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Saturday morning art

We did some polyprinting this morning! This is a quick and easy art project which produces such an effective result. Children love the magical process of 'revealing' the image..

All you need is a polystyrene tile, printing ink or paint, a pen,
 ink roller and paper. First, draw your picture or
pattern on the soft tile. Press down to create an indentation.

Roll ink on to the surface of the tile, thinly and evenly.

Place the paper on the wet tile, press/rub evenly - et voila!

We worked into the the tile more and added a second

 layer of colour. We'll definitely be framing this one!

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Pomegranates

My year 3 girls have made some fabulous still life studies of pomegranates. Using just oil pastels and their observational skills, they blended colours together to make the seeds look all shiny and three-dimensional.

Pomegranates are just fabulous to draw, as they are so busy and vibrant when they are cut open!

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Half Term Workshops

Despite DOUBLING the number of workshops I am running for 5-7 year olds this half term, all spaces were booked before I even got a chance to post details here on my website! Sorry to cause any disappointment. I am busy looking for larger premises so that I can further increase availability!

Bauhaus Project

My Monday after school club is working on a Bauhaus inspired project this term. We looked at the work of the prolific German female designer Gunta Stolzl, and then made our own designs based on her patterns. We took the project a step further by using paper dress and t-shirt templates, which we will hopefully build into a wearable garment when finished!

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Weds after-school class - Indian project

Here is one of the Indian-inspired panels that we have been making. Colour and Mehndi pattern are the major themes in this project. Last week the girls started their panels by overlaying coloured tissue paper. This week they drew round their hands and created beautiful Mehndi patterns to add to the panels. Next we will be decorating the surface with beads and stitching.

1000 visitors! Thank you!

Hurrah! I've just noticed that the artBambino blog has received 1000 visits! Thanks for all your interest and support since the website went up earlier this year.It means a lot to me.

Gailxx