Month: June 2021

COLLAGE COWS ~ Inspired by Elizabeth St Hilaire. Year 5/6 art lesson.

Our school was doing a "Discover Dairy" inquiry unit and so we were making lots of artworks of cows! The inspiration for this lesson was from "paper paintings" of cows by Elizabeth St Hilaire (Nelson) "Paper Paintings" by Elizabeth St Hilaire The students looked at some St Hilaire's "paper painted" cows and inferred the techniques … Continue reading COLLAGE COWS ~ Inspired by Elizabeth St Hilaire. Year 5/6 art lesson. →

Natural Disaster: Volatile Volcanoes! -Yr 5/6 art lesson

I had seen this lesson on various school blogs using Nick Rowland's explosive volcano artwork as inspiration for students to produce their own using some of his techniques. LEARNING INTENTIONS: To respond to a volcano artwork by UK artist Nick Rowland. To make an artwork of a volcano using techniques explored in Nick Rowland's work. … Continue reading Natural Disaster: Volatile Volcanoes! -Yr 5/6 art lesson →