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Kate Casanova


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  1. Gut Feeling
  2. Metabodies
  3. Deep Skin
  4. Miniature Exhibitions
  5. The Fulfillment Center
  6. Grossly Affectionate
  7. Of Mind & Body
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  10. Spectras
  11. Fungi
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3D APPROACHES



Course Description & SyllabusLook at the world around you. Everything you see, everything you touch, is made of matter. Even our bodies consist of matter. It can be easy to take the three-dimensional world for granted because it is right under our noses. But what happens when we start to truly see material, form and space? Rather than being passive participants in our environment, this awareness gives us the power to think critically about how the world is constructed and our role in the shaping of physical reality. This course explores the properties of, and relationships between material, form and space and how we, as humans, make sense of this world we call the three dimensions.

In this course, students are introduced to spatial thinking, the fundamentals of structure and construction, and the formal language of three dimensional forms. Applying a variety of materials, explorations include additive and subtractive methods, basic mold making, and an introduction to hand tools. Emphasis is placed on subjectivity, artistic choice and craft, alongside the beginnings of content and conceptual development.

Cardboard Insect


Students created an accurate, three dimensional model of an insect out of cardboard that demonstrates skilled use of representation, scale and material transformation.


Students at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science Students with their insects Mako Anadaa Sydney Dryke Maeve Lonsway Jason Duncan Halle Moore Mia Krueger




Object of Personal Significance


Students sculpted an object of personal significance out of plasticine clay to be held in their hand. They then created a life casting of thier hand in a position holding their object. The casts were created with alginate mold and hydrocal casting material.  

Zac Abero Lilia Onstott Ashlyn Bennett Deke Kemper Daleannie Drys Joe Kaufman Ari Wiggins Karla Chavez Sage Andersohn Halle Moore Lisa Long Anne Didier


Wire Household Object


Students created a replica of a household object, as accurately as possible, using wire to "draw" the object three-dimensionally.

Maverick Bartholomew Morgan Sirota Morgan Sirota Nour Zouhou Maddie Fetchick Ari Wiggins Lilia Onstott


Intuitive Carving


Students carved a sculpture from a block of balsa wood, without a form in mind, instead letting the wood and the process of carving dictate the form. They referenced a provided vocabulary list to prompt them to push the form as far as possible.

David Hattan Mya Vander Pol David Halpern Maverick Bartholomew Evelyn Gibson Morgan Sirota


Illuminated Sculpture


Students created illuminated sculptures out of reed and covered them with a paper surface. The objects have an interior and exterior, are visually related but not  identical, and are designed to sit on a pedestal.

Annie Drysdale Mya Vander Pol Nour Zouhou Morgan Sirota Evelyn Gibson Nour Zouhou



Cube Transformation


Students created a sculpture from either a 2 x 2 foot sheet of plywood or a 6 x 6 inch block of basswood. They cut their wood into a set number of pieces and attach them back together to create a three-dimensional work designed to be viewed from every side.



Modular Design


Students created a three-dimensional design consisting of three modular units using clay, a one-part mold, and plaster.

Sydney Dryke


Group Cardboard Project


These class sections partnered with DU's Center for Sustainability to create a large scale artwork that would generate awareness around an ecological issue. One group choose the plight or honney bees, and the other group, the issue of waste diversion at DU. Students worked together to design and create realistic three dimensional versions of objects out of cardboard that demonstrated skilled use of representation, scale and material transformation.




The Grocery Store


Students created accurate, three-dimensional models of food, one being a packaged food item with the other a fruit/vegetable, that demonstrate the skilled use of representation, scale and material transformation. They sculpted the objects out of foam, covered them with a layer of paper clay, sanded and then painted them.
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