3rd and 4th Grade Jen Stark Contemporary Paper Art

Have you heard of Contemporary Artist, Jen Stark? She is great! She creates amazing paper sculptures and her ideas come from the sophisticated and intricate designs found in nature that incorporate repetition and organic shapes. We learned all about her through a powerpoint and a quick video before tackling our own paper sculptures.  Each student made 2 paper sculptures to add to our hallway display.  They began by drawing a small geometric or organic shape on a piece of construction paper, then cut it out and glued it down onto the corner of another piece of paper with a glue stick.  Then, using scissors they cut around their shape, replicating it.  They kept doing this until their paper was no longer large enough to fit their shape.

The students were really into this project and their finished pieces turned out more amazing than I ever expected!