Alexander Calder

Fish Mobile

5th grade

Alexander Calder loved to sculpt with wire

Contour=outside line

Look at hands and tail

Fun eye and tail

Working with wire

Student work: wire,buttons and beads

Student work

Student work: diagonal wires

Student work: paper threaded through wire

guitar

dog

Calder inspired fish

eagle

Horse (did you notice Mariel signed

her name in wire?)

snail

Apple and worm!

Label your storage bag

• Name

• Teacher

• Table number

• Use black marker

Day 1

• Draw sketch with black marker.

• Use simple CONTOUR lines (outline).

• Your sketch must FILL THE PAGE.

• Bend wire along contour line.

Contour + wire sketch

How to straighten wire

• Rub back and forth on table leg

• Three times

Day 2

• Contour wire

• Add beads with thin wire

Name tag

• Make a name tag with name, teacher and title.

• Punch corner with hole punch

Clean up

• Put wires and sketch in labeled bag.

• Put bags in table folder and clip all with a clothespin.

• Put folder in table box.

• Put buttons on extra supply table.

• Clean up sequins, pencils, scissors.