What's That Wednesday

Okay, today is "What's That?" Wednesday!  So, in honor of my 4th and 5th graders, who are all working on sculptures right now, here is a little info about different types of sculpture.


A sculpture that is free-standing, like a statue, is called sculpture-in-the-round.  This is because you can walk around it and see all sides of the sculpture.

A sculpture that is attached to a wall, so that you cannot walk around and see all sides, is called relief sculpture.  

One of my 4th graders, Samantha, said that you can remember that it is a relief sculpture by thinking about the sculpture leaning against the wall to get some relief.  What a smarty!