Gallery Term 4 2009

Chair and Table
Level 4

· Exhibiting prints and pictures where chairs and tables had been used in art works as stimulation of discussion and thought.

· Students developed their own design from observation sketching of chairs and tables.

· The design was transferred to A4 size box board. PVA was then applied to the pencil line design creating a raised line and in turn to be used as a printing plate.

· Derivan block printing ink was used to produce a series of prints onto fabric and an assortment of papers including Cover Paper and newspaper. On an A1 sheet the students experimented with prints that overlapped each other.

· Machine sewing was applied to the fabric print highlighting the design. This material was then stretched over card.

· Requiring the material print to be predominant, the students designed their own layout on black Cover paper also incorporating the other prints.

Still Life
Level 3

At Presbyterian Ladies’ College, the Year 4 students commence their year with the Marine unit.

Experiencing a beach camp enables the students to have hands on exploration of marine life that they found in the bay and to draw familiar items that they would take to the beach.

· As an introduction to the unit, students viewed a variety of artists styles and from different periods in history including Fernand Leger, Matisse and George O’Keeffe.

· Discussions on the individual characteristics of the artists’ work proved inspirational.

· The idea for this unit was to combine the development of drawing and design skills, distinguishing and understanding the elements of shape, form and colour.

· A multiple of chosen overlapping shapes with the inclusion of beach towel fabric assisted in creating a balanced composition.

· The students were eager to apply oil pastel to their shapes after having reviewed the use of harmonious and complementary colours.