Year 6 learnt about Lions and how much of their habitat is being destroyed.  They also discovered that it is a myth that they are ‘The King of the jungle’ as they do not even live in jungles.

They then created these stunning  portraits of lions, using watercolours.  Each one was a masterpiece!

These characterful Zebras make your eyes go funny if you look at them for too long.  They are inspired by Vasarely’s 1937 zebra painting.  The painting sold in 2010 for £485,000!

Vasarely(9 April 1906–15 March 1997) is considered to be the ‘grandfather’ of the Op Art movement and the children have certainly embraced the Op Art vibe. Great job, Year 6!

These energetic cheetahs are bounding through their African habitat, hoping to pounce on their prey.

First we painted the background, usinng watercolours. After drawing the cheetah we PRINTED their spots.  First we tried bubble wrap, but that wasn’t very successful as the spots were too blotchy…but we didn’t give up!  We redrew our cheetahs and this time we used LEGO to print their spots – this was ideal.  Their end results are stunning and I particularly like the shadowing that they created with chalk pastels.  This was a really enjoyable mixed media project.

The lesser Flamingo from Kenya can grow to three feet in height and live up to 50 years old.  The children created these fabulous flamingos using oil pastels and watercolour paints.  I particularly love the way that they used their white oil pastels to create ripples around the flamingo’s legs. Each flamingo looks like it has his/her own character!

During the Autumn term we are travelling on the ‘next leg’ of our Global Art Passport and have arrived in Africa.  Children from Reception to Year 6 will create art from this beautiful continent while learning interesting facts about the animals and communites that live there.

We are so proud to see our children’s artwork exhibited at Pallant House this summer.  This is the accumulation of five weeks of crafting and as you can see it was well worth it because the finished pottery is amazing.  The exhibition is on until 28th August – those children who have their work exhibited will get into Pallant House free of charge, but other pupils may have to pay, however, you will gain entry to all the exhibits at Pallant House and it is well worth the visit.

This is their website:

https://pallant.org.uk/ 

There  are events during the summer holidays (fees apply) and on Saturdays from 27th August – 17th December there are creative workshops,  from 11am-1pm, which are free of charge, although you are advised to book.

Please do look at our earlier Pallant House post to see how these wonderful pieces of pottery were created.

ABOUT HAWAIIAN QUILTS
Traditional HAWAIIAN QUILTS feature a large symmetrical shape that has been cut from folded fabric and then APPLIQUÉD, or stitched along the shape’s contour, onto a larger piece of fabric. The radial design, or design that radiates around a centre point, is created much like a paper snowflake, which has been folded many times and
then carefully cut. The appliqué piece is generally representative of flowers, plants or fruits, which are all easily found in nature on the islands of HAWAII.

The Year 6 children were set the challenge of creating their own quilt, but out of paper that they had to paint to look like fabric. As you can see from the example – they rose to the challenge and did an exceptional job.

After that, they had to cut out intricate patterns and arrange them on coloured paper to represent a quilt.

ABOUT THE HAWAIIAN HULA

In ancient HAWAII, before Hawaiians had a written language, the HULA dance was used to tell stories. Each movement of the dance told part of a story. The hula was like a history book for the Hawaiian people. In Hawaii, children can go to special classes to learn hula dancing.

The children worked incredibly hard during this project, to get the proportions of the body correct and to create the perfect scenic background.  I think you will agree that they have done an outstanding job!

ABOUT THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

The GREAT BARRIER REEF is the world’s largest coral reef, located in AUSTRALIA. The reef is so large that it can be seen from outer space. The Great Barrier Reef is home to an extremely diverse range of life, from the actual living coral that make up the reef to the fish, turtles, dolphins and whales among many others.

The children created their own coral reefs, inserting plants and sea creature that are partially hidden among the beautiful coral.