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3 Dimensional Arts
Carving
Clay Modeling (and other plastic 3-D media)
Fabric Arts
Metalworking
Mobiles
Musical Instruments
Pottery
Ideas for projects:
A. Soap carving
Clay Modeling (or other plastic 3-D media)
Ideas for projects:
A.
Ideas for projects:
A. Gimp
B. Macrame
C. Weaving on a simple loom
Instructions for simple weaving project on this Web site
D. Reed or rope mats
E. Basketmaking
Ideas for projects:
A. Wire sculpture
The master of wire sculpture is Alexander Calder; you can see his wire sculptures works at this URL: http://www.calder.org/work/by-category/wire-sculpture — And here’s a Web page on making Calder-inspired art with gr. 5.
Ideas for projects:
A. Assembling related objects in a mobile
Ideas for projects:
A. Idiophones:
— claves
— cajon drum
B. Membranophones:
— drums
— kazoos
C. Aerophones:
— bullroarer
— Pan pipes: building and playing instructions on this site
— digeridoo
D. Chordophones:
— rubber band zither
— Aeolian harp
Ideas for projects:
A. Coil-built pots
B. Lamps used in the Ancient Near East