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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Fish bowls

Today it was my turn to run an art activity at my son's toddler group in town. I thought that 'Fish Bowls' would be a nice idea, as it combines simple sticking with lots of messy glue and glitter shaking! These are a few of the results - so cute!

Portraits - after-school art class

The girls in my Wednesday after-school art class finished their portraits yesterday. These fabulous large scale portraits were made on A2 paper with chalk and charcoal.
The girls worked so hard - last week they began by drawing the head shape, which they then sectioned to get the features in the right place. They then used the chalk and charcoal to create areas of highlight and shadow so that the features became more three-dimensional.
The results are amazing - especially considering the girls are 7 and 8 years old. You can see individual styles emerging; some strong and graphic, others more subtle and sensitive. This was such a challenging project for primary school children, and they rose to the occasion. I'm really proud of their achievement.