Quilt of Remembrance

We finished our quilt at the end of term 2 - isn't it amazing! Thanks to the mums who came in and sewed all our quilt squares together to create such an awesome and meaningful artwork. We have it hanging in our school foyer and are very proud of it.

Art

Over Term 2 and 3 we have been looking at the work of Dick Frizzell, a famous New Zealand artist. Last term we did teatowel screenprints with fabric paint and this term we are using spraypaint and canvas to make our artworks. We watched a video of Dick and his son Otis Frizzell creating their "Fishbombs" series which have become iconic NZ artworks and discussed their techniques and ideas. We liked the idea of using a word that would represent part of our identity. We are using a technique called masking to create our artworks and this morning Shannon completed her masking so was able to start spraypainting...she had a lot of fun! Can you tell what her identity word will be when she pulls of the word mask?

Rata and the Waka

On Wednesday we had a whole school art day. In honour of Maori Language Week we decided to read a legend, Rata and the Waka, and create a huge art installation in our foyer to reflect our learning. We worked together to paper mache and paint a huge 3D tree trunk. Then we split into groups to make the insects - caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles and ladybirds. Each insect used different craft materials. We also had to paint the backdrop of New Zealand bush. You should be able to spot totara, rata, flax, ferns and cabbage trees.

Today, we brought all our items together and during Discovery Time we installed our artwork. What do you think?