Today in Exploring Art we stayed on campus to create pieces of art to bring to Pakim Pond tomorrow. Everything we made today will be installed and photographed tomorrow at the pond. Our overall goal was to make a piece of art that could float on the water or hang from the trees in some way. The pieces of art were all very different and unique, ranging from origami that will be hung from trees to a lily-pad made from CD’s to a floating moose. Most of our projects were made from relatively common materials such as straws, tape, and recycled paper. It was interesting to see the progression of all of the projects, it’s amazing how after only a few hours household items can be transformed into beautiful pieces of art.
We arrived on campus and met in the woodshop to talk about our plan for the day. After looking at Pinterest for some ideas, we split up into groups and brainstormed ideas for our project. After brainstorming we made sketches of what we wanted to do. We spent the entire morning constructing different projects that we’ll bring with us to the pond tomorrow. After we were well underway with our projects, we took a break for lunch. We all separated and indulged in different types of food, ranging from yummy Passiarello’s pizza to delicious Akira delicacies. Before baring the brisk weather and making the trek back to campus, many members of our group took a pit stop at Starbucks for a refreshing drink. After returning to school, we spent a lot of time finishing our projects by painting, cutting and taping whatever was remaining before cleaning up and calling it a day. Can’t wait to hit the pond tomorrow!!!!
As Maura writes, “Our group focused on making floating art that we could bring to to pond tomorrow and put in the water. After brainstorming for the perfect idea we decided to create sculptures of a penguin and a moose (animals that normally wouldn’t belong in the pine barrens of New Jersey) and give the illusion of them swimming in the pond. We began by making sketches and figuring out the dynamics of our design. Then, we created a foam base and used tape and crumpled paper to fill out the form of the animals. Some of the hardest work was creating the antlers for the moose, which we made by heating up pipes and bending them into the right shape. It took a lot of time to do, but we had so much fun doing it and the day flew by. Seeing our pieces come together in the end was really rewarding, and we are all excited for our visit to the pond tomorrow to see our art in action.”
