Call them hot knives or hot wires, these little tools can cut through foam like butter.  Teen participants created their own sculptures using these knives to melt shapes and designs in foam. It’s a blend between sculpting and carving.

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Here’s a sample of what they’ve created:

sculpture EmmaA, Grade 9 sculpture JaneL, Grade 9

 “Meme” by Emma A., Grade 9   |   totem pole by Jane L., Grade 9

sculpture CharlieC, Grade 7

Lots of creations by Charlie C., Grade 7

sculpture NadiaW, Grade 12

Faces by Nadia W., grade 12

sculpture MayaL, Grade 9

Moose and bear totem by Maya L., Grade 9

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samples by Jane Gov, librarian (they’re corgis!)