Popcorn Art

Here is a piece I just completed for the annual art challenge I have at the elementary school where I teach.  Last year, the PTA kindly gave me about 150 pounds of popcorn that had reached its expiration date.  It sat around all year and the kids kept wondering why I had it in my classroom.  At the beginning of this school year I challenged everyone in the school (adults included) to create a piece of art using popcorn in some way.  They've begun coming in and some of them are absolutely fantastic.  A fifth grade girl made a huge volcano, spouting popped corn and a dragon busily munching it.  A fourth grade boy brought in a drawing of Rodin's "The Thinker" and had used popcorn and seeds to fill him in like a mosaic.  A kindergartener used popped corn that she dyed fall colors and created an autumn tree.  The challenge runs until next Friday, so I can't wait to see more.  My mosaic is made with popcorn, green lentils, flax seeds, rye, white and red rice, and glass pieces.  The areas are divided with wire, which I painted copper.  The face is also painted with copper.