I decided to make a turtle out of my jewelery container, color pencils, a hair clip and a scrunchie. I was thinking of what I could make and as I started looking around my room I thought the round shape would be perfect for a turtle and then to top it off i wanted to find something green for the head and I found a green scrunchie and color pencils for his legs. As well as a hair clip in the back for his little tail.

I use a black nail clippers and a yellow box to created a 3d house. The flowers are the table cloth that I used in the background to show flowers around the house.

This is my baby Mickey Mouse. I used white paper, my sons mickey mouse milestone head shape , my sons bobo, two quarters, two pennies, my glasses and my carmex’s cap. These were loose objects I found around my house. Things that me and my son use daily.

The paper was for the background/base.

The milestone head shape was to make a head.

The coins were used as eyes.

My glasses were used as glasses 

The Bobo was used as a Bobo to be around the mouth area.

& The top was used as a nose.

What is found object art? It is art that transforms common shapes, objects and materials found in our daily lives (our homes, our neighborhood) into meaningful pieces of artwork. These objects can be human-made (e.g., buttons, screws, material scraps, etc.) or natural (e.g., twigs, leaves, stones, etc.)

For this seminar project, you are going to create a three-dimensional (3-D) Found Object Art sculpture.

First, watch this video on Found Object Art:

Now, find materials in your home or neighborhood that inspire your creativity. When you have completed your Found Art Sculpture, take a picture of it and post it here along with a description of what it is, how you created it, what materials you used, and why you decided to use those materials.

Have fun!