We’ve been getting a lot of snow here lately. Like, a lot. So what better subject to depict than snowflakes in today’s art project? The students learned about symmetry (did you know that snowflakes in nature are not actually symmetrical?) and relief sculpting. We used copper and gold toned foil to carve a symmetrical snowflake design, added a bit of shoe polish for an antique effect and voila! Success.
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- Start with a 5X5 inch cardboard and 6X6 inch piece of foil
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- Fold the foil over the edges of the cardboard to mark your workspace
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- Working from the center of the colored side of foil, use a stylus to create a symmetrical snowflake design
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- Flip the foil over and use the flat side of the stylus to press enclosed spaces of snowflake so that it is raised on the colored side
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- Fold edges over to create a contrasting border
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- Apply black shoe polish to entire design then wipe clean with paper towel for antique look.
Materials used: Thick colored foil, wooden stylus with pointy end and flattened end, cardboard, black shoe polish
Difficulty: Easy. Sure, a few perfectionists got hung up on the whole symmetry thing, but any fourth or fifth grader could do this project in 30-60 minutes, easy.
Foil Snowflake Art Powerpoint Presentation