Non Traditional Materials in the Works

Today's artists don't limit themselves to the fine art supplies listed between the pages of an art supply catalog, Instead, they incorporate a wide variety of materials from shells to seeds to screens. For this project I asked students to consider what they might create using non traditional materials. Here are some of their works in progress.

Layering screen to create a value portrait.

Exploring the effects of painting with Q-tips.

Using yarn as line to produce an animation/

The tedious work of rolling rubber bands

Aligning birdseed to create the image of a bird

Confetti shaped sprinkles to color a pop art painting.