Alexander Calder
Fish Mobile
5th grade
Alexander Calder loved to
sculpt with wire
Contour=outside line
Look at hands and tail
Fun eye and tail
Working with wire
Student work:
wire,buttons and beads
Student work
Student work: diagonal wires
Student work:
paper threaded through wire
guitar
dog
Calder inspired fish
eagle
Horse
(did you notice Mariel signed
her name in wire?)
snail
Apple and worm!
Label your storage bag
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Name
Teacher
Table number
Use black marker
Day 1
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Draw sketch with black marker.
Use simple CONTOUR lines (outline).
Your sketch must FILL THE PAGE.
Bend wire along contour line.
Contour + wire sketch
How to straighten wire
• Rub back and forth on table leg
• Three times
Day 2
• Contour wire
• Add beads with thin wire
Name tag
• Make a name tag with name, teacher
and title.
• Punch corner with hole punch
Clean up
• Put wires and sketch in labeled bag.
• Put bags in table folder and clip all with
a clothespin.
• Put folder in table box.
• Put buttons on extra supply table.
• Clean up sequins, pencils, scissors.