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OUT OF THIS WORLD: WORKS BY STEVE TOBIN Family Activity Guide

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OUT  OF  THIS  WORLD:  WORKS  BY  STEVE  TOBIN  

Family  Activity  Guide  

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Start  your  exploration  outside  the  museum  on  Pine  Street.    

ABC  Art    

Find  this  sculpture.  Look  closely.  What  is  it  made  out  of?      ____________________________________________    Can  you  find  the  letters  that  spell  your  name?  Write  it  below:    ____________________________________________    Bonus  Challenge:  Find  all  the  letters  in  the  alphabet!    

   

Color  BINGO  Steve  Tobin  uses  all  the  colors  of  the  rainbow  in  his  artwork.  Put  an  X  through  the  box  when  you  find  the  color  in  one  of  his  sculptures.  When  you  get  four  X’s  horizontally,  vertically,  or  diagonally,  you  win!  Can  you  fill  the  entire  board?  

Pink   Purple    

   

Gold   Brown    

 Orange  

Blue   Red    

Black    

 

Emerald   Teal    

 Gray  

Photo credit by Mary Naydan 2014

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Romeo  &  Juliet  Find  this  sculpture  on  the  lawn  between  the  museum  and  the  library.    Unlike  most  of  Steve  Tobin’s  other  Roots,  this  one  has  a  title.  This  sculpture  is  named  after  two  characters  from  William  Shakespeare’s  most  famous  play,  Romeo  and  Juliet.  Romeo  and  Juliet  were  very  much  in  love,  but  their  feuding  families  never  wanted  them  to  be  together.    Talk  about  what  Steve  Tobin  shows  you  in  these  Roots  that  reminds  you  of:    

• Love  and  Hate  • Unity  and  Separation  • Friendship  and  Conflict  • Joy  and  Sadness  • Parents  and  Children    

What  Do  You  See?    Choose  your  favorite  Steelroots  sculpture  on  Pine  Street  or  in  the  Pfundt  Sculpture  Garden.  What  do  you  see  when  you  look  at  it?  A  dinosaur  skeleton?  Two  tango  dancers?  Draw  or  write  about  it  in  the  box  below.    

Photo credit by Mary Naydan 2014

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Steelroots:  3D  Calligraphy    

Steve  Tobin’s  fluid  lines  are  inspired  by  Japanese  calligraphy,  the  art  of  drawing  Japanese  characters  with  a  bamboo  brush  and  black  ink.  You  can  see  the  influence  in  Tobin’s  Sumi  Ink  Drawings,  like  this  one  here.    

For  some  of  Tobin’s  sculptures,  the  sun  even  casts  shadows  on  the  ground  in  the  shape  of  actual  Japanese  characters!        

Circle  the  Japanese  character  below  that  you  think  inspired  all  of  the  Steelroots  sculptures.  The  answer  is  at  the  bottom  of  this  page.      

                 A.                    B.                    C.            

‘mankind’                  ‘life’              ‘power’    

   

   Use  the  side  of  your  pencil  to  draw  your  favorite  Steelroots  sculpture  in  the  style  of  Japanese  calligraphy.          

Answer:  A.  ‘mankind.’    The  character  (and  the  Steelroots  sculptures)  look  like  two  legs  joined  to  a  body.    

Photo credit © Steve Tobin 2014

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Forest  Floors:  Make  Your  Own  Scavenger  Hunt  

 Just  like  landscape  painters,  Steve  Tobin  is  inspired  by  the  beauty  of  the  natural  world  around  him.  Go  into  the  Pfundt  Sculpture  Garden  and  write  down  some  of  the  objects  that  you  find  in  his  Forest  Floors  works  on  the  lines  below.  Then,  venture  inside  the  museum  to  the  Lenfest  Exhibition  of  Pennsylvania  Impressionism.  Put  a  check  mark  (✓)  in  the  box  next  to  the  objects  that  you  can  also  find  in  the  paintings  in  the  landscape  gallery.        

   

   

Photo credit © Steve Tobin 2014

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Explosions  of  Creativity    

Find  your  favorite  exploding  pot  in  the  gallery  exhibit!  Why  do  you  like  it?    Steve  Tobin  is  an  artist  with  a  love  of  science.  He  experimented  for  years  with  exploding  clay  pots.  How  does  he  make  them?  Guess  the  order  of  the  steps  below  by  numbering  them  1-­‐7.  Check  your  answer  at  the  bottom  of  this  page.                                  ______    A.  Place  a  firework  inside  the  clay  block  and  watch  it  explode!  

