Lesson conducted by local artist David Chan on every Thursday at 1230pm - 330pm in NIE-3-B2-01
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Lesson 1 - 15 August 2013
was very happy to find out that we would be making recycled paper .... though making recycled paper has been in our P5 SOW for the last 2 years, the tips picked up in this lesson is gonna improved it by leaps and bounds.... =D
and my favourite tip for the day is -
use toilet paper instead of shredded paper to make the paper pulp just so that the excess can be flush into the toilet bowl!!!! wahahahaha
this is like a saviour tip la.... we had so much problem with the disposal issue and had clogged up the sink in the art room at least 4 times in the last 2 years.... =P
*never use glossy paper or newspaper due to the presence of ammonia and oil... but i guess we can always like the kiddos explore the different kind of materials so decide on which is the best paper to make recycled paper.
anyway,
step 1:
add 2 part water (warm water preferred so that the fiber of the paper can be broken down faster) to 1 part toilet paper, blend and leave it for at least 2 hours
*a scoop of white glue can be added to the mixture to reduce bleeding of paint/ink through the dried paper
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| toilet paper pulp... kind of gross actually...=P |
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| with coloured dye |
step 2:
prepare a pail/tub of water that is big enough for the sieve and ur hands
step 3:
place the sieve in the tray + pour some paper pulp into the tray and ensure an even distribution of paper pulp before lifting up the sieve
step 4:
press a piece of canvas over the paper pulp to remove excess water
step 5:
placed the sieve on a table cloth and press on the canvas with another cloth to remove as much water as possible
an empty bottle can help to make the task easier... =)
Step 6:
remove the paper and canvas from the sieve carefully
7:
place another canvas over the paper pressed them together before removing the paper from both canvas for drying on the rack
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my first attempt - Failed miserably... ='(
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| in the shape of north america???? |
2nd attempt - not too bad
3rd attempt - got lobang.... =(
anyway, David said that my recycled paper might become 'crispy biscuits' when they dried cos i had left out a very crucial step - step 7..... i didnt use the second canvas to hold the fiber of the paper together.... and did i mentioned that i was a super big mouth who went around telling my course-mates that there's no need for the second canvas.... and they believed me.....
i truly believed that the second canvas was not needed at the time when i told ur oh....
this grave mistake highlights that :
(1) i need to stay focus and pay more attention in class
(2) i should keep my big mouth shut
(3) when giving instruction, it is very important to let the pupils know the importance of each and every step and the possible consequences if the steps are not adhered to during the demonstration but on the other hand, allowing them to continue with their mistakes and point it out when the consequences occur might help them to remember it better too oh
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updates from lesson 2:
the papers turned out fine.... =).... just a little curly wurly at the edges
after thoughts:
am definitely gonna try the toilet paper thingy with the P5 next year and hopefully next year's batch will not be as 'crispy biscuit' as this year's..... =) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
this is part 6 of 7 parts to the series "Advanced Diploma in Primary Art Education". A series of blog posts that are updated weekly (from aug - nov) to document the activities, progress and learning point(s) from the week's lessons... =)
Part 5 - IVP4405: Artistic Development of Children
Part 7 - IVP4407: Curriculum Development and Assessment
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