701 CCA Summer Camp: Kinetic Sculpture

In this class, every student will create a hanging, interactive sculpture! Each design will be unique and developed intuitively; responding to the need for light, shape, engagement of space, and movement. Students will use sustainable materials such as pliable reed, and manipulate them into hybrid forms. The armature will be composed of linear reed and bond together with string. In the final stage, vibrant natural paper will be purposefully placed to define the positive and negative space.

Instructor: Blakely Sheely is a certified K-12 art educator. She has a BA in studio art from Winthrop University and a Masters in Art Teaching from Lander University. Ms. Sheely is a working artist in fiber, ceramics, jewelry, and metals. She is a National Board Certified 3D art educator at Dutch Fork High School, where she has taught sculpture for nine years. She has also taught workshops for children at The Bead Café, The Beaded Venus, and the Columbia Museum of Art.