Crayon Sculpture
Inspired by the pencil carving art of Dalton Ghetty
Dalton Ghetty - Bio
Pete Goldlust - Carved Crayons
Diem Chau - Crayon Artist
Inspired by the pencil carving art of Dalton Ghetty
Dalton Ghetty - Bio
Pete Goldlust - Carved Crayons
Diem Chau - Crayon Artist
Big Idea: Students will create a miniature sculpture from carving a crayon or other delicate object illustrating positive and negative space.
Essential Questions:
Key Knowledge: Students will:
Negative Space: Empty or void space, space around an object or form; also called white space.
Positive space: Space in an artwork that is filled with something, such as lines, designs, color, or shapes.
Carving: Carving involves cutting or chipping away a shape from a mass of stone, wood, or other hard material. Carving is a
subtractive process whereby material is systematically eliminated from the outside in. Also known a reduction and relief sculpture.
Students will:
Magnet Theme Connections:
Essential Questions:
- How might the process of reduction work look like and what would the differences be with an additive sculpture such as paper mache?
- Why would fine motor skills be important to carving and how can carving a crayon be related to the medical practice or other professions?
- What might the significance in creating a sculpture the size of a pencil or crayon tip be and why would an artist challenge themselves to attempt such a feat?
Key Knowledge: Students will:
- Discover the art of Dalton Ghetty: CT resident and artist who's art work is at the New Britain Museum of American Art. Dalton creates art for the challenge and mediation. He holds a full time job and does not sell his original work.
- Discover a sense of play is a key to creative strategies while practicing artistic and fine motor skills.
- Vocabulary:
Negative Space: Empty or void space, space around an object or form; also called white space.
Positive space: Space in an artwork that is filled with something, such as lines, designs, color, or shapes.
Carving: Carving involves cutting or chipping away a shape from a mass of stone, wood, or other hard material. Carving is a
subtractive process whereby material is systematically eliminated from the outside in. Also known a reduction and relief sculpture.
Students will:
- Use fine motor skills while working with new materials and tools to carve a petite sculpture.
- Use powers of observation to carve delicately while working with reduction sculpture.
Magnet Theme Connections:
- Mechanics, fabricators, physicians and beyond, all need to have fine motor skills to help support their careers, along with patience and practice of their specialty. Creating artwork at such a fine level you must use determination, discipline, concentration, focus, self control, a positive attitude and inner peace. The same can be said for a challenging career where a great deal of practice and motivation are needed to become advanced in one's skill.