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Call them hot knives or hot wires, these little tools can cut through foam like butter. \u00a0Teen participants created their own sculptures using these knives to melt shapes and designs in foam. It’s a blend between sculpting and carving.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a sample of what they’ve created:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0“Meme” by Emma A., Grade 9 \u00a0 | \u00a0 totem pole by Jane L., Grade 9<\/p>\n

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Lots of creations by Charlie C., Grade 7<\/p>\n

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Faces by Nadia W., grade 12<\/p>\n

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Moose and bear totem by Maya L., Grade 9<\/p>\n

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samples by Jane Gov, librarian (they’re corgis!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Call them hot knives or hot wires, these little tools can cut through foam like butter. \u00a0Teen participants created their own sculptures using these knives to melt shapes and designs in foam. It’s a blend between sculpting and carving.     Here’s a sample of what they’ve created: \u00a0 \u00a0“Meme” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":1772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crafts","category-steam"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/18\/files\/sites\/18\/2015\/05\/sculpture-sample.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ZwbD-sv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1446,"url":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2015\/littlebits-modular-electronics\/","url_meta":{"origin":1767,"position":0},"title":"LittleBits — modular electronics","author":"Jane Gov","date":"January 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"What are littleBits? littleBits is an open source library of discrete electronic components pre-assembled in tiny circuit boards. 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