College for Kids at Westfield State University

During the last week of July my wife and I taught a sculpture class for kids at Westfield State University. This was part of their "College for Kids" program. Our class was called "Skulpture with K". (It was taught by Mr. And Mrs. K.)

In five days we did 7 different sculpture projects with our students. It was a blast! We did the same thing in July two years ago. Here we have a couple of the sculptures that the students did.

This is an abstract sock sculpture. It is called a "sock sculpture" because it is made of a piece of wood, a twisted coat hanger, a nylon sock and some acrylic paint. 

Here is a wall sculpture made out of an old picture frame, a piece of plywood and some scrap wood. Yes,.... it is clearly inspired by Louise Nevelson's work. The skills of these students were way above their grade level. Below you can see the materials that were used in making it. There were more great pieces, but during the hectic last day I didn't have a chance to take as many photos as I wanted.

I am looking forward to next July.