3D Design project using environmentally friendly pulp board material. Don’t throw them away reuse the material in a artistic way. See the many creative ways the students at Kean University found to use the materials in their art work.

While exploring through piles left over wood in the wood bin. These  scraps were from other woodworkers at Kean University of Union, NJ. Nick, a future art school teacher, was attempting to complete his art class assignment. Then he saw the pieces that would become  ”Scraps the horse” .

Piece by piece  Nick constructed a work with both beauty and grace. Notice the forms shown. The forms are implied . Nick does not attempt to fill in every available space in the wood. So, your mind is forced to fill in those spaces.

What is your mind saying about the spaces in this 3D art creation called “Scraps?

Detail of Scraps

When you first look at it does it look like it is hard to create? If you follow the assignment you just might be surprised at what you can actually create.

Objective: Create a 3D asymmetrical design.

This 3D asymmetrical design assignment should be done  using a layout that takes advantage of the sculptural forms your paper can make. Think about how your work will be viewed from different angles of light and the new forms the shadows create.

Materials: Bristol board or plan paper and glue work mounted on 11″ x 14″ mat board or foam core finished and with flat white spray paint. This project should take no longer than 5 hours.

Dictionary definition of asymmetrical:
Having parts that fail to correspond to one another in shape, size, or arrangement; lacking symmetry.

Student: Maria Oses - Kean University Interior Design Major

Maria Oses was able to build this ship with much patience, skill and creativity. The ship is placed so that the form of the ship breaks the picture plane at the upper quadrant and on an angle to show the strength of a mighty ship. Maria became very in involved in process of her work and put in many hours, but that is what it takes to take your work to the next level.

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Kean University 3D Student, Sara Fergenson, designed this creative motif from her cup pulp board coffee trays. This is one of many examples of student work to follow. Many sculptures can be created from an environmentally friendly materials. Try this project yourself and see what you can do.

Maybe a graceful ballerina is waiting to evolve out of your tray also. Sara is our future Edgar Degas.

Don’t throw them away reuse them! Those Bio degradable pulp board items that are used in packaging have interesting forms. Companies like Enviropak think green and make environmentally friendly products from Bio degradable pulp board which is non bleached making it environmentally friendly. As artists we can think green also and make some creative 3D projects from some of these items. Your assignment is to reconfigure, from the 4 cup pulp board carrying tray, an interesting scuplture. So the next time someone asks you to get the coffees don’t throw out the trays, create something from them.

Materials: 1-2, 4 cup pulp board trays This project should take less than 5 hours.

Objective: Using a grid develop nine different solid forms with a cube “Hexahedron” no taller than 3″ the base should be equal on all sides of the square. This project should be clean, spray painted with flat white paint mounted on a flat 14″ x 14″ 3/16″ foam core board. 3” squares 1” space between squares 1.5″ outside margin The Starting layout below. The forms should work well together as a whole, each form being interdependent on the other form.

Samples of some Kean student work

1.Patrick Roberts     2. Peter Halski    3. Bernardo Bajana   4. Steadman Channer

See the assignment in the previous post.

Yes you can use materials found in the trash to recycle into artwork. Here is an assignment that was shared with my art class.

Objective: Use found materials to create a 3D form

Look for interesting materials that can be combined into a dynamic sculptural forms. Artists have been recycling before it became popular.

Use everyday objects that have been used for another function. Now alter the use of the objects into a new visual context. The intent is to cause the viewer to see what you have made in a fresh new way.
Look at what Pablo Picasso did with sheet metal and wire in the work called the “Guitar” Below.

Check the following links of found object artists Kris Borchardt, Bruce Gray , folk artist Jim Shores and New Jersey artist Willie Cole.

Materials: Use only materials that you find  and not purchased. This project should take less than 10 hours.

The previous project you created a 3D asymmetrical design. Instead now develop your own design format. Again take advantage of the sculptural forms your paper will make with the additional element of color. Think about how your work will be viewed from different angles of light and the new forms the shadows create plus the impact of color.

Materials: Foam core, paint, and bristol board. This project should take no longer than 10 hours.

Some samples of students work at Kean University, Union New Jersey:

1. Amanda Stein 2. Charoline Browne 3. Peter Halski 4. Erica Burell