By the 5th graders of Emerson Gridley, after school, Champs program. Organizer - Deborah Sementelli in Erie, PA
By the 5th graders of Emerson Gridley, after school, Champs program. Organizer - Deborah Sementelli in Erie, PA
Title - Our Earth
Dream Theme - Community
Photography, fuzing, paint, fiber and handstitching.
"Our panel for the Dream Rocket was designed by the 5th graders of the Emerson Gridley, after school, Champs program. I worked with the students for a 28 day Artist redency after school from 3-5pm. We spent a number of days in the computer room looking at the Dream Rocket web pages and then talking about all the ideas they had as to a design og their own.
We worked with color theory, did rubbings, learned basic sewing skills and basic design concepts. Each of the 12 students made their own fabric panels that they got to take home at the end of the project. The Dream Rocket project ideas were tossed around and it wasn't until Earth day that we finally committed to an idea. I split the students up into groups and each group was given a letter of the word Earth to act out.
We had a lof of fun working together and the students not only enjoyed hamming it up in the photos, but having their image on the quilt made the project even more important to each of them. Daily discussions were held on the Dream Rocket concept, the individual student's dreams of their future, world events and their community at home.
I know the overall experience is one the children will remember for life."
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★What IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE?
As the leading voice for collaborative public art projects around the world, the International Fiber Collaborative is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary art & craft through educational experiences. We are committed to developing vital education programs that elevate, expand, modernize and enhance the image of collaboration and education today.
★WHAT IS THE DREAM ROCKET PROJECT?
The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York
★I VALUE THE ARTS!!!!
The International Fiber Collaborative is able to share the power of a collaboration and art, thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome any amount of donations and remember the International Fiber Collaborative is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, making this gift tax deductible.
Donate Today at: www.thedreamrocket.com/support-the-dream-rocket
See our Online Flickr Photo Album at: www.flickr.com/photos/thedreamrocket/
★★★SIGN UP AT WWW.THEDREAMROCKET.COM
By the 5th graders of Emerson Gridley, after school, Champs program. Organizer - Deborah Sementelli in Erie, PA
By the 5th graders of Emerson Gridley, after school, Champs program. Organizer - Deborah Sementelli in Erie, PA
Title - Our Earth
Dream Theme - Community
Photography, fuzing, paint, fiber and handstitching.
"Our panel for the Dream Rocket was designed by the 5th graders of the Emerson Gridley, after school, Champs program. I worked with the students for a 28 day Artist redency after school from 3-5pm. We spent a number of days in the computer room looking at the Dream Rocket web pages and then talking about all the ideas they had as to a design og their own.
We worked with color theory, did rubbings, learned basic sewing skills and basic design concepts. Each of the 12 students made their own fabric panels that they got to take home at the end of the project. The Dream Rocket project ideas were tossed around and it wasn't until Earth day that we finally committed to an idea. I split the students up into groups and each group was given a letter of the word Earth to act out.
We had a lof of fun working together and the students not only enjoyed hamming it up in the photos, but having their image on the quilt made the project even more important to each of them. Daily discussions were held on the Dream Rocket concept, the individual student's dreams of their future, world events and their community at home.
I know the overall experience is one the children will remember for life."
-------------------------------------------
★What IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIBER COLLABORATIVE?
As the leading voice for collaborative public art projects around the world, the International Fiber Collaborative is dedicated to promoting understanding and appreciation of contemporary art & craft through educational experiences. We are committed to developing vital education programs that elevate, expand, modernize and enhance the image of collaboration and education today.
★WHAT IS THE DREAM ROCKET PROJECT?
The Dream Rocket Team is collecting nearly 8,000 artworks from participants around the globe. The artwork will be assembled together to create a massive cover in which will wrap a 37 story Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. We will also be displaying submitted artwork in dozens of national venues prior to the wrapping of the Saturn V. Additionally, we are posting images of submitted artwork & their stories on our Website, Flickr, and Facebook.The Dream Rocket project uses the Saturn V Moon Rocket as a symbolism of universal values of the human spirit. Optimism, hope,
caring for our natural resources, scientific exploration, and harnessing technological advancements for a better quality of life while safeguarding our communities, are all common desires across national and international boundaries. Participants are able to express and learn about these values through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, participants are asked to write an essay explaining their artwork, and the dream theme in which they chose.
★How can I Participate & Have my Artwork Displayed?
The Dream Rocket project would like to challenge you to ‘Dare to Dream’. To dream about your future and the future of our world through dream themes such as health, community, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and so on. We would like you to use your selected Dream Theme to express, explore, and create your vision on your section of the wrap. We hope that you are able to express and learn through this creative collaboration. With the completion of each artwork, you are asked to write a brief essay explaining your artwork, and the dream theme in which you chose.
“The Saturn V is the ideal icon to represent a big dream. This rocket was designed and built as a collaboration of nearly half-a-million people and allowed our human species to venture beyond our world and stand on ANOTHER - SURELY one of the biggest dreams of all time. ENABLING THE DREAMS of young people to touch this mighty rocket sends a powerful message in conjunction with creating an educational curriculum to engage students to embrace the power of learning through many important subjects”
-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, New York
★I VALUE THE ARTS!!!!
The International Fiber Collaborative is able to share the power of a collaboration and art, thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome any amount of donations and remember the International Fiber Collaborative is exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, making this gift tax deductible.
Donate Today at: www.thedreamrocket.com/support-the-dream-rocket
See our Online Flickr Photo Album at: www.flickr.com/photos/thedreamrocket/
★★★SIGN UP AT WWW.THEDREAMROCKET.COM