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Jeweled Concrete Dinosaur Sculpture
Design by: Betsy Schulz + Preschoolers
Built & Sculpted by: Schulz & Hans Tegebo
Mosaic by: Preschool Class Volunteers
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Case Study (PDF Format 5.9MB)
Betsy Schulz and Linda Danninger worked
with the 2003 preschool class from Hanna Fenichel to create a
sculpture for the annual school fund-raiser. During the project
the children were exposed to the work of Nikki De Saint Phalle.
They took a field trip to Balboa Park to view her sculptures
and looked at numerous books about the artist’s work. They
were also encouraged to create mosaics in class using paper,
magnets, beads and other materials. Then they were asked to create
their own creature to mosaic. They picked a dinosaur as their
creature. We made a model then scaled it up to create a 7’ x
3’ x 3’ sculpture that the children could climb on.
The parents, children and teachers mosaiced the piece. The mosaic
materials were donated by T.B. Penick & Sons for this project.
The Gans family under-wrote the project for $1,000 during the
spring fundraiser of 2003.
(1) The preschool class & their parents at
the project start.
(2) Hans filling the mold of plastic bags with concrete.
(3) The mold was removed after six hours & the shape was sculpted
until it was smooth.
(4) The children separated the marbles & tiles
by color.
(5) Each school day for a month the children at Hanna Fenichel put marbles
on the concrete sculpture base.
(6) The children mosaiced the small model too. It gave them an opportunity
to use their small motor skills. We worked in groups of two for three
days until the model was finished.
(7,8) This activity gave the children an opportunity
to understand and experience project-based learning. Also they were
able to relate the art inspiration to the final product. Children
have an amazing capacity to learn, understand & create.
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