Art

Autumn 1

Some animals have special abilities like being able to camouflage themselves on different surfaces. Sometimes it can be really hard to see them when they match their skin colors and patterns to their surroundings.

The children studied some of these animals to help understand why they camouflage.

Using dry media ( pencils, coloured pencils) and blending techniques, the children began to sketch animals and tried to camouflage them.

They then looked at wet and dry media and tested a variety of colours and decided which colours would suit best for their creation.

Today the children studied further how animal camouflage themslves.

                           The children used oil pastels to create thier work of art.

Autumn 2

This term, the children are looking at the work Clarice Cliff.

Clarice Cliff is, today, regarded as one of the most influential ceramics artists of the 20th Century.

Her work is collected, valued and admired the world over. She was born on January 20th 1899 in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent and started work at the age of 13 in ‘The Potteries’. Clarice moved to the AJ Wilkinson’s pottery factory in 1916. She was ambitious and her skills were recognised so that eventually she was given her own studio. It was here that she starting creating her own patterns and the famous ‘Bizarre’ wares were launched in 1927.

Here are some of her famous and well know designs.

The children researched all about her life before having a go at making their own designs with the help of their parents.