Project:

My Name Is Me

Materials Identity Name

Culture Family
Sketchbook History Demographic
DaFont Website Sculpture Free Standing

Vocabulary
Hot Glue Sticks Balance Unity
Hot Glue Gun Composition Pattern
Xacto Knife Color Wheel
Scissors
Drawing Supplies: markers, colored pencils, etc.
Bristol Board
Black Sharpie Marker (other colors if you chose)

Overview
- After completing the handouts and researching
about your name, you will build a sculpture using
the letters from your name. If your name is too
long, feel free to shorten it! Or use a nickname or
middle name.

- Using your favorite lettering, patterns and sym-

bols, you will decorate each ‘bubble letter’ on both
sides, cute those out and insert them by overlap-
ping, weaving, or other interesting ways.

- Research the artists we covered this week: Daud

Akhreiv, Sam Siegal, Carli Bittner, and Seem Kumar!

**Research other Folk Artists and patterns!!!***

Daud Akhreiv patterns and use of colors!

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 Process
1.) Complete research on Folk Artists and pay attention to their use of colors, symbols, and
Textures.

2.) In your sketchbook, create at least 8 thumbnails, each thumbnail measuring 3” x 3”. In each
thumbnail create your own pattern and use your favorite colors. Experiment!!

3.) Once you have finished your thumbnails, look up DaFont and the hundreds of different fonts
they have. What is your favorite? Pick that or come up with your own! It’s up to you.

4.) In your sketchbook draw your name in the lettering you chose or came up with. This sketch
should be using at least a full page of your sketchbook ( no larger than a piece of 7” x 10” paper).
This is your idea or “sloppy copy”. Think of where you will place your lettering and how. If you want,
cut the lettering out. In your final sculpture, your letters do not have to be in order to spell your
name. They can be placed at random. Experiment with attachments. *Reminder: You must attach
each letter to one another by at least “2” different spots in order to make the sculpture stand*

You will be using the Slot-to-Slot attachment method for attaching your pieces together.

5.) Once you are comfortable with moving on, get Bristol Board from the stock closet and begin
drawing out your lettering. *EACH LETTER SHOULD BE 10” - 12” IN HEIGHT AND NO LARGER THAN
12”* After you are finished with that step, cut out each lettering.

6.) Decorate BOTH SIDES of your letters. One letter can have the same patterns and design as the
other side or your can change it up or alternate colors - make it interesting!

7.) Make a base out of Bristol Board. This should be 10” - 12” in width. Decorate the bottom with
bright colors, interesting patterns, and/or symbols. On the other side, write you name and period
number. This is what will be holding your sculpture up. You will be given a pre-cut attachment for
your base to connect the base and your first letter.

ATTACHING PIECES TOGETHER:

8.) Use a hot glue gun, add glue onto the pre-cut triangle stand that I cut. Hot glue one side and
safely and quickly place the glued side down on top of the stand (with your design facing up).

10.) Attach your first letter with at least two parts of the stand. Once attached, use hot glue to
attach the pieces to their final resting place. Do not use a lot of glue. Gently press the trigger on
the glue gun to squeeze minimal glue out.

11.) Continue doing this building up on your sculpture. Remember, you do not have to spell your
name. The letters can go in any order. When you are ready to place your last letter onto your
sculpture, make sure you use the slot-to-slot method to three different points of contact to allow
a stronger standing sculpture in the end. Clean up the excess glue spots and place in your cubby.
 Helpful Information and Reminders
- Experiment with color, shape, form, and patterns.

- Research more Folk Artists that appeal to you!

- Less glue is more glue!

- Do not touch the metal tip on the glue gun. If it is jammed, ask me for assistance!

- When you cut your letters out, hold your scissors in on spot as you cut but do not move the
scissors. Allow your other hand that is holding the paper to move.

- Cut the basic shapes of the letters out first. Then go back and cut close to the outline you made
with the Sharpie,

- The colors, images, symbols must reflect you! We want to see a representation of you in the
letters.

- You will be critiquing two classmates sculptures. One of those two, you will be presenting to the
class. Give feedback based on the Self-Assessment Form.

- Will your sculpture be straight like a column or will the pieces weave and intertwine? Will the
Letters fall to the left then to the right? Play with placement! Experiment! Experiment! Experi-
ment!

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