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The Art Assignment
Lost Childhood Object - Lenka Clayton
Season 2
Episode 25
This week we visit Lenka Clayton, another Pittsburgh based artist whose work finds meaning in ordinary, everyday objects. For her assignment, she asks you to partner with someone and recreate a lost childhood object, using their memory of the object and the materials you have around you.
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