Animal Architects: Weaver, Beaver, Bower (Part Three)

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.

This week, we finish off our Weaver, Beaver, Bower miniseries by working in clay to create an imaginary habitat.

Materials Needed:

• Clay, plasticine or playdough
• Shallow water container
• Cloth or rag for hand wiping
• Cardboard, cut to 60x30cm
• Small rocks or pebbles
• Leaves or grasses
• Twigs
• Rolling pin or dowel
• Texture tools (utensils, buttons, combs, etc.)
• Two-three pieces of copy paper
• A dishtowel or broadcloth
• And finally, crayons or pencil crayons