Happy Earth Day! I decided to make use of some things in our recycling bin and put together this project for my kids. They had so much fun collaborating to build it.
I based this project on the work of Louise Nevelson. We read about her in Women in Art by Rachel Ignotofsky before we got started. My kids thought it was so cool that Louise would collect “junk” from the streets to create her famous sculptures.
For our sculpture, I gathered up empty boxes, leftover supplies from other craft projects, and black paint. I used a hot glue gun to glue their pieces together after they arranged them.
The kids arranged everything how they wanted, I glued it together, then they painted everything black.
Finished creation!
A little bit messy, but so simple and fun! They loved painting it and seeing how different it looked when it was all black. If you create one I’d love to see it! You can tag me on Instagram @ninabeldesigns!
