Shoe Is On The Other Foot

My two weeks with the 7th grade class has ended. I am sad to have left them, but so happy that I had the time to lead them in such an amazing project. Art is a lot about discovery. I have always wanted to try to "sculpt" shoes with masking tape, but was a little reticent about the process. I experimented with the material, as did the kiddos. Teaching them sculpting skills and pulling out their knowledge of geometry was easy with these amazing students. They used the elements of art to really begin to image the function of the shoes as well as the form. The entire class visited the High Museum of Art and seeing the history of sneakers in the Exhibition "The Rise of Sneaker Culture". The students could really get excited about this art exploration, and I think that it was the perfect segue. Enjoy.