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Teal Class

Teal class are working towards their Explore level Arts Award, part of which involves finding out about an artist. This week we visited the wonderful studio of Northborough based printmaker John McGowan! John talked to us about different printmaking processes and where he gets his inspiration from. He then showed us around his studio and described how different types of print are made. We took some notes and photos which we will record in our log books next week.

A big thank you to John for such a lovely talk!

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Cerise Class

Cerise class are currently working towards their Explore level Arts Award. Last week we enjoyed a trip to Stamford Arts Centre to see the current exhibition, which features arftwork made using the unusual medium of cement! The visit formed part of the group’s research into arts organisations.

This week we were visited by the brilliant urban artist Korp! Korp talked to us about his career and showed us some of his work. We then learned how to doodle a variety of characters. We really enjoyed the session!

Korp runs brilliant urban art workshops over at his studio in Hampton- you can find out more on his Facebook page and website.

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Cyan Class

Our Explore Arts Award group have started working on Part C of the award, which involves completing a personal project to show off their creativity. Last week was spent planning and preparing for the project. We have a mixture of painting, toymaking and knitting on the go! The project will run over the course of two weeks, after which the students will be presenting their work to the group.

 

Indigo Class

Indigo class have started their Silver awards- a big undertaking! Silver level is the equivalent of a higher grade GCSE and will take us a whole school year to complete. This term we’re working towards Part 1A, which involves planning and preparing for an in depth project chosen by the students. So far we’ve been organising the way in which we will be recording our progress and reflecting on our creative strengths and weaknesses. We discussed possible projects and looked at some examples of anthologies as a possible route to take.

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Arts Award Week 5

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Cyan Class

Our Explore Arts Award students tried their hand at using alcohol inks this week. These inks are great for creating bright, colourful designs onto non porous surfaces (we were using acetate sheets). We practised techniques involving letting the ink drip from the bottle to create different effects. The ink dried very quickly, allowing different colours to be overlaid, which made some really interesting patterns.

Arts Award Week 3

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Cyan Class

Our Explore Arts Award Students continued with their oil paintings inspired by the landscape paintings of Bedford-based artist Carry Akroyd. We experimented with different ways to add texture, applying the paint thickly in places and scratching into it in others. We got some beautiful results!

 

Indigo Class

Our Bronze Arts Award students took part in an origami workshop run by one of the class, as part of the skill sharing element of the course. We were shown how to make a variety of different creatures by folding paper- see our paper menagerie below!

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Arts Award- Week 2

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Cyan Class

Our Explore Arts Award group have been looking at the work of Bedford based painter and printmaker Carry Akroyd, and in particular her landscapes (see examples below). This week we began our own pieces inspired by Akroyd’s paintings, using oil paint on canvas. We learnt how to thin the paint using turpentine, and how to blend colours on the canvas. We will be continuing with our paintings next week.

You can see more examples of Carry Akroyd’s work on her website.

 

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This week our Arts Award students joined forces to share their work with each other! The presenting element forms part of the award at both Discover and Explore levels. Our two Duke of Edinburgh’s Award students have been working towards their Discover awards whilst volunteering with Amber class, and our Explore candidates joined them to discuss their work. They took turns to explain the processes they went through to complete their final projects, used post-it notes to record their thoughts about each other’s work.

 

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Indigo class finished off their personal projects this week. We had a relief sculpture of a coastline made from papier mâché and modroc, a collaged mood board with images collected from magazines, and an acrylic portrait on canvas. We will be reflecting on our work and sharing it with another group next week, which is an important part of the Arts Award process.