Materials Hard + Soft Art Lessons
Materials: Hard and Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition is recognized as one of the premier craft exhibitions in the country was began in 1987 by Denton artist Georgia Leach Gough. The below student lessons were made possible by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts. DISD 8th grade ART 3 students were provided with the supplies necessary for these projects. For more information and questions, please email education@dentonarts.com.
Vessel/Coiled Basket
Your project can be a traditional coiled basket weaving piece or once you start the project you could create a unique shape or abstract sculpture.
Supplies
Coiling core or rope
Yarn, other strips of material, or ribbon
a large needle. Plastic is great.
Video Resources
Katie Shulman
Basket body v.1, 2020
Artist clothing, plastic tubing, and wire
Coiled basket
Additive/Subtractive Sculpture
Cut and paste a minimum of 15 to 20 pages or more, and sand edges after dry to create a 3D paper sculpture.
Supplies
Paper of different colors to layer
Glue
Paint brush to spread glue
Sandpaper or files to sand with
Wire to stand on
Video Resource
Benjamin Johnson
Erosion Field, 2019
Glass blown and diamond engraved
Construction Paper Sculpture
Soft Sculpture Friends
Sew your own soft sculpture of friend that shares your personality or characteristics.
Supplies
Fabric, paper, and/or socks
Needle and thread
Various embellishments:
buttons, beads, eyes, pompoms, jewels, etc.
Video Resource
Beronica Gonzales, Denton, TX
This is me taking a nap (My idea of comfort), 2019
Paper, paper pulp, found sewing pattern, and thread
Kathy Brown, Denton, TX
Clothes You Can’t Remove: Pre and Post Breonna Taylor, 2020
Hand sewn fabrics, wire, and Mannequin head
Handmade soft sculpture
Weaving
Weaving is an age old craft that can be worn décor, or abstract sculpture. Make your own scarf with warp strings through dowel rods.
Supplies
Yarn, string, ribbons, or thin strips of fabric.
Dowel rods or pencils with holes drilled in one end for warp strings to go through. The number of rods equals the width of the weaving/scarf.
Resources
Päivi Vaarula
Internal Time Travel, 2020
Wool, natural dyes, woven
Weaving on dowel rods