Animated trash bag art

On the first week of November, the art class started a project to animate trash bag sculptures. This is a project that will take more than just a one week. Mr. Walker had the idea of trash bag art in the past, although, he hadn't been able to do it until now.

To do this project, the art students used long poster paper, several trash bags, an iron, newspaper, and a box fan. First, they found and cut out a pattern for a stuffed animal, from online patterns which were mainly traditionally used for sewing.  Then, they drew it on the long poster paper.  Then the students, cut out the shape in the poster paper and use it as a stencil to cut out the shape from a trash bag.  Since trash bags, when laid flat, have two layers, each students then had two identical trash bag cut outs.  Finally, they ironed, the trash bag cut outs together around the edges, and soon after turned it inside out.

The students made the cut outs big and were precise. Mr. Walker said, "This is not a 45 minute project, you will need to take along time and make it look good."  Mr. Walker also said that to iron it it must be at least waist level.  This is a project that you can do at home, although, you need to be safe. Irons are hot and they will burn skin.  Art students and Mr. Walker are still in the process of animating these sculptures.

Written by: Kaden