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Your sculpture should exhibit the following qualities:
• Capture the essence of your plan
• Simulates qualities of the relief sculpture, 2-d on one side, with forms moving into space on the other sides.
• Positive and Negative space used well and thoughtfully planned.
• Innovative and unique designs/patterns used.
• Is well-constructed

Please answer the following questions, using at least 4 complete and thoughtful sentences.

1. Using the Principles of Design vocabulary, briefly describe which concept(s) are demonstrated in your piece. Be specific. Use the following web site to help you to reveiw these principles. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/scripts/glossary-art-a.html

2. What surprised you the most about this piece as you worked through it?

3. Are you happy with your overall, final results? What would you change or do differently next time?

4. Based on your work, assign yourself a grade, 1-4, for technical and creative problem-solving skills and justify your answer, for each standard. Refer to the rubric.

Technical Skills

Exceeds the Standard
• Evidence of excellent planning is included.
• The craftsmanship of the sculpture is very high in quality; this includes cutting, , and gluing; no pencil lines are apparent or obvious.
• Attention to detail is extraordinary.
Meets the Standard
• Evidence of planning is included.
• Craftsmanship of the sculpture is consistent and good quality; some light pencil lines show, but do not intefere with overall visual impact.
• Attention to detail is consistent.
Partially Meets the Standard
• Evidence of planning is either missing or incomplete.
• Quality craftsmanship is not obvious and is lacking.
• Attention to detail is not obvious and is lacking.
Does Not Meet the Standard
• This sculpture is not complete.
• Several of the requirements are missing or not complete.

Creative Problem-Solving

Exceeds the Standard
• The paper relief sculpture strongly communicates and activates the positive and negative space in a unique and original way; designs/patterns are especially innovative and help to create rhythm and movement.
• Balance and contrast between the positive and negative space is extradorinary; the visual impact is outstanding!
Meets the Standard
• The paper relief sculpture uses the positive and negative space in a thoughtful way; designs/patterns are planned well.
• Balance and contrast between the positive and negative space is used well.
Partially Meets the Standard
• There are problems with the relationship between the pasitive and negative space; designs/patterns lack innovation and appear to be static.
• There seems to be little consideration of balance between positive and negative space; the sculpture lacks 3-d qualities.

Does Not Meet the Standard
• This project does not meet the criteria of the project. It is missing several of the requirements and/or incomplete.

Elements and Principles of Art:
Positive/Negative Space
Shape
Rhythm/Movement
Contrast
Repetition

Motivation:
Visit the following sites to view works of various artists who sculpt with paper:
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/barb-paper.htm
http://www.petercallesen.com/index.html
http://www.ronchespak.com/

Lesson Objective:
Students will create original patterns/designs, considering positive/negative space, using paper relief sculpture.

Planning:
After looking at former student work, along with looking at various contemporary artists who use paper for relief sculpture, begin to imagine and plan your own paper relief sculpture.

Pay close attention to the interaction and activation of positive and negative space.

Experiment with different patterns and designs, using a 12” x 18” piece of tag board. Grid the tag board into 2” squares.

After experimenting with positive/negative shapes and the exacto knife, plan for the larger relief sculpture. Sketch ideas for shapes and planning in your sketchbook.

Final Project:
1. Measure a 21” square, using white tag board. Cut on the paper cutter.
2. Measure a 1.5” border. **Keep pencil lines very light.
3. Measure 2” squares.
4. Draw lightly, your plan. Using an exacto knife, cut your designs. Use a template for shapes to repeat the SAME shape.
5. Mount on black tag board with elmer’s glue.