Monalloon!

What would you do with 190 art One Students and 1,840 balloons? Make a giant mosaic of the Mona Lisa... silly.

This project took all day. All three art classes, Ms Brokke, Ms Bate and Mr. Sands, worked all day long to create the mosaic.



I think this photo, showing the trailer and cars in the parking lot gives a better idea of just how large this work of art is. 40 feet across and 46 feet down.




Special thanks to Kate who was this week's blogger and tweeter. If you read a tweet or post about this project, it was Kate behind the keyboard.

Birds-eye veiw of the Monalloon

yellow part may need just a bit of work....

Day 3. Time for balloons!

Starting out the class with a bunch of balloons, a manager, and a want to get this thing over with.
"You know this is going to look horrible right?" "Just do it lazy babies."
"Ahhh! Mr Sands I don't know where I am!"You're at school silly.
"Lo ceiento mucho" - Jake (trying to speak Spanish...)
Before
A bit after. YAY!
Everyone who needs new balloons rush inside for a warm up break.
*Balloon pops* "Uh, I think I did this wrong..."
"I'll get it! I'll get it!" Haha run away balloon.
"Got to get away, gotta get away" - a song by Lexi
"Being the boss is da best!"
Tying down the balloons
Random 18... silly person 18.

This is how we tie down the balloons.
This is our camera man that came from some writer thing that I don't know the name of... WE ALL FAMOUS!
"This, this here, its supposed to go there. no not there, there!"

Day 2 part 2. Building the grid

"OK. Fine! Just diss my boyfriend than leave! FINE WITH ME!"
Nearing the end of the day most of the class got tired and cold. In the end... there were only three left. But two of them soon left and there was only one cold and angry student left.
"STUPID TWINE! I hate balloons now! At least this glove is warm"
"Who did this?! Am I going to have to beat somebody!???"

"Why am I the only one doing this?!"

Day 2 part 1. Building the grid

The class started out cold, windy, and with a "tape tape ta-ta-ta-tape" song.
"I may have underestimated the time it would take to make this grid..."
trying to lay down the paper under the grid... why didn't we do this yesterday?!. At least a lot more people are working on it today


"Ah! why is there a hole in my paper?!" - Mr sands
"I'm a girl, I'm allowed to complain. So... I HATE THIS!"
The grid is coming along pretty well.
"Hold this down" "Why is this so messed up" "I don't know, just hold it down!"
"These gloves are so warm! But hard to work with..."


"Da power of rag gloves!"
"Ahhh! Ah! Ahhhhh! Gotta catch all the pokemon!" -Alex

The smiley face was cute, but very unfitting.
An example/test run of how we are going to put the balloons down.
"Hey... guys.... do you like CHESSE PIZZA?"
"tape tape tape ta-ta-ta-tape!"

Behind the building of Monalloon

Getting out the balloons.

You'd think they were reaching for money.

"Who put a knot in this?!"- Lexi

Trying to straighten the string.

Hammering down the nails.

"I'm tying down the string to the nails"- Brianna

The grid is almost finished.

"I'm just hammering nails where I see drill holes" - Jake

"This is hot, right?"- Jordan P. and Alaina C.

"I'm like a superhero with tools!" - Alaina