It's a boat made of paper! Year 2 Sculpture Workshop

Look at our boat that is made from newspapers and cable ties. It might not be one of Christopher Columbus' ships but we thought about him when we were constructing it. How did we construct it you may ask. We were lucky to be visited by Darcy, an artist who demonstrated to us how we can turn everyday things into art like sculptures.

Who would have thought that a material like paper could be made into strong stable sticks that could be used to construct such a structure.
The children worked in pairs to roll, glue then compress the paper in a special machine. These rolls where then fixed together using cable ties. Once this was done, they attached them together gradually creating a large boat structure.

 The children really impressed us with their reciprocity skills and resilience.  They also created an opening for them to go inside. Now this boat is outside in our learning environment so the children can continue to enjoy all their hard work.



"It was really hard to do the first roll but then we persevered and got really good at it" said Shomari.