Lost Wax Bronze Casting

I am excited to say that I found a link to a lost wax bronze casting process!I am enrolled in a Molding and Casting class this semester, and I plan on attempting to create a bronze bust of my Roman-looking father using this method (after I create a master cast from an alginate mold of his head and shoulders).

......Copyright + Appropriation in the classroom.....

View the video and decide if the appropriated images should be allowed to be used in art that is meant for public consumption, but not necessarily for profit. How do art educators deal with copyright and appropriation in the classroom?

I would love to hear your comments.

I Wordled The Raven

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Wordle Collage Lesson Plan

Teacher: Frank Bardachino

Grade Level: 3^rd to 12^th

Title: Interdisciplinary Wordle Cut-Up Collage

Brief History and Background: Reinforcement of knowledge through interdisciplinary studies helps students to retain and expand upon what they have learned already.

Standards: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 through 12.1, 12.2, 12.3

Goal: A collage created from a printout of a Wordle that visually expresses the student’s interest in a topic of choice.

Resource Materials/Visual Aides: Example Wordles found at www.wordle.net, examples of collage.

Supplies/Materials: computer, projector, printer, paper, glue, scissors.

Teacher Preparation: Teacher will set up projector and ensure that students have internet access.

Teaching:

Introduction: The teacher will show examples of collage and Wordles. The teacher will then ask students to research a topic that they are studying in another class to make into a Wordle.

Directions: 1. Have the students research a topic from a different class they are taking that interests them (i.e. a poem from English, a historical figure from History, etc.). Students should also collect symbols and images that relate to their topic.

2. Have the students create a Wordle using key terms from their research.

3. Using the Wordle that they created, the students will now cut up a print-out, then re-assemble it, adding icons and symbols that relate to the original subject matter.

Critique/Evaluation/Assessment: Students will participate in a group discussion. Students will present their collage to the class and provide an explanation of the content.

Time Budget: Three to four 45 minute class periods.

Vocabulary:

Wordle

Collage

Safety Concerns: Internet Safety

Bibliography/References: www.wordle.net

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