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Last week, we explored pattern. After creating a spirit creature, many students found it difficult to create a repeating pattern on the ‘skin’ of their creature. So, this week, we explored how to create a repeating pattern and how to build on a motif to create a complex pattern. We asked, what is a pattern? …
Prep Last week students embarked on a treasure hunt! Artists are curious about the world they live in. They find and collect things and sometimes just keep them until they find a use for them. Artists love to play around with the materials they find. Finding and collecting objects to use in an artwork is …
These drawings were of characters and creatures, both real and imagined. In week 5, students created a background or setting for the little sculptures that they will make when we are back at school. When designing these backgrounds, they thought about the creatures or characters they designed at school. Students wondered where these characters lived …
Last week, both on-line and when we returned to school, we furthered our exploration into our understanding of the body through the paper cut out drawings of Henri Matisse! Last week we drew the body inspired by Picasso and his continuous line drawings. This week we were inspired by the paper cut out collages of …
From 2D to 3D- Wood, Wire, Paper craft: Expressing ideas through experimentation and play The aim is to provide a great starting point to play and experiment using paper and a variety of construction materials, and just to draw for the sake of drawing, and make for the sake of making, using ideas from life …
The last few weeks have seen the Visual Art studio transformed into a wonderful printmaking studio. Every student has used their own block and design to create a wonderful hand block printed piece of fabric. Students have worked through the process and have gained an understanding of how fabrics are designed and printed. This marks …
Tony Yap and Emily Hayes inspired joyous creativity as students recycled materials to make masks, body armour and a Sound Machine. We have been delighted to welcome our Dance and Music Resident Artists back to school to complete their Residencies for the Wellbeing Festival. It’s been a super creative time for us as both Residencies …
Last year, in response to the Covid 19 lockdown, students were given the opportunity to engage with 4 Artist Residencies: an Artist in Residence, a Photographer in Residence, a Musician in Residence and a Dancer in Residence. These residencies formed an integral part of a planned Arts Festival (March this year) that gave students a …