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Wantagh Elementary School fifth grader Anthony Ambrosio watched as art teacher Taylor Potish used a heat gun to mold his colorful creation to resemble a glass flower.
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The glass flowers of Dave Chihuly was the inspiration for a fifth grade art project at Wantagh Elementary School.
Students made colorful designs on Shrinky Dink clear plastic sheets, then cut out their unusual shapes. Art teacher Taylor Potish then placed the creations over a bowl and used a heat gun to mold them into 3D objects resembling flowers. The finished products were then hung on a bulletin board across from the art room to create a flower garden.
“My fifth graders were very excited to emulate the work of famous glass-blowing artist Dave Chihuly,” Potish said. “It’s been a very fun project for them.”
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