Gallery Term 1 2005

**Term 1 2005 Gallery**
Haileybury College Brighton



Japanese Kites
Middle years students at Haileybury Castlefield made these kites during a Visual Art rotation. They were designed for use in the Haileybury Tattoo, as props for a dramatic production of Sadako and the 1000 Cranes. Students were initially provided with a design brief requiring them to research and construct a Tyvek kite which featured traditional Japanese design elements, and which could be easily carried by a Junior school student to give the appearance of a stylized kite in motion. The A3 kite designs were initially enlarged and transferred on to large Tyvek squares using a grid technique, before being outlined in black permanent marker and painted. Two coats of paint were required, and designs were finished off with the application of a black painted outline. The finished designs were then cut out and spray painted on the reverse side. Florist wire was attached with masking tape to reinforce the edges. Heavy cardboard strips and coloured Paper Stripping were used to attach the kites to long bamboo poles Judi Robertson Haileybury College Brighton 9598 0588
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