Indigo class had a visit from Peterborough based artist Rose Croft this week. Rose works in a variety of media (see her website, www.rose-croft.co.uk for examples of her work), and was at Art Stars to talk to our students about her face and body painting work. We had a fantastic time learning how to apply the body paint using different techniques, and practising different designs on ourselves and each other!
Indigo class visited Stamford Arts Centre this week, as part of the second section of the award- being the audience. We viewed an exhibition called Odyssey by a group of artists called Artspace Loughborough, based around the theme of journeys. We each identified our favourite pieces and wrote some notes about our impressions of the exhibition. Next week we will be recording our visit in our Arts Logs.
Indigo class finished off their Alberto Giacometti-inspired figure sculptures this week. We’ve now completed Part A of the Bronze Arts Award! After half term we’ll be moving on to part B, which involves participating in different arts events and reflecting on the experiences we have.
Indigo class spent last week reflecting on their art work so far, and recording their progress in their log books. This week, we were back to getting stuck in with some more sculpting! We looked at examples of work by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, then recorded some different poses on paper using stick figures. We then recreated our chosen pose using lolly sticks and glue guns, before covering the figures with strips of Modroc.
This week our Arts Award students continued with their work towards Part A of the award, which involves participating in arts activities. They have been busy working with clay and making gravity-defying sculptures using wax crayons!
Indigo class have started working towards their Bronze Arts Award! This is an accredited award endorsed by Trinity College, London, and is the equivalent of a D-G grade GCSE. The Bronze award is spit into four sections, the first of which involves having a go at different kinds of art. We’ll be trying out some sculpture projects over the course of the half term, and the students will be keeping a record in their log books.
This week, we talked through the arts logs to familiarise ourselves with the structure of the award. We then worked on creating a lantern using tissue paper. We layered the tissue paper up using plenty of PVA glue, adding wires to act as feet once the lanterns are dry. We also tried out some techniques to manipulate a cardboard cylinder, using scissors to add interesting details. We’ll use similar techniques on our lanterns.
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