   

______    B.  Let  the  piece  dry  for  several  months  to  a  year.  

   ______    C.  Load  the  piece  into  an  oven  (called  a  kiln)  and  fire  it  for  2  weeks  at  2400  degrees.  

     

______    D.  Texture  the  entire  outside  surface  of  the  clay  with  lines.  

   

______    E.  Pour  clear  glass  in  the  bottom  of  the  clay  piece.  When  the  liquid  glass  is  heated,  it  mixes  with  the  metals  from  the  firework  to  make  the  glowing  reds,  blues,  and  greens  you  see!  

   

______    F.  Form  a  rectangular  block  of  wet  clay.      

______    G.  Open  the  kiln  at  900  degrees  to  crackle  the  glass.           Answer:  A.  3;  B.  4;  C.  6;  D.  2;  E.  5;  F.  1;  G.  7  

Photo credit © Steve Tobin 2014

Photo credit © Steve Tobin 2014

Photo credit © Steve Tobin 2014

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Lantern  House  Scavenger  Hunt    

Steve  Tobin  created  a  whole  house  made  only  from  old  glass  slides.    Can  you  find  the  following  items  in  the  slides?  Place  a  check  mark  (✓)  in  the  box  next  to  the  objects  you  can  find.  

 

  Statue    

  Painting    

  Portrait    

  Cartoon    

  Coin    

  X-­‐ray    

  Big  building    

  Small  building    

  New  building    

  Old  building    

  Beach    

  City    

  Country    

  Desert    

  Bird    

  Forest  animal    

  Insect    

  Farm  animal    

  Sea  creature    

  Desert  animal    

  Flower    

  Tree  

    Plant  

 

  Fruit    

  Vegetable    

  Moving  person    

  Sitting  person    

  Running  person    

  Old  person    

  Young  person    

  Colorful  slide    

  Black  and  white  slide    

Photo credit © Steve Tobin 2014

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Try  This  at  Home!    

You  can  be  an  artist  just  like  Steve  Tobin!  Try  these  fun  and  easy  activities  at  home  to  make  your  own  masterpieces.                          

 

Make  Your  Own  Steelroots  Directions:    Use  any  of  these  materials  to  build  your  own  Steelroots-­‐inspired  sculpture:  ê Pipe  cleaners  ê Newspaper  ê Drinking  straws  ê Paper  towel  and  toilet  paper  rolls  ê Toothpicks  and  mini  marshmallows  

 

Paper  Maché  Bowl Supplies:  ★  Newspaper  strips                      ★  Small  bowl  ★  Elmer’s  Glue                      ★  Water  ★  Food  coloring  (optional)          ★  Balloon  

Directions:  1. Mix  Elmer’s  Glue  and  water  in  a  bowl.  (Optional:  Put  a  few  drops  of  food  coloring  into  the  glue  and  water  to  make  a  colorful  bowl.)  

2. Blow  up  the  balloon.  3. Make  paper  maché  by  dipping  newspaper  into  the  bowl.  4. Attach  the  newspaper  strips  around  half  of  the  balloon  so  that  it  forms  the  shape  of  a  bowl.  

5. After  the  newspaper  strips  are  dry,  pop  the  balloon.  6. Optional:  To  make  your  bowl  look  more  like  Steve  Tobin’s  exploded  clay  pots,  rip  the  edges  of  the  newspaper.  

Out of This World: Works by Steve Tobin is generously supported by Visit Bucks County and an anonymous friend of the Museum.

Photo credit by Kenneth Ek

Earth  Art Supplies:  

ê Your  backyard!  ê Cardboard  (optional)  ê Elmer’s  Glue  (optional)  

Directions:  1. Collect  twigs,  leaves,  grass,  acorns,  pinecones,  stones,  and  flowers  from  your  backyard.  

2. Arrange  your  items  in  fun  shapes  and  patterns.  

3. Leave  your  sculpture  outside  to  interact  with  the  wind  and  rain,  or  glue  it  down  on  a  piece  of  cardboard  and  bring  it  inside!  

Colorful  Creations:  Tie-­‐dye Supplies:    ★  Tape       ★  Spray  bottle  ★  Vinegar       ★  Water  ★  Coffee  filter     ★  Food  coloring  ★  Baking  soda  Directions:  1. Tape  the  coffee  filter  down  on  some  newspaper.  

2. Scoop  out  some  baking  soda  onto  the  coffee  filter,  and  then  add  a  few  drops  of  food  coloring  on  top.  

3. In  a  spray  bottle,  mix  ¾  vinegar  and  ¼  water  solution.    Spray  the  coffee  filter  and  baking  soda.  

4. Watch  the  coffee  filter  fizz  and  bubble!  After  the  fizzing  has  stopped,  let  the  coffee  filter  dry.

The Outdoor Sculpture program is sponsored by Fulton Bank.  

MichenerArtMuseum.org

Find out more at learn.MichenerArtMuseum.org  

Cover photo © Steve Tobin 2014

Activity Guide created by Amber Fitch and Mary Naydan 2014