To celebrate the 4th graders’ clay skills, each student created a dinner set consisting of a cup, spoon, plate, and bowl using hand building, slab, and coil techniques. We learned about art connected to food (especially Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party – the whole piece is on permanent display at the Brooklyn Museum of Art! http://tinyurl.com/5z2n5t) and watched videos of performance art related to dining. Each class then collaboratively planned a performance.

4D’s performance centered around edible sculpture. John, the Director of Dining at school, generously shared apples, cheese, knives, and cutting boards with us to play with. The class made celebratory banners and some amazing sculptures! Check out our video and pictures:

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