Beacon Homelessness Project

We're currently working on an installation that will stay right here at Beacon High School! It involves a 30 pound elephant sculpture. We just completed the frame using plywood, screws, glue, a drill, and a jigsaw.
One of our creative students had the idea that homelessness is like the "elephant in the room" - We often see it but don't acknowledge it, as we're so caught up in our daily routines. We hope that our installation (when completed) will bring awareness to homelessness in the greater Boston area. More updates to come :)

We also are in the process of glazing some awesome bowls for our fundraiser. We learned how to glaze the bowls in a fantastically educational class. More info and pictures to come.

We made an elephant! The materials we used were newspaper, tape, and paper maché clay. The paper maché clay was made out of toilet paper. We found a great resource, if you are interested in learning how: http://www.ultimatepapermache.com/paper-mache-clay