The new theme for the "Great Quarantine Art Adventure" is:
Make a Mobile
For those unaware, a mobile is a balanced kinetic sculpture. It's something that usually hangs and rotates. Many are created through the use of wire. A good wire to try is a hanger. Please ask before ripping the clothes off them...thanks! Pipe cleaners would also do the job if you have any of those lying around. Use paper, beads, found objects and use them in creative ways to balance your mobile.
Alexander Calder created some great examples of these and might be worth checking out before you begin to see what he was capable of creating.
If sculpture's not your thing, you can always try the scribble game:
1. Grab a sheet of paper, pencil and others if interested. This can be done as a solo activity or can be done in groups.
2. Using your pencil, draw a line in the center of the paper.
-The line should not cross itself
-The line should be drawn about half a sheet long
-The line can be straight or curved. Think about something that would be a small, loose scribble.
3A. If playing alone, turn the paper around and look at it from every side. Once you see a drawing that you can make the line into, start to add details to it so that everyone will be able to see what you are seeing. The catch here is you can't erase (you may bend or break this rule as you see fit). Finish and repeat.
3B If playing with others, scribble a line, take your paper and pass it to the person on the right. Once all papers have been rotated, you must look at the line you have been given and try to make it into a drawing. Rotating the paper gives you different options ...try it if you get stuck.
Then every minute or so, one person yells "Switch!" and you will again pass the paper to your right. This time you will get a beginning drawing instead of a line. You must continue to help develop the existing drawing. Think details, backgrounds, foregrounds etc. Continue to switch and pass until you get your original line back. Check out all the drawings and then repeat.
Sometimes when working with a group it helps to pick a theme before starting. Something like, Monsters, landscapes, Under the Sea etc.
Try either of these to help nurture that creativity. I'll be playing here!
Mr. Perry
