Key Stage 1
2ND PLACE
“My favourite fruit”
Miausedtornpaperforthestrawberriesandawaxcrayonresistforthe tablecloth.Shethoroughlyenjoyedusingawhitepenforthedelicate patternsandseeds.
3RD PLACE
“Pumpkin Slice”
ThereweresomepumpkinslicesonthetableandIlookedcloselyatthe skinandseeds.Iusedpenandinkcolourstodrawthesliceandseewhat wouldhappenifImixedthecolours.Thiswasonpaper.
“Harvest Time”
Sophiausedwatercolourwaxcrayonsashermainmediaforthis landscape.MakingeachfielddifferentwasachallengeSophiareadily accepted.Scratchingdeepfurrowsintothickpaintwasasatisfying experience,onethatsheabsolutelyloved!
Key Stage 2
“Still Life”
Iusedonlyafewcolourstocreatethisstilllife.WeusedSharpiesothatwe couldnotworryaboutmistakes.Icreatedthisworkinmysketchbook.
2ND PLACE
“Fantasy clay bird”
“Jaguar in the rainforest”
3RD PLACE
“Seascape Escape”
VanessafoundaphotographofthisactualUKcoastlineanduseditto inspireherwatercolourpainting.
Key Stage 3
WINNER
“Kylian Mbappé”
PencildrawingofKylianMbappé THardylovesdrawingportraitsof peoplewhoinspirehim.
“Larger than Life”
2ND PLACE
InspiredytheworkofSlinkachu,BenandGeorgeworkedtogetherto capturelargerthanlifephotographyusingsmallfigures.
3RD PLACE
GCSE
2ND PLACE
3RD PLACE
“Once Upon A Time.....”
Gemmachosethe2024GCSEquestion‘Fractured’andimaginedapattern burstingoutofbrokencrockery Thenarrativeisopentointerpretationand thestyleinspiredbyartistRobertStrati@robstrati
“The Organ Cafe”
Inmyartpiece,Iwantedtobringawarenesstothethousandsofchildreneveryyearundergoingorgan transplants-andthetimetheyhavetowait HavingspentmanymonthsinGreatOrmondStreet Hospital,I’velearnthowlifecanbedifficultandhowmuchwetakeforgranted Thisworkistomake peoplerememberthatlifecancomefromdeathandthatweshouldn’tbeafraidtotalkaboutit
Istartedwithawoodenboxandshapeditintoitsnowstructuretoprovideperspective Whenmaking thevariousorgansIusedair-dryingclayandacrylicpainttomakethemlookrealistic Iusedwoodto makeshelvesandtherefrigerator Forsomefinerdetails,Iusedsmallbottlesandplasticbags The cafe'sinsidestructureisbasedonmylocalcafe.Togiveamorerealisticeffect,Imadehand-written signsandthefloor/roofwitharusticdesign
Iwantedtocreatetheillusionthateverytimeyoulookbackintotheshop,younoticesomething different-everythingmadehasapurposeandameaningtoit,evenwhenitcomestotheblackboard orthesmallpostersandbloodbags.
A-level
WINNER
2ND PLACE
“Parched”
Thispieceisdedicatedtowardsmymother'splantcollection-towhichshe holdsdearly Outofallthebouquetssheowns,thisformofpotpourristood outtome.Thepigmentfromthepreservedpetals,leaves,andstems, allowedmetorealisethatthereisbeautyinall,especiallytheparched. Usingacrylicpaintforthisprojectallowedmetobuildlayersofpigmentto eachsectioninordertoachievearealistictoneoverall.
“The
streets on Tokyo”
ThispieceisaboutthemultifacetednatureoflifeinTokyoandisbasedon myownsourcephotography.Oilonaluminium.
FURTHER education
“sharks fin”
ThispaintingisofalandscapeinQuiraing,Skye,Scotland.ihaveusedacrylicpaint andapalletknife.Myaimforthispiecewastogetasmuchtexturepossibleona flatsurface togetthetexturesiwanted,iusedtexturedmasonrypaintandsand mixedwithacrylic
3RD PLACE
“Charcoal Human Skull”
Icreatedthiswithinmyclassatcollege.ThiswasdrawnfromaA4imageof askullinblackandwhite.IenlargedmydrawingofitinsteadofdoingitA4 liketheoriginalimageandchosetocreatethisusingcharcoal.Thiswasmy firsttimearoundusingcharcoalinthiswayandIdidthistohelpgivemea reallyindepthunderstandingofthetonalvalueswithcharcoaland techniquesthatcanbeusedwithcharcoal.Ihaveincludedprogressphotos withthefinishedpiecephoto.
“Sunset still life”
“Devil In A Box”
Forthispiecewewereaskedtomakeaminidioramainamatchbox.It remindedmealotofsmokeandfire,andkindofdirtinessandIquickly realisedIwantedtomakeakindofNoirinspiredcrimethrillerescidea.It tookmequiteawhiletomakethispiece,althoughitwaseasytothinkof theconcept,characterdesignandsetitwasmuchhardertoexecuteit It tookmeagoodonetotwoweekstofinalizemywork,anditkindof remindsmeofastageplayandoramirrorintoadifferentworldthatis similarifnotidenticaltooursbutmorestylized.
Higher education
“You Don’t Look Autistic”
Thisisaselfportrait,basedonmyexperienceasanautisticpersonofbeing toldthatIdon’tlookautisticthroughoutmylife:astatementthatcompletely misunderstandswhatautismiswhilesimultaneouslyinvalidatingmy experiencesandexistence.Thisisdrawnonapieceofa3MDFusingpastels andpencils.
2ND PLACE
“Mi casa su casa” series
Letterpressworkshopdeconstructedstanza Brief:Deconstructastanzafromyourfavouritepoem,song,quote Don’tbeliteral,beabstractand experimentwithcompositionandink Parttwo:useinkcoloursofyourchoice.A3paper Inthebriefwesupposedtouseourbelovedstanzafrompoem,songofsquote.I’vechose,,micasa sucasa”frommoviePulpfictionanddeconstructitinabstractform Useddifferentlettersinshapes andsizesandplayedwiththecomposition Turninglettersupsidedownandsidewayswasbrilliant ideaandI’veseenitworks.I’vepostedandsubmittedthosesixprintsbecauseoftherepetitionand progress.Startwithaprintwithjustcolouranddevelopmenttotheendofthepicturewithmultiple layersofprintsandcolour,collagesThedevelopmentdesignisvisible Becauseoftheinkeveryprint isdifferent,ifI’veusedtonsofinktheprintswouldbemorevisible,althoughithinktheyaregreat becauseyouseetheprogressbehindthework.Visibletexturesbythewoodblockarestylishand givesitmoreoldlook.
3RD PLACE
“Shelter”
Ihavedesignedasheltercompletelymadeoutofwoodandihavegivenit anaturalconcept.ItisgoingtobelocatedinCassioburyParkWatford,andi wantedtomakesureitsuitedtheaestheticofthesurroundingenvironment, whileallowingeveryonetoaccessitincludingpets.
“Inner
Innerbloomisa32x40inchAcrylicpaintingdepictingmyjourneyofself actualisation.
Bloom”
