Environmental News: Recycling Our Trees Ms. Liepins and Mr. Pierce

Why Are Trees Important? Trees Produce Oxygen Trees Produce Oxygen They provide a habitat for animals and birds. They provide a habitat for animals and birds. Provide shade from the sun in the summer Provide shade from the sun in the summer Trees clean the air. Trees clean the air. Trees can provide protection. Trees can provide protection. Mmm, fruit. Mmm, fruit. Trees can provide a place for children to play. Trees can provide a place for children to play. “Beauty, pure beauty.” “Beauty, pure beauty.”

Cutting Down Trees Deforestation – the act or result of cutting down or burning all the trees in an area. Deforestation – the act or result of cutting down or burning all the trees in an area. Can lead to: Poor quality of soil Erosion or droughts Decrease or extinction of plant and animal species Increased carbon dioxide in atmosphere Less production of oxygen

Recycling Newspaper There are 63 million newspapers printed each day in the U.S. Of these, 44 million, or about 69%, of them will be thrown away. Recycling just the Sunday papers would save more than half a million trees every week. There are 63 million newspapers printed each day in the U.S. Of these, 44 million, or about 69%, of them will be thrown away. Recycling just the Sunday papers would save more than half a million trees every week.

Vocabulary art that employs more than one material. Mixed Media the technique of creating a sculpture by joining together individual pieces or segments, sometimes “found” objects that originally served another purpose. Assemblage

Upcycling the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality.

Form An element of art that is three-dimensional and takes up space. Height + Width + Depth (as in a cube, a sphere, a pyramid, or a cylinder). Form may also be free flowing

Sal Villano born in New York City in 1944 born in New York City in 1944 studied at The Art Students League in Manhattan studied at The Art Students League in Manhattan Since 1969, he has created thousands of tree sculptures Since 1969, he has created thousands of tree sculptures “The inspiration for creating my sculpture grew from a lifetime love of trees. I find the structure of trees to be one of the perfections in nature. With their roots embracing the earth; in winter they show their bones, in spring gentle buds, in summer a canopy of green and in fall a magical kaleidoscope of colors. Beauty, pure beauty.” “The inspiration for creating my sculpture grew from a lifetime love of trees. I find the structure of trees to be one of the perfections in nature. With their roots embracing the earth; in winter they show their bones, in spring gentle buds, in summer a canopy of green and in fall a magical kaleidoscope of colors. Beauty, pure beauty.”

Sal Villano’s Trees Small Apple Tree No. 2 4" X 5"X4" 4" X 5"X4" Autumn Bonsai Autumn Bonsai 16”x13”x12” 16”x13”x12”

Small Wind Swept 5"W x 4"H x 4"D 5"W x 4"H x 4"D

Gustav Klimt The Tree of Life By Gustav Klimt

Dave Ritinger Color Pencil Tree, 2011 Color Pencil Tree, 2011

Your Project Create a recycled tree made from newspaper and secondary materials that belongs in a realistic or fantastical environment. Create a recycled tree made from newspaper and secondary materials that belongs in a realistic or fantastical environment. “Let’s Roll!”

Stages of the Project

Day 2

Creative Inspiration

Twisted & Turned

Animated Worlds

Bringing Trees to Life

Materials make it unique