Sculpture Sketchbook Prompts

Complete one of the following homework assignments each week in your sketchbook OR using a quick
sculpture challenge. They are due Wednesdays by uploading them to your blog. Each assignment should take
about 60 min to complete. If the work clearly took significantly less than 60 minutes to complete, it will not be
accepted. You may work on these in any order. Sketchbooks are graded for completion, and is worth 10% of
your overall grade. Fill up the ENTIRE page if it is in your sketchbook.

Choose from the list below for sketchbooks.

Small/ Quick sculpture challenges: (see my blog for more explanation)
 Repeating small shape sculpture
 Newspaper/Tape challenge
 TP challenge
 Cardboard Challenge
 Small Assemblage with yarn wrap
 Styrofoam cup sculpture challenge
 Paper sculpture
 James Brunt / Andy Goldsworthy environment sculpture challenge

Sketchbook Planning:
 Design a monument to your favorite book (no words!!)
 Design a sculpture proposal addressing a social or political concern
 Design an outdoor sculpture that moves with the wind
 Combine at least 3 animals to create a monster sculpture design
 Find 3 examples of sculptures that are inspirational to you and glue in your sketchbook. Write why you like
each piece.

Sketchbook Visual Journal project profiles for current projects:

 Wire contour hanging sculpture
 Platonic Solids
 Skull Pinch pot
 Floral Foam abstraction
 Assemblage creature
 Yarn covered assemblage junk sculpture
 Giacometti Sculpture
 Cardboard Sculpture
 Poster board balance relief sculpture

Bonus Points!!!
Sculpture is literally EVERYWHERE!! If you would like bonus points added to your sketchbook each week, simply
find sculpture out there in the world (it could be in a retail store display, in your neighbor’s garden, at a local
restaurant, or yes, a museum also.)

1. Take a photo of your found sculpture to post to your blog.

2. Add text telling me….
a. where you found it and
b. what you thought about it. (don’t just say “I like it…..” be sure to explain why you like something, or
dislike it, or really anything you thought about it. Each time you do this, +10 bonus points will be
added to your sketchbook assignment for that week!!