So I've had many ideas on how to create the armature for the Chihuly tower! If you have some ideas you'd like to share...please leave a comment. I bought chicken wire at the local TSC(after seeing another teacher use chicken wire)...but had to figure out how I was going to make it stand & take shape. I ended up cutting out circles of cardboard so that it would hold its shape. I then wired yard sticks to the end so I could anchor it in the ground. This has worked out very well. Like I said...there are many ways you can do this, and I'd love to hear what you've done or are considering doing.
Such amazing stuff you do!!
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ReplyDeleteI'm so so excited to see what this looks like! I think I may have to copy this lesson! :-) Have you every thought of submitting this to school arts magazine!? It's so different then the things I normally see in there! love it!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the tower idea. We did our Chihuly with chicken wire and pots. This would be more impressive.
ReplyDeleteLove it mr. E!! I started this project with the kiddos on Friday and it went great! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteSo cool! I was following your blog through the school year and now over the summer I've finally started my own. Chihuly has a huge exhibit up here in Boston where I'm from, so I wanted to do something to celebrate him. I did something like this, but to make the tower I used a tomato planter (the circular metal frames) and just wrapped that in chicken wire. So easy but so effective! I only did one so it was a little shorter, but I'm sure you could attach two together. Just thought you'd like the tip :)
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