Art in Snowy Owls: Making WW1 Soldier Sculptures

Our art lesson was a fantastic creative session where we brought our WW2 topic to life by making soldier sculptures 🎨. Using simple materials like wire for the armature, tissue paper to bulk out the form, and sugar paper for the uniforms, we crafted figures in various dynamic poses. To get our soldiers just right, we carefully studied photographs and paintings of WW2 soldiers for inspiration, paying close attention to their stance, equipment, and expressions. This observation helped us accurately shape the wire into realistic poses, like marching, standing guard, or looking out over the battlefield, resulting in a collection of powerful and expressive sculptures that added a wonderful visual element to our study of the war.

Art in Snowy Owls: Making WW1 Soldier Sculptures