THE INSTALLATION OF CHIHULY GLASS PROJECT! SIMPSON ELEMENTARY

The Installation is completely beautiful! The look of Chihuly glass is throughout the school and the knowledge of the art of glass is in the minds of the students. The learning was color, beauty, glassmaking, recycling, and installation and collaboration! Art Teacher, Kelli Combs did an outstanding job of installing the various works by the students of Simpson Elementary. Each group of students had a different focus. 2nd grade was imitating the glass Makia forms using plastic cups and permanant sharpie markers. 3rd grade used recycled water bottles that the entire school had collected in a box near the art room. The students colored the bottles using permanant sharpies and cut them into a spiral design then the bottles were tied together to create the look of a Chihuly Chandelier of glass. 1st grade used crayola markers to color coffee filters that were then placed on solo cups and rubberbanded then sprayed with starch and allowed to dry into the shapes of Chihuly Makia glass and then sprayed with a glossy spray to give a reflective shine.