Friday, 1 September 2017

Preps ~ Corduroy Bear and creating with clay

Both Prep classes have been combined for the remainder of this year for our Art lessons. To link in with their topic of Toys, we have been practising our drawing, painting and collage skills to create Robots as well as Teddy Bears, based on the book Corduroy Bear.


For the past few weeks, the whole school has been working with clay. Prep students were introduced to the techniques of modelling using playdough. We learned about rolling coils, making slabs, modelling spheres, forming pinch pots and adding texture.


We then moved on to working with clay and trying out these techniques. Students were taught how to use the slip and score method when joining pieces of clay. The Preps have made adorable butterfly wall hangings using these techniques. I will post more photos of them once they are complete - at this stage they have been painted and are waiting for the final touches.