Middle School Studio Lesson
A SECOND LIFE
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As an art teacher with twenty-four years teaching experience, I am constantly scrounging for material
to put to creative use. Recently, the
Appalachian Arts Initiative donated
to me more than 400 CDs left over
from a concert. In addition, the music
teacher at my school donated several
circular discs made from foam insulation (formerly large “plates” from a
Kathleen Snoderly
play). For about a week, I wrestled with
the best way to put all these goodies
to use.
Glass Revelations
Cutting a few CDs apart with scissors, I found that the process created
somewhat brittle shards. As a result,
I started to paint a few with acrylic,
finding to my amazement that the
paint gave the CDs a leathery, more
