Soft Sculptures
My high school students have completed their final project. This was a multiple step project. The students started out by learning how to weave by making some simple samples. Then we moved on to created personalized weavings using the techniques we had learned. The students were required to create at least two weavings. We then discussed the meaning and history of soft sculpture. We looked at many contemporary artists who create soft sculptures. The students then matched up their two weavings to create some soft sculpture pillows. The project was really exciting because the students were fully engaged throughout the entire process. It was really wonderful to teach them a skill they wouldn’t normally have learned. The students also learned how to whipstitch to attach their weavings together. I was really proud of all of my high school students because they were incredibly invested in their work, and the finished pieces really show how hard they worked.
