Dale Chihuly Shrinky Dink Mini-Sculptures
Dale Chihuly Shrinky Dink Mini-Sculptures
This week was the last class in our 10-week After School Art Class and I wanted to do somethin
g really fun! My very first post on my blog was a Dale Chihuly Mobile (More info on Chihuly). That project takes at least 2 classes and we needed a one day art project so this one was perfect.
I LOVE Shrinky Dink projects and after some looking on Pinterest I found this super fun project incorporating Dale Chihuly & Shrinky Dinks. I watched the video by “The Amazing Art Show” on YouTube and created a smaller project based on her idea (please give her credit!).
Here is how we did our project:
Video: Dale Chilhuly Glass Master
Instructions:Â
- Trace a circle slightly larger than a CD. We used a plastic lid, about 6″ diameter. Â
- Â Use PERMANENT colored markers to color in patterns and designs (not too complex).
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-  Cut out the circle. Â
- An ADULT needs to use the heat gun to SELECTIVELY heat & warp the Shrinky Dink sheet. I put mine on top of a plastic cup to begin with, then moved it onto the table.       Â
- Let it cool off before touching!
 Shrinky Dink Dale Chihuly mini-sculptures-Perfect one day project! This one is by a 1st grader. The kids LOVED watching the heat gun warp & shrink their sculptures!
Try it out yourself & let me know how it goes! If you choose to use ANY part of this blog (pictures or written information), please link back to Create Art with ME!
6 Comments
Will a Hair dryer work for this project or do I need to purchase a Heat Gun?
Hi Marilyn, I do not think a hair dryer will work because it does not get hot enough to melt the shrinky dink sheet. You do not want to put it in an oven either because The oven will just shrink and flatten out the sheet instead of warping it to look like one of Chihuly’s bowls. Hope this helps! Michelle
Could you do this over a cupcake tin in the oven to get the bowl shape?
That will not work with shrinks-dink film because it shrinks too much. The beginning size is too big & would bump into the other muffin cups. You could try it over a mason jar, but I don’t know that for certain since I haven’t tried it. -Michelle
About how long does it take the heat gun to shrink each one? Wanting to do this with my first grade art classes!
It only takes 20-40 seconds I think. Definitely try it first before you do it.