5th Grade: Melting Clocks

Have you ever seen the paining of "melting clocks" by Salvador Dali? This famous painting was created from a dream that Salvador Dali had. The students and I discussed the meaning of "surrealism" and looked at a few more of Dali's paintings. If you have not seen the painting "The Persistence of Memory", by Salvador Dali, here it is.

These "melting" clocks were made from clay. Since St. Elizabeth does not have a kiln, the students use air dry clay to build their clocks. As the clocks dried, we draped them over the edge of a table to appear as if they are melting like the one in the painting. Without a kiln, the students also can not use glaze, so they used acrylic paints to add color to their clocks.

This photo shows how the clocks will look draped over a shelf or table.