Final Project Your Choice Theme Idiomswords eg rule of thumb cold turkey under the weather etc What Youre Doing You are going to create a 3D visual representation of an idiom or a visual pun ID: 559576
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Sculpture II
Final ProjectSlide2
Your Choice!
Theme: Idioms/words
e.g. “rule of thumb,” “cold turkey,” “under the weather,” etc.
What You’re Doing:
You are going to create a 3D visual representation of an idiom, or a visual pun
You pick the idiom and the medium. Medium must be something we’ve used this year.Slide3
What is an Idiom?
A phrase or fixed expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. An idiom’s figurative meaning is different from the literal meaning.
Examples:
Twist my arm
Look like a million bucks
Find your feetBed of grassHit the books/hay/sackDucks in a rowSlide4
Visual Pun
Visual representation of a homophonic word
Example: Shoehorn
This is an actual shoehorn, for putting shoes on:
Here is a visual pun of a “shoe horn”:Slide5
Materials—Your Choice
Media Options:
Clay
Plaster
Wire
Plaster gauze (with wire armature)Décor Options:Glaze (with clay only)Acrylic paint
Watercolors Paper mache Slide6
Steps
Pick idiom—Google “American idioms” or “sculpture puns” if you need ideas
Think about what your visual representation would be
Decide what material would work best for that representation
Long, skinny parts/shapes?
wire, plaster gauze/wireRounded, thicker parts/shapes? clay, plasterSlide7
Guidelines
At least 7 in. tall/long
Fully 3D, freestanding
Clay: hollow; Wire: fully rounded, not flat
Viewable from all angles
Craftsmanship requirements according to mediumMUST be completely finished by the day of your final *for clay pieces, this means FIRED and OUT of the kiln
the day before your final
You will use this piece in the final peer critique