Fibers II

Fibers II

Bead weavers-keep weaving

I have left supplies for bead mosaics (small squares) and glass mosaics (large squares) samples.  

Bead Mosaic-Use a permanent marker to create a design. You must not use the batik wax.  Use the wax with the can in the pan to apply 3 to 4 even coats of wax to the surface of the sample board after you draw the design.  The thickness of the wax is equal to half the height of the beads being used. Can someone who did this last year help out?  T-pins are used to pick up the beads and either fingertips or a pencil eraser is used to press the beads into the wax. Press once firmly, or the beads may fall off.  You should work from the center out or there will be strange gaps in the design.

Glass mosaic-these students must work in the classroom (115) on top of paper using the provided cutting board and tools.  They draw a design on the board.  Using the tools, cut the pieces of glass to shapes that will match the design.  The shapes must be smaller than your thumbnail.  The spaces in between the pieces must not be larger than the tips of your pinkie finger.  The glass should also not touch.  Even spacing is the goal.  The pieces are attached with caulk.  To do this, the group (3 or 4 students) should squeeze a half dollar sized dab of caulk on a piece of scrap paper.  The caulk is kept in cabinet #13. White caulk is great for clear glass and clear or white caulk is fine for opaque glass.  Use toothpicks to apply the caulk to the glass.  Then firmly press the glass onto the board into the desired position. The cutting board should be kept under the counter under the mirror.  You may need to be make space.  You must clean up well or you will not be able to do this as a final assignment.

Students with ideas outside of the these 3 options should email me their ideas, or try one of the 3 options until I return.

Check that the iron and the wax are unplugged.

Art Show Tags!

If I have artwork of yours saved for the art show, please make a tag for it using the sheet be the computers. The backing paper is the deep purple paper. There may be some on the cutting board in the main art room. See Ms. Kleman if you have questions.