Art with Jacinta

Who: Katharine Morling What: quirky ceramic sculptures Why: she presents us with 3D sketches of objects that make us feel like we've just stepped into a book! At first glance they look like painted pieces of paper but after closer analysis you will learn that each sculpture is hand crafted and made out of porcelain. She adds details with black markers to give the sculptures a cartoon appearance. Source: http://www.katharinemorling.co.uk/projects

Woohooo! The time has come for me to do my bi-annual 'Performance Art' Unit with the Year 1 and 2 classes. I did this unit two years ago (with students who are now in Year 3 and 4) and it was an absolute hit with the students, it was SO much fun! I can't wait to see the excitement on the 1 and 2 students' faces this semester when we toss food on carpet - YES you read that correctly (Pro Hart inspired!) and drive monster trucks through paint (Jackson Pollock inspired!) It is going to be an amazing, exciting, wonderful (and maybe a little bit messy) Semester One in the Art Room for students in Years 1 and 2!!! I just love this photo! Two little artists enjoying Eric Carle books while relaxing on the 'action painted' art room pillows after a busy art lesson. 

Hello and welcome back to Term 1 in the Art Room! I have plenty of exciting art projects planned for 2017 and can't wait to get started. 

During the last week of school for 2016 one of the art activities on offer was collaborative mindfulness painting! We pushed all the art room tables together and rolled out a long sheet of paper (about 5 metres in length!) and students started painting a pattern, after 4 minutes we switched places and had to continue and add to the previous students' pattern. But the end of the lesson everyone had made it around once! I am saving this patterned background for a future display - it turned out pretty amazing!

The Year 5 and 6 students have been exploring the Japanese Art of Notan paper cutting. The term "Notan" is a Japanese word that means "light/ dark harmony." * Positive space is the area inside of an object * Negative space is the area around an object  * Contrast is the arrangement of opposite elements  (eg. light & dark, small & large shapes, rough & smooth texture)  The other art elements and design principles that the students were encouraged to think about in their Notan designs included balance, symmetry and composition.

The Year 3 and 4 students have been learning about the pop artist, George Rodrigue and his famous 'Blue Dog' artworks.  Artwork reflection I love this Starry Starry Night inspired background !