -- Common Earth Clay -- Salt Ceramic [recipe] -- Clay / plasticene Non-hardening -- Carving in the Round -- Newspaper Modeling -- Paraffin or Wax Sculpture -- Plaster Plaques or Reliefs -- Relief in Plaster -- Relief in Soft Wood -- Repoussé -- Sandcasting -- Working With the Coping Saw or Jigsaw -- Straw/Toothpick Sculpting -- Painting on Window Glass -- Diorama -- Peep Shows -- Whittling -- Wire Sculpture

[From: [Meaning in Crafts. Mattil,, Edward L. Chairman, Dept. of Art, North Texas State University. Third Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1971.]

Carving in the Round


Large solid chunks of balsa wood lend themselves to wood carvings by upper elementary and junior and senior high school students. Becasue balsa wood is so very soft, it can easily be cut, but it requries espcially sharp cuting edges to prevent crushing. Successful small carvings can be done with nothing more than an X-acto knife. A fine-tooth coping saw blade can be used for the removal of large segments. The teacher should take time to demonstrate several methods of slicing out the portions of wood. With a small amount of practice, most children can learn to remove pieces of the balsa wood smoothly and are able to prodcue fine carvings. As in the case of simple relief carvings, children can either allow the cutting marks to remain or sand the finished product and give it a good finish with a coat of paste wax.

[Meaning in Crafts. Mattil,, Edward L. Chairman, Dept. of Art, North Texas State University. Third Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1971.]




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