The AAW Caroline (Heidelberg-esque) Project...

So the school year is done, the kids are gone... even the art installations have been removed. Here's another look at the work in progress......
 

...... and the end result for the four groups.

Below is a long shot of the front of the school with

the art installations.

The kids really responded well to this project and ran with the opportunity to create art in a new and unexpected way. 

I think the expression on this young ladies face says it all...

Can't wait to see what the 3D class does with it next year....

Heidelberg-esque Project

I went to the high school today to see how the Caroline Project was coming along. You may have seen the post about our field trip.... 

A few weeks back we took some of our kids to the Heidelberg Project in Detroit to expose them to 'found object art'. The kids had a great time and some super ideas for creating their own installations on the school property. They were broken up into teams. Each team had to 'find' their own bits and pieces to create their work.

Since it was such a nice warm and sunny day, I thought it was a perfect day to take some 'in progress' pix. You can see that they're making pretty good progress. Each team still has some interesting pieces to add along with paints and other treasures... but here's where they are at the moment:

I can't wait to see this project finished! Sadly for me, some of these great kids are graduating in a few weeks. They have been fun to spend time with and get to know. I look forward to seeing what wonderful creations they come up with in the future... they are all so very talented.

 Click this link to see Heidelberg post

Trash or Treasure?

Ok, so we all know that I love to recycle....mainly textiles... but not exclusively. I'm a happy camper any time I'm around cast off or thrown away materials, before of after being turned into something else. I get especially excited when it's turned into some type of art.

Well, Tyree Gyton of Detroit has been doing it for decades. His Heidelberg Project is an ever changing landscape of shoes, grocery carts, doll pieces, vacuum cleaners, bent and mangled metal, cinder blocks and so much more.... all whimsically assembled to create art that gives the viewer either the giggles or pause to think about the message.

I recently spent a morning there with a local high school art class. The purpose was to expose the kids to various types of art and materials... and think about what they could create themselves. So the message is that you don't have to have big money to create art, just an imagination and some found objects.

Here is a peek at our morning.

at the beginning

not sure what to do with all those old records?

hello, hello. anyone home?

yipes. who put those shopping carts up there?

the middle of the shopping cart tree

charred beams from an abandoned house

medical folk create art & make statements too..

Detroit's in trouble...this says it all

hmmm, there's still empty space up top

do you know what time it is in the D? take that Flavor Flav

coming and going,
every sidewalk is painted with faces & crosses

So that should give you some idea of what the Heidelberg Project is and how we reuse trash in Detroit. Love it or hate it, art IS in the eye of the beholder. It will be interesting to see what the kids come up with for their own projects.

I'll keep you posted.