5/6 ~ Clay pets

During our whole school unit on working with clay, Grade 5/6 students modelled their own miniature pets/animals. Some students chose to make their pet from a pinch pot, turned upside down, with features added. Others sculpted more complicated forms, along with toys and food bowls! Once dry, the pets were painted with tempera paints and a final coat of mod podge gave them some shine! They are so cute! Well done Grade 5/6.

5/6 ~ Gifted and Talented Group ~ Canvas art

Have you seen the new artwork in the Office? The following Grade 5/6 students created these canvases as part of a Gifted and Talented Art Group in Term 3.

Artists: Kallarney, Olivia, Sasha, James, Harua, Evie, Lewis, Kaela V, Teig, Paislee, Ava and Siobhan.

We were inspired by the abstract art and collages of Rex Ray.

We began by printing a variety of textured papers using Gelli plates. Once these were dry, we cut them out in many shapes and sizes and collaged them onto a painted canvas. Here are some of our 'practice' canvases that are now on display in the Art Room.

And here are the 3 canvases that are now hanging proudly in the Office. They certainly brighten up the area!

Art inspired by our African Drumming lessons

Did you see what Kofi displayed as the background to our African Drumming performance? It was a Kente cloth from Ghana! We learned all about the meaning of this traditional cloth and how it was woven. We also discovered that different colours had different meanings.

Students made their own simple patterns and designs from coloured paper and white oil pastels, inspired by these Kente designs.

Grade 1 and 2 students talked about some of the beautiful animals found in Africa and then made their own gorgeous giraffe collages.

 

Grade 3/4 ~ Clay Birds

I think you are going to love these exotic birds, hand crafted from clay by our Grade 3 and 4 students. Each and every one with its own unique personality and style. Gorgeous!

P-2 ~ Clay Butterflies

As mentioned in a previous post, the Preps, Grade 1s and Grade 2s have been enjoying creating with clay these past few weeks. In fact, the whole school has been modelling with clay this term!

We experimented with modelling slabs, adding texture to the clay, rolling spheres and coils as well as using the method of scoring (scratching) the clay and using slip (watery clay) to join pieces.

Students were given the choice of adding pipecleaners as antennae and making their butterfly into a wall hanging. They really want to bring these home asap, so I will have to make do with taking photos for a display! They can't wait to show you their masterpieces!

Prep A

Prep B

1/2A

1/2B

1/2C

And here are some close-ups....

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.