My mermaid project

This is an image of my art project in progress. I am making a mermaid out of CDs, newspaper, wool and other materials. I have already made the mermaids tail by glueing CDs on to a template using a hot glue gun. In this picture I am drawing and cutting out the template for my mermaids torso. My next step is to glue newaspaper onto the cut out template and stick shells on her bikini top. Finally I will make the mermaids head and hair and then stick the three templates together.

My inspiration- George Radebaugh

Our next task set is to create any form of recycled art. i have chosen to make a mermaid out of CDs, newspaper, old jumpers and many other recyclable materials.

This sculpture was made by George Radebaugh. Radebaugh has used CDs to skillfully construct a fish that is eye catching and exciting. I like the idea of using CDs to make a sculpture because, as demonstrated by Radebaughs 'silver' sculpture, they create a shimmering effect that I love. I also like how you can make a different shape out of lots and lots of circular CDs.
   I think that this took Radebaugh a long time to contruct and i think he may have improvised a bit as he went along. I like how the piece is somehow loud and it reaches out at you, making you mesmorised by the colourful reflections in the individual CDs.

My finished Butterfly

 This is an image of my finished butterfly. Carrying on from my last post, I started to paper mache my butterfly with a used map. This took a long time because I had to do each wing seperately and it also took a lot of time to dry! I then cut up some sainsburys bags and  stuck them onto the body of the butterfly with PVA glue, making sure that the finish was smooth. Next I cut out some blue felt circles and stuck them on using the glue gun, on each side of the butterfly to make it look more attractive. After that, I chose some buttons that I had found at home and I stuck them on the felt circles. The next step was to tie some bows out of old ribbon and stick them, with the glue gun, on to the butterflys body. Finally I threaded some beads onto some wire and made two holes on the head of the butterfly, then I stuck on the antena to finish my butterfly.