wire sculptures from project papillon

It was my first time teaching art abroad, but I will say that it was really amazing to see the children's response to the projects I did with them.

With the support of my coworkers and students from my middle school, we were able to raise some money to help L.O.V. E with our work with children from developing countries. We raised enough money for me to buy some art supplies to bring over to Haiti.

The first project I taught the children was wire sculpture. The theme was for them to create a sculpture to show what they do in their free time. We got all sorts of fun sculptures from them that day, but the real fun was seeing what they do with the sculptures afterward. The children realized what they can do with the wires and started dismantling their original sculpture to create something that was uniquely their own. Here are the results: