Animal Architects: Weaver, Beaver, Bower

Join AGA Educator Kerri in our studio this summer and discover the creative habits and building behaviours of animals. Inspired by our children’s gallery exhibition Animal Architects, we’ll examine a new animal or insect each week to better understand how they make and build. Then, we’ll make an artwork inspired by nature’s artistry.

Gather up the listed supplies from around your home, review our prep list and meet us online on Saturdays at 10am! Register through Webinarjam.

What do weavers, beavers and bowers have in common? This week we’ll explore the connection to create a personal bower or lodge.

Materials Needed:

• Cardboard, approximately 30 cm x 30 cm 
• Three objects that represent who you are, such as pictures, photos, figurines, nature objects, etc. 
• Three-five ideas such as your favourite colour, toy, words or things you like to do 
• A handful of found materials such as beads, charms, sequins or buttons 
• 10-15 sheets of copy paper 
• 20 strips of coloured paper such as construction paper or copy paper 
• Tape 
• Drawing materials such as crayons, pencil crayons, pastels or markers 
• Scissors 

To Prep: Cut coloured paper into 2.5 cm (1 inch) strips