Paper mache food sculpture

What better theme than ice-cream when summer vacation is just around the corner!? Enjoying our ice creams! Following our previous Shorty Pencil sculptures using plaster, I wanted to introduce my students to another sculpture medium. Our ice-cream cones were made with the most basic materials possible: paper mache and newspaper. And they were SO MUCH FUN! 8-14 year olds 8-11 year olds 6-8 year olds Day 1 Cone: We began with the cones. I pre-traced large circle templates on cardstock and cut…

I thought for our unit on Sculpture this semester, instead of making another 40 hats, this time we would make GIANT FOOD!! Our theme for the Showcase Exhibition of student artwork, we have at school every year, has a Mad Hatter's Tea Party theme, and what's more appropriate than GIANT food? (well, I thought it

If you or your child(ren) have aversions to messy activities or slimy textures, skip this activity. First attempt: I used flour, salt and water. It was a mess. I covered the final layer…

Ok, so the giant food sculptures we started making a few weeks ago are (almost) finished! Here are some of the ones who finished yesterday. Aren't they scrumdidlyumptious?! This donut needs sprinkles I feel.. Sushi Roll Tomato-less Hamburger Sweets for all! Have a look at my last post on the giant food sculptures, to see

Pop art paper mache food

My Grade 7-9 elective class recently finished these incredible faux food sculptures- made only out of toilet paper and water! I first saw this project posted on a Facebook art teachers group I belong to. I found a video tutorial (whom I think is the originator of the project?) HERE. She has an incredible Youtube channel. It's posted by the incredible art teacher Bethany Thiele. Her website is HERE. I have done fake food projects before- specifically Gyodan: Japanese Fake Food using polymer…

Pop art is a great way to get students excited about art history and appreciation. What child doesn’t appreciate a giant banana peel or a humungous slice of cake, right!? So, for a sculpture …

In my research for paper-based 3-D sculpture project, I was intrigued by the use of toilet paper and water for creating realistic food sculptures. There are many tutorials online for these, but I found this one to be a straight forward and thorough one: Toilet Paper Food Sculpture For my students, ages 9-10, I knew this would be an engaging and different way to create 3-D art. Students were each given a role of toilet paper, and they created multiple elements for a burger. We made patties…

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