Teal Class

Our online class made fabulous collages inspired by the work of Henri Matisse! We used water effect paper that we painted last week for the goldfish bowls, and cut geometric and organic shapes to create a background.

Maroon & Turquoise Class

Our reception, year 1 and year 2 classes also made goldfish bowl collages inspired by Matisse, We think the results look lovely!

Amber & Magenta Class

Our year 3 and 4 artists looked at the abstract collages of Rex Ray and produced their own interpretations using painted paper we had prepared before lockdown. We got some very colourful results!

Jade & Emerald Class

Our year 5 and 6 artists made exploded squares incorporating the Japanese design concept ‘Notan’, involving the placement of dark and light elements. We started off with a simple design, and then challenged ourselves to add more complicated details.

Violet Class- Explore Arts Award

Our Explore Arts Award class have been working on Part A of the award. This week we experimented with alcohol inks! We created designs onto special paper and acetate- we then used the acetate to form abstract sculptures. We’ll record our views on this technique in our log books.

We are so happy to be back in the studio! It’s been lovely to see all of our students again. We’re focusing on collage this term- here’s what we’ve been up to so far!

Maroon & Turquoise Class

Our reception, year 1 and year 2 artists used watercolour to create wavy patterns in different shades and tones. We are going to use our water effect paper for a collage project next week. We also looked closely at some feathers, and drew them in different ways.

Amber & Magenta Class

Our year 3 and 4 artists created beautiful silhouette art! We made the marbled backgrounds before lockdown- in this session, we designed and cut out silhouettes to place in front of them. We got some lovely results!

Jade & Emerald Class

Our year 5 and 6 artists produced some striking landscapes inspired by the work of artist Kate Shaw. We used marbled papers produced before lockdown to cut mountain shapes- we worked on depicting the reflection of the mountains in the water.

Cyan, Indigo & Cerise Class

Our Key Stage 3 & 4 artists experimented with manual photo manipulation. We used oil pastels, soft pastels and marker pens, and scratched into the surface of the photos to alter their appearance. Some of the old portrait photos ended up looking rather spooky!

Cerise class are working towards their Bronze Arts Award. We’ve been producing sock monkeys for Part A of the award, which involves taking part in arts activities. We think they look fab!

Our year 7-11 classes enjoyed a visit from local needle felting artist Nikki Oliver this week! Nikki showed us how to create beautiful bees using the needle felting technique. It was great fun and we got some lovely results!

A big thank you to Nikki for running such a lovely workshop!

Cyan Class

 

Indigo Class

Our reception to year 6 classes completed their Lynne Chapman inspired textiles work this week! We stretched our fabric onto embroidery hoops, then used needles and coloured threads to embroider various patterns. It was fun to practise different stitches!

Maroon & Amber Class

 

Amber, Magenta & Violet Class

 

Jade & Emerald Class

We were thrilled to once again have the opportunity to showcase our talented students’ work as part of this year’s Peterborough Artists Open Studios! Here are some photos from the exhibition.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who came along to support us!

 

Some of our lovely students with their work!

Turquoise Class

Our reception, year 1 and year 2 artists investigated the work of Australian designer Rachel Castle (see examples below). We identified the various shapes that Castle uses in her designs, then warmed up by using sharpies to draw patterns using only circles, semi circles and rectangles. We then created compositions using felt circles and rectangles- we each came up with different ways to combine them to make interesting images. Finally, we made pictures using precut sticky felt shapes!

 

 

Amber & Magenta Class

Our year 3 and 4 artists continued with their work based on Lynne Chapman’s rust inspired textiles piece (see last week’s post for examples of Lynne’s work). We fixed the pieces of cotton we produced last week into embroidery hoops, then tried out different stitches to add detail to our work. We achieved some very rusty looking final results!

 

Violet & Emerald Class

Our year 5 and 6 artists continued with their project inspired by Lynne Chapman’s Lake District textiles work. Working from last weeks’ pastel studies, we sketched out our chosen landscape onto a piece of cotton stretched over a board. We used watercolours to fill in the basic areas of colour, then added texture using smaller brush strokes. We will be continuing with this project next week, adding further detail through the addition of organza and embroidery. They’re looking lovely so far!

Amber & Turquoise Class

Our reception, year 1 and year 2 artists created self portraits showing our thoughts and emotions. We started with a black and white photograph of ourselves, then added to it using oil pastel and brusho inks. We worked on showing different thoughts coming from our heads- we talked about different emotions and the lines and marks we could use to represent them. 

 

Magenta & Violet Class

Our year 3 and 4 artists worked on portraits too. We started with large photos of ourselves, which we stuck onto a background. We folded the paper into quarters, then in each quarter we used a different medium to add colours and patterns. We discussed how we could depict different emotions through our choice of colour and the kinds of marks that we made. We got some really interesting results!

 

Emerald Class

Our year 5 and 6 artists created some zentangle inspired portraits. We looked at some examples and talked about the different lines and patterns we could see. We started with a small photo of ourselves, then drew crazy zentangle hair! We also worked on a large collaborative drawing- we drew round one of the students then filled her outline with doodles. It was great fun!

Amber & Turquoise Class

Our reception, year 1 and year 2 artists worked on some still life drawing with charcoal this week, using soft toys as subjects. We learned how to look carefully at the subject, drawing it first from memory after only looking at it for a few seconds, then again after studying it and talking about the shapes and textures. After some practise, we drew final versions of our soft toys, using different techniques with charcoal to add tone and texture. 

 

Magenta & Violet Class

Our year 3 and 4 artists worked with charcoal too. We studied feathers in detail, experimenting with various techniques to show the different textures and patterns. We used chalk and rubbers to add lighter tones. We then drew large scale owls, incorporating the feathery marks we’d been developing. We got some stunning results!

 

Emerald Class

Our year 5 and 6 artists had a go at drawing Manga style characters! We used our observational drawing skills to copy examples of facial features. We then followed step by step instructions to complete a full portrait. 

Cyan Class

Our Bronze Arts Award group enjoyed a visit from local artist Lexy Manning this week! Lexy talked to us about the process of making encaustic art, which involves applying molten wax using a craft iron and a stylus. We had a go at producing our own artwork using different techniques. It was tricky to get the hang of but so much fun, and we produced some great pieces by the end of the session!

A huge thank you to Lexy for joining us- we really enjoyed the session!

You can see Lexy’s work on her Facebook page- Lexy Wells Arts and Crafts.