Week 9: Clay Tree Sculptures

This Wednesday, we welcomed artist Jenny Tiner to Beye Discovery! She introduced natural clay as a sculpting medium and demonstrated techniques to bring a tree-like form to life. Jenny discussed the importance of trees to all that live on the planet and asked students to share what they like best about trees. In their sculptures, students were quick to include animals, squirrels, birds, nests and even a park bench under the tree. Coffee grounds added yet another layer visual and tactile information, not to mention enticing our sense of smell!

 

Jenny's tree sculpture exemplar (with a poetic nuance due to 
tattered pages from an old book to suggest leaves)

Daysha pounding the clay flat

Tree sculpture bases and trunks in progress

Note the bird nests and eggs in Daysha's sculpture

tree with park bench!!!