MoMa's Summer in the Making Program

                                                               Photo Credit to: Nicole Katav

During the summer I decided to sign up and participate in MoMA's Summer in the Making Program. I participated in their wood shop class: Double Jointed. Throughout the class we explored various forms of wood art including carving, paper-mache and constructing.  We used a variety of different materials throughout the course of the class. We used: cardboard, paper, glue, power drills, hammers, nails, staplers, carving knives, exacto knives, pliers, twine, and different types of wood. The people I met during this program were amazing, especially our teachers: Keith and Natalie who dedicated the time to come up with and guide us with our exciting projects. Each week we working on something new and different. One week we working on making a boat out of found tree branches, another week we went to Tri-Lox (a wood-shop located in Brooklyn) to make go carts, and during another we worked on making paper-mache body forms. 

Our last week at MoMa was dedicated on making our final individual project. At first I had trouble deciding what to work on. I originally wanted to carve out a car from Balsa wood but decided against it. Later I remembered coming across this poster: http://www.forhumanpeoples.com/collections/philip-defranco/products/love-with-guns-poster    and falling in love with it. The image is open to so many interpretations. I proceeded to sketch the image in my book to then begin carving it out the next day in class. (I had to make a few alterations,  the machine gun that was supposed to characterize the letter "e" was too big so I decided carve out an image of a dagger with three bullets. After carving and sanding I used a wood burner to outline the images. 

Opening Night for the Summer 2012 Teen Art Show was amazing. The students in the Double Jointed class and students from the other classes: Click-MoMa, Dumpster Diving, and Crossing the Border were able to present their art and have their art be displayed at MoMa for a little over a month. I was able to mingle with other students from different classes and learn about their experiences at MoMa's In the Making Program. 

Ultimately, this class was truly a fun, innovating, productive and inspiring!

For more pictures of the Summer 2012 Teen Art Show please visit MoMa Teen's facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151130322879600.461508.18789289599&type=3