The Paper Sculpture Show

Yes, as I mentioned before, today was my long awaited field trip:

We board our white bus to set off on our way. Before leaving the school parking lot, the art teacher told us that she didn't know the way to Purdue's campus. This is very sad because if you live in the same town as a college, you should know how to get there.

Well, after her turning the wrong way out of the parking lot, we were on our way...
... the long way.

When we arrived, we couldn't find the spot we were supposed to park in. My teacher, still a little lost, decided that she should pull into a drive and park right next to a 'Do Not Enter' sign. Smart, eh? So, we walk in the freezing cold to the Purdue Memorial Union, a very nice building. We got a half hour to ourselves to eat, but while everyone was eating, I sped down to the basement to play a round of DDR with my friend Sadie. After that, I got a delicious soft pretzel and marinara sauce to eat. When I finished eating that, I went and got me a tea from Starbucks. My tongue is still numb from it's unbearable heat!

So, after all the goofing around, we got to finally see some of the art that we came there for, but not until we walk to another building. Once we got to the galley, we looked at all of the photographs there. They were all black and white pictures of scientific experiments. I guess it was trying to show that there was a link between art and science?

After seeing the photos, we went to one of the most exciting parts of my day. It was called the Paper Sculpture Show. It is a show where YOU are the artist (Wow, this sounds like some propaganda poster). There are a series of papers laying around in piles, and you choose which one you want to make. There are most likely going to be some examples hanging on the wall or on the shelf of every sculpture available. Once you make something from the instructions, or your own invention, you get to choose a spot to put it in the room. That way, the show is always getting new things and it is rather interesting to look at. Some people's sculptures were REALLY stupid. IE: a mans face with a other mans nose on it...

...yes, there have been little kids there. Beware.

So, after finally finding our way back to school from there, we got on another bus to come home on. It was a really fun day!