I was wracking my brain the day before my art class this week. My loyal students keep coming back for more creative inspiration and projects. We have covered the theory and history of collage, the variations and open interpretation of collage, 3D collage, functional collage, handmade stencils - creatively applied to bookmarks, stationery, journals, t-shirts, totes and aprons. We've also discussed the concept of graffiti and how it can personally be interpreted to represent an idea or perspective. We used Sharpie to convey this idea. Well, with the holiday season upon us and the flagrant surrounding of festive decor and song, I came up with the idea my students would create two or three 5"x5" collages on recycled cardstock, let the collages dry, cut them into 8 equal strips, hot glue the strips on one end, while creating a star-like structure. They rendered these star-like, partial ornament shapes to me and I drilled a hole through it using my awesome Dremel tool. The other ends would be glued to create a simple yet organic looking orb. I used rusted copper wire to create the hanger. Voila! Beautiful and original works of art!
