This week, our assignment was to be creative with the use of recycled items! I chose these items from my collective trash of the week, and not only repurposed items for the patterns, but also for the functionality of the tools. I used a note card to make a spiral shape, with a bottle cap as a way to hold the tool. An empty lint roller handle was used for the handle of the bottle tool. I attached a paper clip to a faulty pencil’s eraser for a way to control the tool. Some old aluminum was used as a “stamp” which I also formed a handle on! Last, but not least, I used the packaging from my charcoal set to create an interesting tool, topped with an old battery for support. These patterns I created were very distinguished compared to each other. My favorite was definitely the paperclip which was the center section of the page I filled with marks. At first, I stamped the paper with the tool, but then found that by sliding it, the beads of ink that gathered on the metal, formed stripe-like marks.
Amazing! Great Job!!!
Nice work Emily! An interesting collection of materials and it is great that they all came from recycling – including your charcoal package! I also think it is great how you found out tools can be used in multiple ways to create very different marks! It makes us think about why we are taught to use a pencil in a “correct way” when there might be another great way to use it for making marks on the page too.
I hope you had fun with this and I am looking forward to seeing your big drawing. Feel free to make more tools when you get to that step!