Children Inspire Glass Project
Posted by Jim Wayman on Mar 28, 2017
Dr. Jennie Long, who has been involved in the Early Childhood Program at Emporia State University for the past five years, described the Children Inspire Glass Project. This project celebrates children, their imaginations and creative expressions in collaboration with instructors and students from various educational disciplines who share this enthusiasm. Children 5-10 years old create a 2-D creature on paper and a story about their creature. With the help of the ESU students, the kids create a 3-D clay object of their creature. The ESU glass blowing students then reproduce that creature into a 3-D glass sculpture. The kids have an opportunity to critique their glass sculpture once more before the final glass sculpture is completed in full color. What a great opportunity for the kids of the Emporia area and the ESU students.For more information, and images of many of the creatures that have been created, click HERE.