Art

As ever, it has been a busy term in the Art Department and in the Pottery Cellar, with pupils brimming with creativity, innovation and fun. Here are just a few of Mrs Kelway-Bambers highlights of the term...

Well done to Year 5 who produced these fabulous pumpkins, inspired by the work of Kate Malone. Pupils worked hard to improve their pottery skills such as scoring, using slip, blending and glazing.

Top Form have been looking at Rust and Decay, learning the multi-layer technique known as reduction and abstracting. – and zooming in to capture fine details. . The designs are loosely based on drawings completed earlier in the term. They will be learning to cut lino and print in layers and as they cut the lino away between each layer they will be begin to create their image.

Year 2 have been busy creating self-portraits using pastels. We were blown away by the children’s skills and concentration and we are really proud of the finished pieces.

Year 4 have been busy in the Pottery Cellar, finishing off their Hundertwasser themed clay tiles, whilst Year 3 have created some beautiful ‘Under the Sea’ work in their sketch books and Year 5 have been having fun learning to paint like Van Gogh

In September, to mark the death of Her Majesty The Queen, the School came together, as it had to mark the Platinum Jubilee just months earlier, to create a collaborative piece of art. Pupils from Year 1 upwards designed an array of colourful stamps during an interactive assembly, and then Mrs Kelway-Bamber combined them to create one enormous |commemorative stamp. Each stamp holds pupils’ individual memories of and thoughts about the Queen. This masterpiece can be seen hanging in the Great Hall.

Last but not least, whatever is happening in the Art Room or in the Pottery Cellar, you can be sure that Bruce, the School Well-being Dog, isn’t far away...