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Australian Art Activity - Native Australian Bird

"Karak" (Large)

The South-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo was the Official Mascot of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Suitable for:

Primary levels

Materials:

Hessian Black, Feathers Black and Red, Cardboard 51 x 64cm, Paper Magiclay, Polyballs 50mm, WireForm Medium, Markers Black and Yellow, Acrylic Wool Yellow, Black Core Board, Felt black, Nylon Filling, Supertac & a Hot Melt Glue Gun

How to Make a Karak Large:

1. Fold a piece of black Hessian approximately 30 x 40 cm in half and cut out a dome shape that is approximately 20cm at the bottom and 30cm tall.

2. Cut a wing span out of cardboard approximately 40cm across.

3. Cover both sides of the cardboard with black Hessian. On one side only glue on black feathers, black Felt and small pieces of fringed black Hessian to resemble the cockatoo’s feathers.

4. On one side of the dome shape repeat the feather look with strips of fringed black Hessian, (a rectangle with triangles cut away from one side) black Felt and feathers in overlapping layers.

5. Glue the two dome shapes together along the seams with the wings in between the two shapes. Set aside to dry

6. Use Wireform to create two feet each with three claws. Wind wool around the feet to completely cover them.

7. Fill the body with Nylon Filling and glue the feet into the body with a circle of black card to seal the bottom.

8. Cut a section off two Polyballs to give them a flat side. Use a yellow and black marker to colour the balls to resemble eyes.

9. Model a beak from Paper Magiclay, colour it with a yellow marker and use a Hot Melt Glue Gun to glue it into place.

10. Make a crest with a zig zag strip of black Hessian and black Felt and black

Feathers

1. Glue the crest to the top of the head.

2. Cover a piece of black Hessian with the layered feather look to create a tail. Use strips of black Hessian, Felt, black and red Feathers in overlapping layers.

3. Glue the tail to the back of the bird.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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