Tin Can Art Class
John
C. Campbell Folk School
July
12-18, 2009
Front From left: Leslie,
Jeanne, Elizabeth, Becky
Back from left: Tim, Benita,
Misty, Charley (Instructor), Randall
Assistant Trish missed the
photo op because she was getting Charley his afternoon tea. Trish is shown in
the inset at right.
The goals of this
class are to help the students learn that you can make anything you wish from
old tin cans and other discarded objects. The question is not whether you
can make something, but HOW. The techniques for constructing art from tin
cans allows the creativity to flow. A student in a previous class stated
that it was the most liberating class she had ever taken.
Comments: We had
a splendid teacher, informative and hands-off. The class was a lot of fun.
Each students style of learning was respected and supported. Great useful
stuff. The class attracts a variety of people, all af whom left with a
sense of accomplishment.
Trish and Charley were wonderful! Thank you.
What a treat this class was. Whimsical and goofy and lots of fun!
Gallery:
Click on thumbnail to see a larger image
Students at work
and the results
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Lots of interested visitors |
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Punching holes for the lampshade |
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More of Leslie's including a self-portrait |
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Elizabeth's matchbox houses |
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Tin Can Art Student Exhibit |
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Demonstration: Deconstructing a Can |
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Chiseling out the switch holes |
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Fiddling our tune and recruiting new students
I'm Saving Waste, by Bobby Hansson |
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Sung to the tune of Amazing Grace |
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Singing: I'm Saving Waste |
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I'm Saving Waste (Tune: Amazing Grace)
By Bobby Hansson
I'm saving waste that I have found, It's useful
as can be
What some call trash, is valuable, If you can
learn to see
Once garbage filled my heart with fear, But now
my sight is keen
How precious does that waste appear, Thanks to
recycling
Last Edited:
08/24/2009 07:35 PM
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