Stacey Seleen
The art we create is a souvenir to remind us of where our minds have been.
These are class projects inspired by various units of accademic study.
Imprint objects in clay
Can you find these objects in the final piece?
This is based on a lamp created at Hutch studios. The link is below.
Based on the one found at Hutch Studios
This is based on a lamp created at Hutch studios. The link is below.
In the destruction behind the tree you'll find sticks and a refrigerator that were blown from the nearest brother-pig's house.
I wanted the kids to experience what is happening inside the cameras to help them better understand what happens to light as it travels in a straight line through a perfectly round hole. Justin Quinnel's Camera "I-Scura" was the perfect tool for this -- and so much FUN! The full tutorial can be found at his website
Eye-Spy Fossil Clock
This was a very fun proceess. It started out in one direction and lead us somewhere quite different.
I love that it's a clock considering the role that time plays in forming fossils....
This project was devised to go along with Mrs. Allen's 3rd grade geology unit.
Click on the individual pictures to see more details.
The Eye-Spy Fossil Clock was the highest selling student work at the 2015 BRAVO art auction it went for $200 .
Fairy Tale Dioramas
The Second Graders in Mrs.Roger's Class were learning about Fairy Tales. We split into four small groups and each chose the story that they wanted to work on. They had to work as a team to create a picture which captured a pivitol event in their story.
They only had ink, paper, thread, and glue for their supplies.
Each team was allowed to choose one element that contained color.
The kids really had to test their creative problem-solving skills to meet this challenge.
The results were bewitching.
Neighborhood Watch
The illuminating conversations about community in Mrs. Hodges fourth Grade social studies groups inspired the creation of this lamp.
We used a model found at Hutch Studios as a prototype and then added our own flare.
The Pinhole Project
Mrs. Addington and Mrs. Williams were covering a science unit about the properties of light.
They graciously let me set up a darkroom at the back of the class and then allowed me to work with the kids for lengthy amounts of time creating cameras, taking pictures and developing the negatives. This project was a lot more about the process than it was about the final piece.
Both were quite rewarding.