I regularly incorporate a variety of art activities with Prep students (Foundation/Reception/first year of primary school) to explore and reinforce the use of primary colours. This particular project not only revisited primary colours but also focused on the elements of line and shape, while introducing students to basic sewing techniques using hessian (burlap). I chose … Continue reading Sewing on Hessian~ Prep-Yr 1
I introduced the students to some collages of snails by Clare Youngs, a designer and illustrator from the UK. We discussed how she might have made her artworks and the colours and shapes used. For our activity, students chose a colour scheme of three colours: warm, cool, primary or secondary colours. They used those colours … Continue reading Colour and Pattern Snail~ Year 1-2
Year One were working on a healthy food theme and these simple collages were made with painted paper and newspaper, inspired by Megan Coyle's collages made with magazines. We looked at her artwork (mainly food and still life collages) so the students could see the overlapping and slightly different shades of a colour. I drew … Continue reading Fruit & Vegetable Collages ~ Year 1
Another successful lesson I did with Year 1 & 2 exploring art from different cultures (World Culture Art) was this paper weaving with added shapes and lines to represent to colourfully patterned cloth woven in Ghana, Africa. This idea is not original, I have seen it on many websites and there is a great video … Continue reading African Kente Cloth- paper weaving~ Year 1-2
As part of a theme of world culture art, Year 1 & 2 looked at some traditional paintings on bark from Mexico. Students viewed amate paintings depicting flowers, birds and images from nature all in bright colours, outlined in black. We discussed the use of bright colours, size and placement of objects, for example one … Continue reading Mexican Amate ‘Bark’ Art ~ Year 1/2
World Culture Art lesson inspired by Mola art from San Blas Islands in Panama Mola art is a panel sewn onto the front and back of the blouse or dress made and worn by the Kuna/Guna women from the San Blas Islands in Panama. It is traditionally made with layers of colourful fabric and the … Continue reading Mola Art ~ Year 1-2
Koru is a spiral shape representing the unfurling fern and is an integral symbol in Maori art from New Zealand. It symbolises new life, growth, strength and peace. This project was one of a few lessons I did with Year 1-2 students on art from different cultures. I had done it may years ago successfully … Continue reading Koru: Māori Art from New Zealand ~ Year 1-2
