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VISUAL ARTS

signing off for 2022

20/12/2022

 

What a big year!

We made it. It has been so wonderful to be back at school after two Covid lockdowns. Everyone has grown so much this year. Our Year 6 students put so much effort into their Graduation Masks which made a wonderful display at the Graduation Ceremony. Our focus on the CARE values has been great and all students 'Dared to Care'. Keep being creative over the holidays. All the best for our 2022 Year Six's. I have no doubt that you will all do amazing things.
​I hope everyone has a restful break. Let's come back refreshed for 2023!
Happy holidays everyone!

Term 4...

19/10/2022

 
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Week 3 already and everyone is back into the swing of things. The term has started at a frantic pace. So far:
PLC: Created an artwork capturing things that make them smile, created their own masterpiece based on the book 'The Dot' and started learning about Symmetry by painting butterflies.
SLC: Collaborated to create a Warm/Cool colour tree and also painted butterflies
CLC: Represented movement in their foil and wire sculpture inspired by the work of Giacometti and began designing their own mandala
YYLC: Celebrated the amazing local art scene in Melbourne by researching a local artist and creting an information poster to share with the class.

​Here are some examples:

It's a Wrap!

14/9/2022

 


Writer's Festival - Imagine...

Our major project this term was the fabulous artworks for the Writer's Festival. The students created artworks to match their writing piece with each Learning Community using a different medium:
PLC - Watered down paint background, Colour Slick (paint sticks) monsters with joggly eyes
SLC - Coloured markers and coloured pencils
CLC - Dry Pastels
​YYLC - Water colour paints and water colour pencils
As we come to the end of another term, I am so grateful for the enthusiasm and willingness to learn of the students. This term has been extremely busy and the students have shown great resilience. 
SLC have been learning about texture. We made bird shaped rubbing blocks using cardboard and the created rubbings with wax crayons.
CLC were again dusting off their sewing skills, mastering the whipstitch to make gorgeous little felt creatures.

YYLC Dragon's Eyes

14/9/2022

 
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I set the YYLC students a challenge of creating their own Dragon's Eye sculptures using plasticine and creature eye balls. The parameters for the task were:
  • Create a sketched plan in their workbooks first
  • Use at least three colours
  • Make the size of the sculpture relative to the eyeball
  • Add texture and details both by addition of plasticine (spikes, scales...) and with the tools
As you can see, the results were fantastic and it was wonderful to see students so engaged in a task.

Term 3 so far. What we have been up to...

22/8/2022

 
This term is flying and our main focus has been for each student to create an artwork to match their writing piece for the Writer's Festival. Writer's Festival week starts on Monday 5 September so the students have all been working hard.
However, we have managed to squeeze in some other exciting activities at the beginning of the term.
SLC extended their paper construction skills when they created their own 3D Dream Playgrounds. It was a lot of fun and the results were fantastic.
YYLC learnt about the Steampunk movement and had a go at creating their own 3D Steampunk inspired sculptures. This activity was very popular with amazing results. Some of the completed sculptures are on display in the school office.

TERM 3

4/7/2022

 
To fit in with our MPPS Writer's Festival, the theme for this term is 'Imagine...' Students will explore their imaginations to create different artworks including:
PLC: Dr Suess inspired artworks
SLC: 3D paper playgrounds
CLC: My favourite place
YYLC: Steampunk robots
We will explore many different mediums as we streth our imaginations!

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What a TErm!

4/7/2022

 
Term 2 was a bit crazy with classes missed due to absences and excursions, so for last couple of weeks all students worked hard to complete any artworks they had not yet finished. It was wonderful to see the students work independently to finish off their work. I was especially proud of the YYLC students and their Tree Weaving. Most students found this activity challenging but persevered with wonderful results.
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What we've been up to...

1/6/2022

 

This term is flying by and we have been very busy in Visual Arts. The students have been trying lots of new skills and exploring different artforms from around the world.
PLC - We had great fun with our weaving on wire frames. The results were so colourful. You can see some of them on display in the school office. We also made Worry Dolls (from Guatemala) which the students all took home.
SLC- We started with paper weaving and it was such a success that we moved onto warping a loom and weaving with wool and ribbon.
CLC - Making God's Eyes was very popular. So many students challenged themselves. We also learnt a Running Stitch to create great embroidery designs.
YYLC- We used a Running Stitch and a Back Stitch to crate great embroidery designs and even sewed on buttons to embellish our work.

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Term 2

29/4/2022

 
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Welcome back. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Our Nature theme for Term 1 was wonderful and the students embraced it with great creativity.
Our theme for Term Two is: CULTURE.
We will explore different expressions of culture from around the world and create our own interpretations. Some examples include: Navajo weaving, Maasai Beaded jewellery and God's eyes from Mexico.
Below is the timetable for Visual Arts this term.

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Colours of the seasons - SLc

4/4/2022

 
After reading the picture book 'They Say Blue' by Jillian Tamaki, the SLC students worked in small groups to create a tree representing one of the four seasons. We talked about the colours we associate with each season. The students demonstrated their CARE values by collaborating beautifully.
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  • Home
  • About Us
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