Day 17-20 - We Build!

The remainder of the week was dedicated to working on our projects for ImaginationLand.  The teams were really rockin'.  Check out their groovy ideas coming together.....

It doesn't get much cooler than painting on a black floor.

Adding tissue paper to our Upside-down tree.

Re-engineering his cardboard condo.  It has a four car garage even!

I cannot begin to express the precision this young man has demonstrated with his house.  :)

Okay, this might not be part of ImaginationLand, but he had so much fun making his robot head.  How could I say no?

The Styrofoam Empire has become a very complex and detailed project.

Love the shirt. Can't say he didn't warn me.

I finally "let go" and allowed them to splatter paint.  It was wild, but they loved it.  At one point, a young lady turned to me with pure joy on her face and said, "Miss Jessica!  I am having SO much fun!!"  The mess was worth it.

They decided to add vines to the tree.  Here is their day's accomplishment.

Only a few more days until ImaginationLand is a reality.

This project was made possible through the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Arts in Education Partnership is administered in sw PA by Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts (PF/PCA) is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence in visual arts – specifically film, video, photography, digital media, and fine and creative arts and crafts; the provision of equipment and facilities for artists; the conduct of instructional programs; and the stimulation of public understanding and awareness through exhibitions, demonstrations, and sales. 

School & Community Programs at PF/PCA is dedicated to bringing high quality arts services to tens of thousands of participants at schools, nonprofit service agencies, and community organizations working with both children and adults in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties through our partnership with the Arts in Education division of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.. Our programs are designed to place trained, knowledgeable, and practicing artists into school and community settings where they can share the benefits of the creative process.